International Business Environment

“And Man created the plastic bag and the tin and aluminum can and the cellophane wrapper and the paper plate, and this was good because Man could then take his automobile and buy all his food in one place. He could save that which was good to eat in the refrigerator and throw away that which had no further use. And soon the earth was covered with plastic bags and aluminum cans and paper plates and disposable bottles and there was nowhere to sit down or walk, and Man shook his head and cried : "Look at this God-awful mess." Art Buchwald, 1970.

“The packaging for a microwavable "microwave" dinner is programmed for a shelf life of maybe six months, a cook time of two minutes and a landfill dead-time of centuries.” David Wann, Buzzworm, November 1990. How much can the Earth take ?

It is a coincidence that I started writing this Preface on the most appropriate day - the World Environment Day. As I was writing the various chapters, I was reminded of the famous one-liner of Shri Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, which is relevant today more than ever, "Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed."

1. Globalisation and Environment Consequences

2. Dimensions of Ecofriendly Business

3. Business and Global Warming

4. Business and Environmental Ethics

5. Case Studies

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