In the Company of Partners: Business, Environmental Groups and Sustainable Development Post-Rio

In the company of partners is the first book to focus on the emergence of business-environmental group partnerships. It provides a fresh analysis of sustainable development as we approach the new millennium, and offers concrete evidence that business people and environmentalists are beginning to work together to find solutions to environmental, social and economic problems. The book provides an historical overview of sustainable development theory and practice clearly presents current ideas, policy and practice explains why business-environmental group relations have changed over the past three decades explores the history of the modern environmental movement and the business response to environmental challenges provides practical information for companies, environmental groups and local authorities who wish to develop or facilitate new partnerships offers a range of examples and case studies of collaboration between environmental groups and business, including the timber trade, chemical manufacturing, the seafood industry and fast food retailing considers the impact, efficacy and sustainability of business-environmental group partnerships. It is essential reading for managers, policy makers, researchers and practitioners interested in sustainable development and partnerships. It will be of specific interest to environmental groups and consultants, large corporations and their suppliers, green business networks, local authorities, government agencies, and social science academics and students.