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1 online resource (175 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; 1. Introduction: Finding purpose; I. Life's Work as a Personal Vocation; 2. Building hope; 3. Your theory of change; 4. Your model of leadership; 5. What do you believe?; 6. Why do you care?; II. Green Business as a Calling; 7. Why green business?; 8. Green in the corner office; 9. Business (almost) as usual; 10. Capitalism and markets must evolve; 11. Dark green or light green?; III. Reclaiming the Role of Academia; 12. Making bricks versus making change; 13. Public engagement as a balancing act; 14. The new environmental scholarship |
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IV. Changing Culture and Values15. Culture and carbon; 16. Culture and climate; 17. Detoxifying the climate change debate; V.A Call to a Calling; 18. Pope Francis as messenger; 19. To till and keep the garden; 20. The Anthropocene spirit; 21. Conclusion: The Great Work; Acknowledgements; Biographies; Endnotes |
| Summary |
"Both thoughtful and thought-provoking, Finding Purpose aims to challenge our understanding of how humanity interacts with planet Earth, and our role within this. This book is an invitation: would you like to participate in one of the most important projects of imagination, perhaps the greatest ever, in human history? Distilling and refining over 20 pieces from a lifetime of work in academia and trade, across speeches, blogs, editorials and essays, Hoffman invites us to look beyond material growth and explore the role of the individual and business in discovering a wider purpose to bring about a balanced and sustainable society. The reader is encouraged to consider humanity's relationship with the environment through different lenses: business, academia, faith-based and cultural. By bringing them together, Hoffman encourages us to understand our relationship with the planet in a far more holistic sense. Drawing on ideas from philosophy, literature, natural sciences and politics, Hoffman ensures that the ideas he explores are wholly accessible and applicable. Fully substantiated through various research and examples, the issues described are consistently made relevant to the reader. Finding Purpose is the perfect book for anyone - from student to CEO - thinking about their place in the world, and how making changes in our own lives and societies can impact on the world around us."--Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Humanity.
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Environmental responsibility.
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Environmentalism.
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Environmental policy.
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Environmental protection.
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Sustainable development.
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Social responsibility of business.
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Climatic changes -- Economic aspects
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environmental policy.
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environmental protection.
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sustainable development.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Business Ethics.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Green Business.
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Climatic changes -- Economic aspects
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Environmental policy
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Environmental protection
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Environmental responsibility
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Environmentalism
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Humanity
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Social responsibility of business
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Sustainable development
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
MacKinnon, J. B
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| ISBN |
9781351285063 |
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1351285068 |
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