List of Figures, Tables and Boxes ix

About the Author xi

Acknowledgements xiii

List of Acronyms and Abbreviations xv

Introduction xvii

Chapter 1 Setting the Scene 1

The big picture 2

A sustainable future 4

Business and the environment 8

Chapter 2 The Three Secrets of Green Business Success 13

Secret No 1: Understand the business case 14

Secret No 2: What to do 20

Secret No 3: How to do it 27

Chapter 3 Preparing To Go Green 31

The essentials of change 32

Creating a culture for change 35

Environmental management systems 45

Measuring performance 50

Creating a strategy 56

External communication 61

Chapter 4 Small Steps 75

Doing things right 76

Pollution incident prevention 78

Waste minimization and recycling 81

Energy efficiency 87

Water conservation 91

Greening your supply chain 94

Transport 99

Carbon offsetting 104

Chapter 5 Huge Leaps 109

Doing the right thing 110

Cleaner production 112

Renewable energy 117

Green buildings 124

Industrial Symbiosis 130

Eco-design 135

Product service systems 146

Exploiting synergies 150

Conclusion 153

Final Thoughts 154

Appendix 1 Sources of Help 157

Appendix 2 Checklists 165

Appendix 3 Brainstorming Tool 185

Notes 189

Index 195