In the Company of Partners

Published in 1997 'In the Company of Partners' was the first book to focus on the emergence of business-NGO partnerships and brings together a number of practical and innovative examples. Pdfs of the book are now available for free but you must sign up to jembendell.com to obtain the password to access these files:

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The book:

  • Provides an historical overview of sustainable development theory and practice
  • Clearly presents current ideas, policy and practice
  • Explains why business-NGO relations have changed over the past three decades
  • Explores the history of the modern environmental movement and the evolving business response to environmental challenges
  • 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-NGO partnerships
  • Provides practical information for companies, environmental groups and others who wish to develop or facilitate new partnerships

In the Company of Partners: Business, Environmental Groups and Sustainable Development Post-Rio By David F. Murphy and Jem Bendell (Foreword by John Elkington, SustainAbility) ISBN 1-86134-017-6 | May 1997 | £15.95 US$30.00 Published by The Policy Press

A hardcopy can be ordered from Greenleaf: http://www.greenleaf-publishing.com/catalogue/intheco.htm

This is an intelligent and timely publication.
Bill Adams, Department of Geography, University of Cambridge

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Readers of In the Company of Partners will be better informed about when it makes sense to form partnerships and how they can be best developed and sustained.
John Elkington, CEO, SustainAbility

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