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:
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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