This document includes a series of five modules on green business and green growth. Green business is defined as enterprises which consider environmental protection as an essential component of their long-term business objectives, both by promoting ecologically efficient production activities and by marketing sustainable products and services. While the first module introduces the key concepts, the second one presents the whole system approach. The third module discusses the role of the government in greening business, and the fourth is a collection of case studies and the fifth analyses social entrepreneurship and green business in developing countries.
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Organization: UNESCAP, Korea International Cooperation Agency, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Topics: Agriculture and Food, Economic and Development Planning, Industry, Green Jobs/Economy, Governance – General, Policy Instruments, Capacity Development
Type of material: Other
Publication date: 2009
Language: English