The purpose of this paper is to describe Fundacion Maquipucuna's community-based entrepreneurship activities. Fundacion Maquipucuna is a unique non-profit organisation in the Choco-Andes region of Ecuador. An ethnographic study and review of the literature is conducted to analyse the cacao,...

Die Dissertation ???Qualitativer Bewusstseins- und Verhaltenswandel im Kontext einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung und ??kologischen ??konomik??? ist eine ungew??hnliche wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Arbeit, die mit Hilfe von inter- und transdisziplin??rer Forschungsmethodik weit ??ber das Gebiet der...

The focus of this thesis is on whether or not it is possible to decouple economic growth from the physical growth of the economy and its associated negative environmental pressures and pollution. The thesis demonstrates that it is possible to achieve significant levels of decoupling of economic...

The intention of this paper is to draw attention to the conceptual and practical instruments presented in the Sufficiency Economy. The idea was first mooted by King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand. He observed that Thailand had a very large population with millions of poor people who face...

Forest health and productivity decline in eastern Oregon and Washington, USA has resulted in risks to products, economies, and amenities that are deemed unacceptable to many residents and non-residents. Information and management tools exist that will assist managers in improving conditions, but...

The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is a flexible market mechanism intended to reduce greenhouse emissions and promote sustainable development. China hosts a third of all registered CDM projects, and generates two-thirds of all certified emissions reductions. Understanding the political...

This report explores trends and lessons learned from hybrid organizations pursuingenvironmental sustainability missions. It hypothesizes that hybrid organizations,defined here as entities that are market-oriented and mission-centered, canpositively contribute to some of humanity’s most...

The Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI) has been proposed by collaboration of the World Economic Forum, Geneva, Center for International Earth Science Information Network, Columbia University, and Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy, New Haven as a measure of the overall state of...

The purpose of this research is to explore the implementation of Green Human Resource Management practices and policies by the FMCG manufacturing companies of Pakistan. The researchers have enlightened various Green HRM strategies, initiatives, and practices that HR managers have undertaken in...

“Substantial downzoning” is defined as the exercise of police power to significantly reduce the legally permitted density on undeveloped land in a community. This contentious practice is typically challenged by those who perceive the action to limit their market opportunities (e.g., farmers...