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Sustainability in Practice
Author(s) -
Sheffi Yossi
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of business logistics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.611
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 2158-1592
pISSN - 0735-3766
DOI - 10.1111/jbl.12193
Subject(s) - sustainability , carbon footprint , business , environmental economics , footprint , ecological footprint , sustainable business , energy (signal processing) , marketing , industrial organization , economics , greenhouse gas , ecology , paleontology , biology , statistics , mathematics
Should business lead on environmental sustainability? The article argues that while there are some environmental initiatives that support the mission of the business, such as energy savings that also reduce costs, business should not go too far. On the one hand, its ability to do so is limited since most of the carbon footprint is outside its four walls, and even where it can make substantial changes, it should not do it until consumers will be willing to pay for it and incur minor inconveniences.