Corporations and Sustainability:
References and Footnotes



References

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Footnotes

1 AGENDA 21 was the primary product of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development held in Rio de Janeiro during 1992. This conference was more popularly known as the "Earth Summit". Attendees to this conference represented nations comprising over 98 percent of the earth's population.
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2 The most interesting summary of definitions of sustainability located in preparing this document is the paper "Defining Sustainability" by Yasmina Zaidman of The Global Futures Foundation. While that paper focuses upon the concept of sustainable as applied to forestry, its inclusion of perspectives of environmentalists, economists, indigenous people, and industry with interests ranging from genetic diversity to employment stability make it a valuable contribution to the literature of sustainability.
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3 Based upon the author's work experience and observations in both chemical and petroleum industry in the 1970's.
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4 More properly the first United Nations Conference on the Environment.
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5 Conservation as used here includes energy efficiency, raw materials and resource utilization, waste reduction, and environmental protection.
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6 Hybrid automobiles are typically gasoline/electric powered vehicles with mileage estimates ranging from 150 to 300 miles per gallon. The term hypercar was coined by the Rocky Mountain Institute to replace the term supercar which led to confusion with high powered dragsters.
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7 The business environment is already described as demanding flexibility and the ability to communicate and to be suffering from information overload. The move to sustainable development will exacerbate the situation as society moves toward a new paradigm. The resulting confusion will create substantial challenges and opportunities. Many will undoubtedly fail to be prepared.
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8 The Future 500 began as a joint venture of The Global Futures Foundation and the Rocky Mountain Institute. The members have defined a mission of achieving a fourfold improvement in resource productivity. Original members include executives from Mitsubishi, Coors, and Patagonia.
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9 The Global Business Network was initiated by Peter Schwartz to facilitate information sharing within the business community.
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