OECD tourism trends and policies 2010 [online]
Author: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

"The tourism sector, a vital driver of job-creation and growth, is under pressure. Facing an increasingly competitive landscape, tourism in many OECD countries has started to lag, in both growth rate and productivity. This book defines the major trends and challenges facing tourism in the next decade – from globalisation to environmental issues. To address these challenges, the book then provides specific policy guidance and recommendations for making tourism more competitive and environmentally sustainable. Tourism data from 42 countries are presented and analysed including all OECD countries, and fast-growing tourism centres such as Brazil, Chile, China and India."

A Taxing debate : climate policy beyond Copenhagen [book]

Author: Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA)

Essays include: Reforms in the greenhouse era : who pays, and how? / Michael Porter -- Consumption-based emissions policy : a vaccine for the CPRS 'trade flu’? / Geoff Carmody -- R&D Policy / CRA International -- Forging a global agreement on climate change : realities, politics and practicalities / ITS Global.

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Corporate responses to climate change : achieving emissions reductions through regulation, self-regulation and economic incentives [book]

Author: Rory Sullivan

"Analyses current business practice and performance on climate change, in the light of the dramatic changes in the regulatory and policy environment over the last five years. More specifically, it examines how climate change-related policy development and implementation have influenced corporate performance, with the objective of using this information to consider how the next stage of climate change policy - regulation, incentives, voluntary initiatives - may be designed and implemented in a manner that delivers the real and substantial reductions in greenhouse gas emissions that will be required." - cover.

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PESSIMISM OR OPTIMISM: A JUSTIFICATION TO VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARD ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (journal article)
By Johanna Etner, Meglena Jeleva and Pierre-Andre Jouvet
from Australian Economic Papers Vol 48 Iss 4 2009, pp. 308 - 319
"This article analyses the determinants of voluntary contribution to environmental quality by introducing the perception of environmental risk. We consider individuals who are aware both of the impact of their voluntary contributions and of the quality of the current environment on the future quality of environment. Their preferences are represented by the RDU model. We distinguish three kinds of effect: environmental quality, wealth and risk perception. The first effects are not always sufficient to explain agents' implication in the improvement of environmental quality."

Gearing up : business readiness for climate change [book]

Authors: Australian Industry Group; KPMG

Reports on the findings from a survey of 400 Australian companies in the manufacturing, services and construction sectors. Results include that: almost 75% of Australian companies are currently measuring their firm's carbon footprint or they plan to within the next year; 14% have assessed cost alternatives of alternative abatement measures; and 25% have no plans to measure their carbon footprint in the next 3 years.

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Crunch time : using and abusing Keynes to fight the twin crises of our era [book]

Author: Tony Kevin

"Australia today faces an existential challenge: how to manage simultaneously our two greatest national crises - the local effects of the global recession and global climate disruption. ... Argues that Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is dealing with these twin crises inadequately, especially by comparison with how US President Barack Obama is tackling the same policy challenges in his nation." - page 1.

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Green business practices for dummies [book]

Author: Lisa Swallow

Covers: How to develop a sustainability plan; How to "green" a business's daily office practices, product development and production, and physical facilities; Involving customers and stakeholders in sustainable business practices; and Measuring and reporting on the progress.

Chapters include: Sustainability : the visionary way to grow a business -- Pushing up your green sleeves : implementation -- Involving stakeholders in your sustainability efforts -- Measuring and reporting results -- The part of tens.

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How to Jump-Start the Clean Tech Economy (journal article)
By Mark W Johnson and Josh Suskewicz
from Harvard Business Review Vol. 87 Issue 11 Nov 2009, pp. 52-60
"Billions of dollars worldwide are pumped into the search for clean technology and renewable energy. So far, however, most investment has been in companies that are using conventional business models to fit new technologies into existing systems. A far better approach, say Johnson and Suskewicz, is to create whole new systems. The authors propose a framework for thinking about clean tech that consists of four interdependent components: an enabling technology, an innovative business model, a careful market-adoption strategy, and a favorable government policy. Two recent experiments show how this framework can be applied: Better Place, founded by the software executive Shai Agassi, has a network of battery-recharging and -switching stations to support its electric cars and a business model based on selling electricity (miles) rather than vehicles. It has a foothold market in Israel, where gas- powered cars are taxed far higher than electric ones. Masdar City, now under construction in Abu Dhabi, will be a carbon-neutral incubator of clean technologies, supported by the investment, manufacturing, strategy, and academic units of a government initiative. The city is itself a foothold market and will benefit from government subsidies, "free zone" status, and favorable regulations. Both enterprises provide hope for supplanting the oil-based economy."

Ecological intelligence : how radical transparency transforms the marketplace [book]

Author: Daniel Goleman

"Shows that everything about what we buy and why is about to change. To date, he argues, our consumer thinking about issues such as the environment, health hazards or child labour has been one-dimensional, focusing on single problems in isolation from the rest. Our 'green' awareness is so superficial we often do more harm than good by ignoring the adverse impacts of the far vaster proportion of what we buy and do. ... shows how the phenomenon of radical transparency - the availability of complete information about all aspects of a product's history - is about to transform the power of consumers and the fate of business. Companies will no longer be able to control their own reputations. For the first time what they say will matter far less than what they actually do. They will be genuinely accountable." - cover.

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Green initiatives begin to make business sense (journal article)
by David Hubler
from Washington Technology 25 March 2009
"Spurred by the Obama administration’s call to reduce the country’s dependence on foreign oil by adopting alternative energy sources and increasing energy efficiency, green is rapidly becoming the color of choice across all facets of the federal contracting community. "

The sustainability challenges facing the international aviation industry (journal article)
by Mathias Johnsen and Will Shelmerdine
from National Environmental Law Review No 3 2008
"While economic development in aviation is evident, the growth is coupled with increasing environmental pressures and consquently a rapid need to improve aviations's environmental performance and sustainability development."
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Difficult year ahead for ethanol industry (journal article)
by Czarnikow Energy
from Australian Canegrower, Feb 2009
It was a difficult year for the industry, inpart due to the substantial amount of negative press directed at the sector. This has happened as a result of sustainability issues and additionally from the food versus fuel debate. As a consquence, the biofuels industry found itself in the firing line of many of its earlier greeen advocates.
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Management5 [book]

Author: Stephen P. Robbins

Comprehensive textbook covering management theory and practice, including managing for sustainability. Major concepts are illustrated using current Australian examples and case studies.

From Australian Emissions Trading Scheme to Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (journal article)
by Elisa de Wit and Rachael Webb
from National Environmental Law Review, 2008-2
The government views the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme as the key mechanism to achieve substantial emissions reduction "in a responsible and flexible manner and a t the lowest possible cost". This article summarises the key design elements of the proposed scheme.
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Top Ten Tips for going green (journal article)
From Industry Magazine. Australian Industry Group.
Go to page 26 for a list of ten ways in which employers can make their workplaces more environmentally friendly.

75 green businesses you can start to make money and make a difference [book]

Glenn E. Croston

"Discover 75 green startup ideas in multiple industries including eco-tourism, small wind power, green schools, water conservation landscaping, green investment consulting and more. For each business, Croston shows you the market, product to be delivered, resources need, major hurdles ahead, competitors and strategies for success." - cover.

The End of food : the coming crisis in the world food industry [book]

Paul Roberts

Investigates how large-scale food production has lead to problems such as obesity in Western countries and how the farming techniques used have damaged natural food systems. It also considers what can be done about the impending shortage of global food supplies.

Public policies against global warming: a supply side approach
By Hans-Werner Sinn
from International Tax and Public Finance Vol 15 No 4 Aug 2008, pp. 360-394
"The countries that have ratified the Kyoto Protocol have pledged to limit global warming by reducing the demand for fossil fuels. But what about supply? If suppliers do not react, demand reductions by a subset of countries are ineffective. They simply depress the world price of carbon and induce the environmental sinners to consume what the Kyoto countries have economized on. Even worse, if suppliers feel threatened by a gradual greening of economic policies in the Kyoto countries that would damage their future prices; they will extract their stocks more rapidly, thus accelerating global warming. The paper discusses the remaining policy options against global warming from an intertemporal supply-side perspective. "

Eco Investor [e-journal]

"Focuses on environmental investment - in businesses undertaking or commercializing environmentally positive activities including renewable energy, recycling and waste management, technology breakthroughs and enhancements, eco-design, eco-tourism, and other eco-positive products and services." - website.

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Common wealth : economics for a crowded planet [book]

Author: Jeffrey Sachs

"Shows that there are different ways of managing the world’s technologies, resources and politics from those currently being followed, and that it should be possible to adopt policies which reflect long-term and co-operative thinking instead of, as currently, disregard for others and ever-increasing barriers to solving problems which we collectively face." - cover.

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