Triple Bottom line : de quoi parle-t-on ? Tout est parti de la remise en cause du capitalisme et de la croissance économique dès les années 1970. S'il est vrai que dans la frénésie de la production industrielle et ses conséquences, les premiers travaux sur la comptabilité sociale ont émergé en 1960 aux USA (Michel Capron, 2009), les travaux sur la comptabilité environnementale ont par contre commencé à apparaître au début des années 1970, conséquences cette fois-ci des externalités (...) - 8. Economie

Apel, Mark; Mostafa, Ayman; Brandau, Bill; Garfin, Gregg
In 2011, Arizona Cooperative Extension implemented Externships in Sustainability, a program in which undergraduate students conduct community-based sustainability projects. In contrast to internships, in which students shadow a professional, externship students apply their skills to community outreach. Extension faculty proposed projects and recruited undergraduates from within their communities to execute the projects. Students were given responsibility for planning, implementation, and Extension. Agents, students, and communities have benefited from improved relationships between the university and communities, and through rainwater harvesting, community gardens, and other projects to increase resilience. Extension programs in other states could adopt this model to reap similar benefits.

Results of Product Development and Management Association (PDMA)'s Comparative Performance Assessment Study are presented from 453 companies. In addition to baseline questions from previous studies, new sections on culture, social media, services, sustainability, open innovation, and global product development practices are introduced. Extensive comparison between the best performing companies and the rest of the sample reveal numerous practices that lead to higher product performance in the market. Comparisons are also made between this study and previous PDMA best practices studies. In addition, geographic differences among North America, Europe, and Asia are explored. Practices leading to higher commercial performance are identified.

This is the first book that looks at how offices and office markets in cities have changed over the last 30 years. It analyses the long-term trends and processes within office markets, and the interaction with the spatial economy and the planning of cities. It draws on examples around the world, and looking forward at the future consequences of information communication technologies and the sustainability agenda, it sets out the challenges that now Read More...