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245		0	_aProsperity in the fossil-free economy
260			_a _bYale University Press, _c2021
300			_axi, 381 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
500			_acooperatives and the design of sustainable businesses
505			_a Introduction: Dream from 2035, Looking Back on 2020 _rPart One: THEORIES, PRINCIPLES, AND LAWS FOR SUSTAINABLE ENTERPRISES-- _rOur Present Challenge-- _rCorporate Purpose and Governance for a Livable Planet-- _rSocial Enterprise Design-- _rCooperative Difference, Private Governance, and the Law-- _rSustainable by Design-- _rMeasuring and Reporting Sustainability-- _rPART TWO: CASE STUDIES: COOPERATIVE PATHBREAKERS TAKE CLIMATE ACTION AND ADVANCE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT-- _rSupportive Cooperative Ecosystems in Spain and the United States-- _rRenewable Energy-- _rFood and Agriculture-- _rWater-- _rFinance: Capitalizing the Cooperative Movement-- _rTrade-- _rFindings and Lessons for a Livable Planet-- _rAppendix: Research methods.--
520			_aDrawing on both her extensive experience founding and directing social enterprises and her interviews with sustainability leaders, Melissa Scanlan provides a legal blueprint for creating alternate corporate business models that mitigate climate change, pay living wages, and act as responsible community members, including Certified B Corps and benefit corporations. With an emphasis on cooperatives, this book reveals the power and potential of cooperating as a unifying concept around which to design social enterprise achieving triple bottom-line results: for society, the environment, and finance.
630			_aHD INDUSTRIES. LAND USE. LABOR _937
650			_aCooperative societies _913726
650		0	_a Sustainability _95153
650		0	_aSocial responsibility of business _92683
650			_a _912
700			_aScanlan, Melissa K. _eAutor
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912			_a2021-01-01
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953			_d2022-05-25 16:01:15
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