Geoffrey Jones, Profits and Sustainability: A History of Green Entrepreneurship

Geoffrey Jones tells the tale of people and their ideas, and how they shaped the way we think about sustainability today. After years of studying the evolution of international trading and the role of multinationals in globalization, this professor of business history at Harvard Business School off...

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Publicado en:URI:https://journals.openedition.org/ried,
Autor principal: Ville, Alizée
Formato: Article ou chapitre numérique
Lenguaje:Anglais
Publicado: Revue internationale des études du développement 2024
Acceso en línea:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Sumario:Geoffrey Jones tells the tale of people and their ideas, and how they shaped the way we think about sustainability today. After years of studying the evolution of international trading and the role of multinationals in globalization, this professor of business history at Harvard Business School offers here a historical perspective of the origins and growth of green businesses, showing that profits and green action are not only compatible, but that they have been for over a century.The direct...