Scanlan, Melissa K.

Prosperity in the fossil-free economy: Cooperatives and the design of sustainable businesses - New Haven: Yale University Press, 2021. - xi, 381p., app., note., ind., bib., 24 cm X 16

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Contents

• Introduction: The dream from 2035, looking back on 2020
• Part 1: Theories, principles, and laws for sustainable enterprises
• Our present challenge –
• Corporate purpose and governance for a livable planet –
• Social enterprise design –
• The cooperative difference, private governance, and the law –
• Sustainable by design –
• Measuring and reporting sustainability –

• Part 2: Case studies: Cooperative pathbreakers take climate action and advance sustainable development :
• Supportive cooperative ecosystems in Spain and the United States –
• Renewable energy –
• Food and agriculture –
• Water –
• Finance: Capitalizing the cooperative movement –
• Trade –
• Findings and lessons for a livable planet -- Appendix: Research methods


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