Front cover -- Half-title -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. Thinking about sustainable production and services in a globalised world -- 2. Promoting the life-cycle economy - time to act! -- 3. The next sources of innovation -- 4. Sustainable politics -- 5. Germany's Sustainable Development Strategy -- 6. The German Council for Sustainable Development -- 7. Think-communicate-act -- 8. Launching the ISS Sustainable Development -- 9. Sustainable business development -- 10. Deloitte Sustainability Reporting Scorecard -- 11. Sustainability management? Don't bother! -- 12. Sustainable accounting initiatives in Japan -- 13. The BASF eco-efficiency method as a sustainable decision-making tool -- 14. Toward sustainable products and services -- 15. Climatex LifeguardFR upholstery fabrics -- 16. Eco-effective design of products and production systems -- 17. Efforts in the electronics industry toward creating a recycling-based society -- 18. Ten years of sustainability at Henkel -- 19. Toward sustainable banks and insurance companies -- 20. The challenge of sustainability for financial institutions -- 21. Sustainability: the new paradigm in value-based corporate management -- 22. Can pension funds drive sustainable development? -- Bibliography -- Biographies -- Abbreviations -- Useful websites -- Index -- Back cover.