Formerly CIP. Uk

Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. 1. The core of sustainable development: 1. Sustainable development : taking responsibility for the whole / Kees Zoeteman ; 2. A short history of sustainable development / Kees Zoeteman and Jaco Tavenier ; 3. The mission reflected in the sustainable development concept : uplifting society / Kees Zoeteman and Hans Mommaas ; 4. Can sustainable development be measured? / Kees Zoeteman -- pt. 2. Leadership and individual development: 5. Leadership and sustainability attitudes in personal life / Kees Zoeteman ; 6. Individual and organizational development phases towards sustainability / Margarete van den Brink -- pt. 3. Nations, businesses and markets: 7. Ranking of nations / Kees Zoeteman, Wouter Kersten and Lieke van de Voort ; 8. Drivers of corporate social responsibility / Johan Graafland and Hugo Smid ; 9. Understanding differences in business sectors / Kees Zoeteman ; 10. Sustainability attitudes in local area development in the Netherlands / Jules Hinssen -- pt. 4. NGOs and sustainable development: 11. NGOs and sustainability attitudes / Wouter Kersten, Elena Akdanova and Kees Zoeteman ; 12. The sustainability movement / Paul van Seters ; 13. The case of the center for human emergence Netherlands / Lisette Schuitemaker, Peter Merry and Anne-Marie Voorhoeve -- pt. 5. Past and future developments: 14. Building consensus for sustainable development / Lawrence Susskind and Mattijs van Maasakkers ; 15. Trends, crises and sustainability / Kees Zoeteman ; 16. The conflict of our time / Otto Scharmer.

Sustainable development cannot be prescribed - rather, it results from conscious personal choices in government, business and NGOs. This thought-provoking book explores both the origins and future of the global sustainable development movement, and provides an original overview of the driving forces of sustainable development, including market forces and past and future trends.