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[Patricia_DeAngelis at fws.gov]

Below is an interesting look at the way some businesses are approaching 
stewardship and environmental responsibility.

Patricia S. De Angelis, Ph.D.
Botanist - Division of Scientific Authority
Chair - Plant Conservation Alliance - Medicinal Plant Working Group
US Fish & Wildlife Service
4401 N. Fairfax Dr., Suite 750
Arlington, VA  22203
703-358-1708 x1753
FAX: 703-358-2276
Working for the conservation and sustainable use of our green natural 
resources.
<www.nps.gov/plants/medicinal>

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Green to Gold: How Smart Companies Use Environmental Strategy to Innovate,
Create Value, and Build Competitive Advantage

By Daniel C. Esty and Andrew S. Winston

Published by Yale University Press, 2006

ISBN 0300119976

Excerpt: 
What’s going on? Why are the world’s biggest, 
toughest, most profit-seeking companies talking
about the environment now?

Simply put, because they have to. The forces
coming to bear on companies are real and growing.
Almost without exception, industry groups are facing
an unavoidable new array of environmentally
driven issues. Like any revolution, this new “Green
Wave” presents an unprecedented challenge to
business as usual.

Behind the Green Wave lie two interlocking
sources of pressure. First, the limits of the natural
world could constrain business operations, realign
markets and perhaps even threaten the planet’s
well-being. Second, companies face a growing
spectrum of stakeholders who are concerned
about the environment.





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