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035			_a(Sirsi) u122903
100			_aFletcher, J.
245			_aYes, but does it work?
260			_c2003
490			_aEstates Gazette _v(0326) 28 June 2003, 166-167(2)
520			_aExamines the property industry's attitude to sustainability and questions whether sustainable businesses can be profitable. Argues that the property profession will have to adapt to sustainability eventually and offers two scenarios; businesses will either wait until they are forced to adopt more sustainable practices or a few companies such as housebuilder Wilson Connelly will start incorporating sustainable development into business decisions to stay ahead of competitors. Discusses corporate social responsibility and the FTSE4Good Index which have started to change business attitudes towards sustainability. However, concludes that practitioners need information about obvious connections between sustainability and business and explains how the RICS Foundation's 'think pieces' on sustainability aim to do this. Websites.
590			_aABS
650			_aSustainability _96271
650			_aPROPERTY INDUSTRY
650			_aSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
650			_aCORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
650			_aENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING
690			_aDEVELOPMENT-SUSTAINABLE
942			_n0
999			_c72990 _d72990