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competitive strategies, 365 corn ethanol, 152, 181–182, 326, 361
competitiveness, 24, 99, 197, corporate citizenship, 49–50,
357–358, 362 62–64, 377
complexity, reducing, 120, 131, corporate cooperation, 210, 224
143, 158, 194–195 corporate governance, 28, 50, 59,
component accessibility, design, 377
144–145 corporate responsibility, 12, 24,
composite materials, 81, 131, 97–100. See also specific
146–147, 240, 255, 318–319 companies and industries
compost, 262, 377 corporate social responsibility, 22,
compressed natural gas, 345 59, 70, 377
computer-aided engineering and cost
design (CAE/CAD), 78, contingent, 188, 190
92–93 direct, 153, 187–188, 268
ConAgra Foods, 283, 287–289 indirect, 187–188
concurrent engineering, 60, 72, life-cycle, 92, 100, 107–108, 130,
75–81, 198, 377 191–193, 199
consumer electronics, 191–192 opportunity, 188
consumer product industries, cost of ownership, 86, 108, 127, 159,
293–304 188
Kimberly-Clark, 179, 294, Costanza, Robert, 183
295–299, 371–372 cost/benefit analysis, 189–191, 377
Mohawk Industries, 128, 261, cradle-to-cradle, 81, 88, 321, 377
294, 301–302, 372 Cradle-to-Cradle Certified, 321
overview, 293–295, 371–372 cradle-to-gate, 377
Patagonia, 294, 302–304, 372 cradle-to-grave, 377
Procter & Gamble, 50, 58, 104, creeds and value systems, 49–50
131, 294, 299–301, 371 criteria pollutants, 180
consumption criteria-based checklists, 168–169
hidden mountain of resource cross-functional integration, 71,
consumption, 4–6 74, 75, 102, 198, 200–201, 207,
sustainable, 2, 359, 384 211
contaminants, 30, 144–145, 147 crumb rubber, 302
contamination, 30, 137, 151, 154, cullet, 320
281 culture of sustainability, 270–271
contingent cost, 188, 190 customer
continuity, 91, 118, 158, 210 relationships, 58, 190, 203, 291
continuity, business, 136, 157, 212, voice of, 63, 71, 209
276, 363, 365 Cuyahoga River, 51
continuous approach descent,
247 D
continuous emission monitoring, data centers, 222, 231–232, 348
214, 278 databases, 34–35, 272, 285
continuous improvement, 10, 39, decision making framework, 79,
71, 99–102, 107, 126n, 198–200, 81, 213–215. See also Design
275, 314, 377 for Environment (DFE),
corals, 358 design decision analysis
corn, 262, 289, 301 decoupling, 89, 132, 305, 324, 358