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U.S. Business Council for voice of customer, 63, 71, 209
Sustainable Development voice of society. See external
(USBCSD), 162 drivers
U.S. Congress Office of volatile organic compounds
Technology Assessment, 6 (VOCs), 180, 207, 247, 255, 275,
U.S. governmental initiatives as 294, 310, 384
external drivers, 35–38 Volkswagen, 138, 145, 247–248, 371
U.S. Green Building Council, 267 voluntary initiatives, 11, 28, 35
Volvo, 241
V Voodoo PC, 229
value chain. See supply chain vulnerability, 157, 166
value creation metrics, 107 vulnerability assessment, 185
value creation pathways, 55–61
value drivers, 49–64 W
components of shareholder wallboard, 163, 332–333
value, 59–61 Wal-Mart, 3, 46, 50, 125
defined, 384 Walt Disney Company, 350, 351
environmental strategy Warner, John, 253
evolution, 50–55 waste. See also specific industries
overview, 368 hazardous, 5, 22, 34, 53, 106,
sustainability and corporate 134–135, 148
citizenship, 49–50 incineration, 114, 138, 278, 360
tipping point for corporate liquid, 86, 139
sustainability adoption, management of, 266–267, 311–312
62–64 post-consumer, 233, 268, 295–296,
value creation pathways, 55–61 344–345, 382
value judgment, 113, 114 post-industrial, 10, 85, 124, 146,
value systems, 49–50 289, 320, 382
value-driven approach, 101, 103, solid, 5, 38, 64, 108, 114, 131–132,
115 135, 148
Vehicle Recycling Partnership, Waste Electrical and Electronic
147 Equipment (WEEE), 34, 227,
Velcro, 93 229, 273
Velocys, 158 waste heat, 154, 320, 352
vending machines, 284, 286 Waste Management Inc., 53, 232
verification waste materials, 33, 94, 136, 207,
design, 78 245–246, 309–311, 347, 384
of environmental performance, waste minimization, 37, 89, 147,
98 232, 267, 343. See also life cycle
life-cycle review, 119 waste ratio, 111
of requirements, 77, 92, 117 waste sequestration, 139
system for, 77–78, 92 waste to profit program, Chicago,
virgin materials, 113, 124, 127, 192, 162, 273
246, 286 waste-free, as goal, 32, 223
Virginia Tech, 331 waste-to-energy facilities, 148,
“virtual office” servicization, 133 245–246
virtual water, 177n wastewater treatment, 53, 274, 360