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Resources > Related Publications
Branded! How the 'Certification Revolution' is Transforming Global Corporations (New Society Publishers, 2007). In this book, author and CESD Board member Michael Conroy examines certification schemes and the broad effects they have on global financial markets and corporate activity.
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To learn more about the author, or for information and downloads related to the book, please click here.
Disappearing Destinations: 37 Places in Peril and What Can Be Done to Help Save Them (Vintage Publishing, 2008).
Presented here are many famous tourist destinations currently threatened by a human uses and natural phenomena: logging, mining, hunting, global warming, and even some forms of tourism itself. Areas mentioned include Tuvalu and other island nations, the national parks of the United States, ancient Inca ruins in Peru, and the Swiss Alps, all endangered and in need of protection from travellers and ordinary citizens alike.
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CSR in the Tourism Industry? The Status of and Potential for Certification, Codes of Conduct and Guidelines (article in PDF format).