This is a thoroughly revised, significantly modified and enlarged edition. Every chapter has undergone some or other modification – revision, restructuring, elaboration etc. A number of new diagrams, boxes and examples have been added with a view to making the book more insightful and interesting. The current edition has 20 chapters, compared to 17 of the previous edition. The new chapters are: Social, Environmental and Economic Responsibilities of Business; Environmental Forecasting and Analysis and Knowledge Management.