The Business of Development: Revisiting Strategies for a Sustainable Future.

The article discusses the role of business in sustainable development. The author notes the production of an action plan, titled "Agenda 21," by members attending the 1992 United Nations (UN) Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which addressed the role that the policies and operations of business and industry can play in reducing impacts on resource use and the environment. The author offers an in-depth discussion on why it is useful to reconsider the recommendations of "Agenda 21" in a contemporary context as the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) convenes in the city in June 2012, including the debate between business and human rights and issues related to shared value and sustainability entrepreneurship.