Information technology is a powerful tool for meeting environmental objectives and promoting sustainable development. This collection of papers by leaders in industry, government, and academia explores how information technology can improve environmental performance by individual firms, collaborations among firms, and collaborations among firms, government agencies, and academia.

Information Systems and the Environment: Overview and Perspectives Braden R. Allenby, W. Dale Compton, and Deanna J. Richards; The Information Technology Revolution and Industrial Ecology; The Information Revolution and Sustainability: Mutually Reinforcing Dimensions of the Human Future; Braden R. Allenby; Intellectual Property Rights in Data; Julie E. Cohen and William M. Martin; Information Systems Within The Firm; Improving Environmental Knowledge Systems at DuPont; John Carberry; Environmental Information Management Systems at Rhone-Poulenc; James W. Heptinstall; Environmental Knowledge-Sharing in Manufacturing; Thomas E. Graedel; Modular Design for Recyclability: Implementation and Knowledge Dissemination; Kosuke Ishii; Environmental Information in Supply-Chain Design and Coordination; Joseph A. Heim; Opportunities for Collaboration and New Technologies; Industrial Research and Development Collaborations: Increasing Environmental Knowledge for Competitive Advantage; Paul C. Killgoar, Jr.; InfoSleuth: An Emerging Technology for Sharing Distributed; Environmental Information; Greg Pitts and Jerry Fowler; Public Access to Environmental Information; Patrick D. Eagan, Lynda M. Wiese, and David S. Liebl; Internet Global Environmental Information Sharing; Joshua Knauer and Maurice Rickard; Knowledge Networking for Global Sustainability: New Modes of Cyberpartnering; Nazli Choucri; Biographical Data; Index