Green Business

Recent years have seen acceleration in the development of cleaner energy systems. In Europe and North America, many old coal-fired power plants will be shut down in the next few years and will likely be replaced by combined cycle plants with...

Can innovations in business change society? Can innovations in society change business? These two questions have become critically urgent in recent years, but are rarely considered together. 'Business Models for Sustainability Transitions' therefore...

Social Value in Practice offers the reader a simple, accessible guide for considering, creating, and delivering social value in projects and within their organisation. The book connects social value to the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and...

Tom Bowman has never bought the idea that some problems are too complex to solve. With razor-like precision, he slices through the Gordian Knot of dispiriting misperceptions that lead to a sense of defeat. The result is an inspiring and practical...

PERCEPTIVE SOLUTIONS for those who want to know how NUTRITIOUS FOOD can be grown. Practical SURVIVAL guide for FARMERS to show them how to meet the needs that CONSUMERS are requesting! WHAT'S GOOD FOR THE EARTH IS GOOD FOR BUSINESS AND IS GOOD FOR THE...

Climate change is one of the most significant and challenging problems we face today, and many organisations have recognised their responsibility in reducing emissions and environmental degradation and regenerating biodiversity. However, conventional...

This book provides a clear, critical, and timely analysis of the state of corporate sustainability within the context of the climate crisis. It offers not only a substantive critique of the current efforts but also clarity about the changes needed and...

EVERY DOLLAR IS A VOTE. MAKE YOURS COUNT. Every dollar we spend has the potential to create social and environmental change. In fact, it already has. The world that exists today is in large part a result of our purchasing decisions. Now in its seventh...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780929652665Author Keith Harrison-BroninskiFormat PaperbackPage Count 418Imprint Meghan-Kiffer Press (Consignment)Publisher Meghan-Kiffer Press...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780648918431Author John PabonFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint Fulcrum Strategic AdvisorsPublisher Fulcrum Strategic AdvisorsWeight(grams)...

Schumacher College, based near Totnes in Devon, England, opened its doors in the early 1990s and is now an internationally-renowned centre for transformative learning on all aspects of sustainable living.James Lovelock led the first course on Gaia theory...

With the world's economies impacted by coronavirus, billions are feeling social, environmental, and economic injustices. The call for a new, more just, more distributive economic story and system is louder and more urgent than ever. The Wonderful Circles...

The thoroughly revised and updated second edition of the Routledge Handbook of Cultural Sociology provides an unparalleled overview of sociological and related scholarship on the complex relations of culture to social structures and everyday life. With...

Our planet is a closed system with limited material resources, yet our current economic model is designed in a one-way direction from resource extraction to disposal, leading to resource depletion. This book proposes a new economic model, offering an...

Climate change is one of the most complex, multilayered and interdisciplinary intellectual puzzles facing us today. The questions are numerous. What scientific processes underpin climate change? To what extent is human activity a driver of climate...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385527835Author Daniel GolemanFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 230gDimensions(mm) 202mm...

What does sustainable business and net zero carbon emission mean for businesses globally? How should companies globally transform into sustainable businesses with net zero carbon emissions? This book unpacks the institutional, organisational and...

The Business of Less rewrites the book on business and the environment.For the last thirty years, corporate sustainability was synonymous with the pursuit of 'eco-efficiency' and 'win-win' opportunities. The notion of 'eco-efficiency' gives us the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781641373371Author John R BalkamFormat PaperbackPage Count 226Imprint New Degree PressPublisher New Degree PressWeight(grams) 268gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781591846543Author Elizabeth L. ClineFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint PortfolioPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

"As homo sapiens' entry in any intergalactic design competition, industrial civilization would be tossed out at the qualifying round." - David Orr, Earth in Mind Design has built global brands, disrupted industries, and transformed our lives...

Flourishing: A Frank Conversation about Sustainability invites you into a conversation between a teacher, John R. Ehrenfeld, and his former student now professor, Andrew J. Hoffman, as they discuss how to create a sustainable world. Unlike virtually all...

In this second edition of The Spirit of the Soil: Agriculture and Environmental Ethics, Paul B. Thompson reviews four worldviews that shape competing visions for agriculture. Productionists have sought increasing yields-to make two seeds grow where only...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788894484151Author Debora BartoliniFormat PaperbackPage Count 254Imprint Digital Transformation InstitutePublisher Digital Transformation...

SHORTLISTED: Project Syndicate 2023 - Sustainability Book Award WINNER: Business Book Awards 2023 - Change & Sustainability Category The case for business sustainability has already been made; organizations can no longer ignore the issue when climate...

The notion of responsible business has infiltrated our markets, and "going green" is now a part of our mindset. But, sustainability as we know it is not enough. Flourishing-the aspiration that humans and life in general will thrive on the planet...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780061997761Author E F SchumacherFormat PaperbackImprint HarperCollins PublishersPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 272g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593087411Author Gero LesonFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint PortfolioPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

This casebook demonstrates how companies can design and execute corporate sustainability strategies into their overall business strategy to achieve sustainable transformation. It offers a set of case studies from different industrial sectors such as...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781903499818Author Paul JacksonFormat PaperbackPage Count 480Imprint Cambridge AcademicPublisher Cambridge Media GroupDimensions(mm) 234mm * 155mm * 20mm

Since this classic book was first published in 2003, sustainability has increasingly been accepted as standard business practice for leading corporations, while the science itself has revealed how human activity has become the dominant force influencing...

Helps clear the clutter so readers can identify the type of investing that best fits their goals and values.About the AuthorR. Scott Arnell is the founding partner of Geneva Capital S.A.), an advisory firm based in Geneva, Switzerland, that specializes...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262048385Author Daniel AronsonFormat HardbackPage Count 312Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

Since the democratisation of the clothing industry in the early 19th century, buyers have become increasingly disconnected from the creative and human aspects of the production of clothing. Arguably clothing is now valued less for its aesthetic qualities...

The market for green products has expanded rapidly over the last decade, but most consumers need something more than eco-benefits to motivate their purchases. Magali A. Delmas and David Colgan argue that many green products now offer the total package-a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781990776137Author Katherine Palmer GordonFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Harbour PublishingPublisher Harbour Publishing

What if the harbinger of our greener future was a small power plant set in the middle of nowhere in West Texas? Longtime alternative energy executive Andy Bowman's book makes exactly this case, outlining what he suggests is a more sustainable future for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781734171709Author Adrian ReifFormat PaperbackPage Count 302Imprint Cedar & Sage PressPublisher Cedar & Sage PressWeight(grams) 445gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780807008515Author Esha ChhabraFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Beacon PressPublisher Beacon Press

Straightforward strategies for achieving sustainable practices and business success in the modern organization In Clean: Lessons from Ecolab's Century of Positive Impact, a team of veteran sustainability experts delivers a practical toolkit for creating...