Street Smart Sustainability: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Profitably Greening Your Organization's DNA Contributor(s): Mager, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 160509465X ISBN-13: 9781605094656 Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Development - Sustainable Development - Business & Economics | Entrepreneurship |
Dewey: 658.408 |
Series: Social Venture Network |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.54" W x 8.58" (0.75 lbs) 264 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: You already know why your company should go green. This comprehensive guide tells you how to do it profitably. It details every step of the process--from getting employee buy-in and conducting a current sustainability audit to developing a plan of action and measuring progress. Nuts-and-bolts guidance helps you make continuous, cost-effective improvements and shift the prevailing business culture by infusing green practices into your organization's very DNA. Through illustrative examples from a wide variety of industries, this book shows how to - Design sustainable products - Green your facilities - Find green vendors - Use renewable energy - Reduce harmful emissions - Recycle waste products, and more The emphasis is on practicality--stand-alone chapters you can read when you need them and tools you can use to implement change in any area of your organization. |