Author : Auden Schendler
Publisher : Public Affairs
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 19,3 MB
Release : 2010-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 158648804X
A maverick sustainability expert provocatively explores the difference between feel-good gestures and the hard work of going green--for businesses, individuals, or government.
Author : Auden Schendler
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 26,80 MB
Release : 2010
Category :
ISBN : 1458720888
Auden Schendler serves as the sustainability director of the Aspen Skiing Company, which operates the Aspen/Snowmass resort complex in Colorado. He discusses his successes and failures in promoting sustainability to illustrate the lessons he has learned. Proving refreshingly open, Schendler criticizes his colleagues, including his previous CEO, who told Schendler he could introduce a green initiative only "over my dead body." Schendler calls for transparency and an end to greenwashing, demanding that corporations, nonprofit organizations, and governmental bodies clarify which sustainability projects work and which do not, and pursue the ones that make a difference. getAbstract recommends this valuable guide to executives, government leaders and concerned citizens who want to take meaningful action against global warming.
Author : Auden Schendler
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 24,58 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1458720918
In this witty and contrarian book, Schendler, a sustainable business foot-soldier with 15 year's worth of experience, gives a peek under the hood of the green movement. He illuminates the path toward sustainability.
Author : BusinessNews Publishing,
Publisher : Primento
Page : 19 pages
File Size : 18,11 MB
Release : 2017-01-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 2511000830
The must-read summary of Auden Schendler's book: “Getting Green Done: Hard Truth from the Front Lines of the Sustainability Revolution”. This complete summary of "Getting Green Done" by Auden Schendler, a climate activist and businessman, gives an overview of the author's inside look at the green movement. He examines how individual actions do not necessarily make much of a difference as we work towards our aims to reduce emissions, but that we should be realistic about the challenge and encourage businesses to be more environmentally-friendly. Added-value of this summary:• Save time• Understand the green movement and the challenges it faces• Expand your knowledge of politics and environmental activism To learn more, read "Getting Green Done" and discover why our current approach to climate change is not effective, and what we should do instead.
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Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 37,81 MB
Release :
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ISBN : 1458720942
Author : Daniel C. Esty
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 28,82 MB
Release : 2009-01-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0470393742
From the Publishers Weekly review: "Two experts from Yale tackle the business wake-up-call du jour-environmental responsibility-from every angle in this thorough, earnest guidebook: pragmatically, passionately, financially and historically. Though "no company the authors know of is on a truly long-term sustainable course," Esty and Winston label the forward-thinking, green-friendly (or at least green-acquainted) companies WaveMakers and set out to assess honestly their path toward environmental responsibility, and its impact on a company's bottom line, customers, suppliers and reputation. Following the evolution of business attitudes toward environmental concerns, Esty and Winston offer a series of fascinating plays by corporations such as Wal-Mart, GE and Chiquita (Banana), the bad guys who made good, and the good guys-watchdogs and industry associations, mostly-working behind the scenes. A vast number of topics huddle beneath the umbrella of threats to the earth, and many get a thorough analysis here: from global warming to electronic waste "take-back" legislation to subsidizing sustainable seafood. For the responsible business leader, this volume provides plenty of (organic) food for thought. "
Author : Pascal Dennis
Publisher : Lean Enterprise Institute
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 28,7 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Business planning
ISBN : 0976315262
" ... Pascal will illustrate the method by telling the story of the imaginary (but very real) Atlas Industries as it switches from traditional planning methods to rigorous strategy deployment. He will explain in detail how you and your organization can get the right things done by applying the method consistently"--P. vii, foreword.
Author : Bill Gates
Publisher : Knopf Canada
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 37,65 MB
Release : 2021-02-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 0735280452
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NATIONAL BESTSELLER In this urgent, singularly authoritative book, Bill Gates sets out a wide-ranging, practical--and accessible--plan for how the world can get to zero greenhouse gas emissions in time to avoid an irreversible climate catastrophe. Bill Gates has spent a decade investigating the causes and effects of climate change. With the help and guidance of experts in the fields of physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, political science and finance, he has focused on exactly what must be done in order to stop the planet's slide toward certain environmental disaster. In this book, he not only gathers together all the information we need to fully grasp how important it is that we work toward net-zero emissions of greenhouse gases but also details exactly what we need to do to achieve this profoundly important goal. He gives us a clear-eyed description of the challenges we face. He describes the areas in which technology is already helping to reduce emissions; where and how the current technology can be made to function more effectively; where breakthrough technologies are needed, and who is working on these essential innovations. Finally, he lays out a concrete plan for achieving the goal of zero emissions--suggesting not only policies that governments should adopt, but what we as individuals can do to keep our government, our employers and ourselves accountable in this crucial enterprise. As Bill Gates makes clear, achieving zero emissions will not be simple or easy to do, but by following the guidelines he sets out here, it is a goal firmly within our reach.
Author : Charlie Baker
Publisher : Harvard Business Press
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 11,98 MB
Release : 2022-05-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1647821819
A Leader's Guide to Executing Change and Delivering Results. Governor Charlie Baker, one of the most popular governors in the United States, with a reputation for getting things done, wants to put the service back into public service: "Wedge issues may be great for making headlines," he writes, "but they do not move us forward. Success is measured by what we accomplish together. Our obligation to the people we serve is too important to place politics and partisanship before progress and results." For the Governor and his longtime associate Steve Kadish, these words are much more than political platitudes. They are at the heart of a method for delivering results—and getting past politics—the two developed while working together in top leadership positions in the public and private sectors. Distilled into a four-step framework, Results is the much-needed implementation guide for anyone in public service, as well as for leaders and managers in large organizations hamstrung by bureaucracy and politics. With a broad range of examples, Baker, a Republican, and Kadish, a Democrat, show how to move from identifying problems to achieving results in a way that bridges divides instead of exacerbating them. They show how government can be an engine of positive change and an example of effective operation, not just a hopeless bureaucracy. Results is not only about getting things done, but about renewing people's faith in public service. Empty promises feed disengagement when instead we need confidence in our government and the services it delivers. When a mob attacked the US Capitol Building on January 6, 2021, the very core of our democracy and our sense of government were threatened. Demonstrating that government can work—the goal of this book—is vital to ensuring the future of our democracy.
Author : Will Potter
Publisher : City Lights Publishers
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 41,89 MB
Release : 2011-04-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0872865525
At a time when everyone is going green, most people are unaware that the FBI is using anti-terrorism resources to target environmentalists and animal rights activists. The courts are being used to push conventional boundaries of what constitutes "terrorism" and to hit nonviolent activists with disproportionate sentences. Some have faced terrorism charges for simply chalking slogans on the sidewalk. Like the Red Scare, this "Green Scare" is about fear and intimidation, using a word—"eco-terrorist"—to push a political agenda, instill fear and silence dissent. The animal rights and environmental movements directly threaten corporate profits every time activists encourage people to go vegan, to stop driving, to consume fewer resources and live simply. Their boycotts are damaging, and corporations and the politicians who represent them know it. In many ways, the Green Scare, like the Red Scare, can be seen as a culture war, a war of values. Will Potter outlines the political, legal, extra-legal and public relations strategies that are being used to threaten even acts of nonviolent civil disobedience with the label of "terrorism." Here is a guided tour into the world of radical activism that introduces the real people behind the headlines and tells the story of how everyday people are being prevented from speaking up for what they believe in. Potter (a contributor to The Next Eco-Warriors) warns that the U.S. government is using post-9/11 anti-terrorism resources to target environmentalists and animal right activists (in some cases for doing nothing but speaking up) . . . Potter warns of the crumbling of "the legal wall separating 'terrorist' from 'dissident' or 'undesirable,'" and concludes his account with a call to action and a decry of the injustice that results in the "terrorist" label being put on those who threaten American corporate interests. Alarming."—Publishers Weekly "In this hard-hitting debut, journalist Potter likens the Justice Department targeting of environmentalists today to McCarthyism in the 1950s . . . A shocking exposé of judicial overreach."—Kirkus Reviews (Starred review) Will Potter is an award-winning reporter who has written for publications including the Chicago Tribune, the Dallas Morning News and Legal Affairs, and has testified before the U.S. Congress about his reporting. He is the creator of www.GreenIsTheNewRed.com, where he blogs about the Green Scare.
