Sustainable Development category: 1942 books
The Ugly Truth about Small Business
50 (Never-Saw-It-Coming) Things That Can Go Wrong...and What You Can Do about It
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2005
You Are Not Alone
Being an entrepreneur is scary. From late payments to bank crisis, often the future of your business rides on one crucial decision--one you have to make all on your own.
But it doesn't have to be that way. Others have faced the same problems, and for the first time have gathered...
Mission in a Bottle
The Honest Guide to Doing Business Differently--and Succeeding
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2013
In an incredibly fun and accessible two-color graphic-book format, the cofounders of Honest Tea tell the engaging story of how they created and built a mission-driven business, offering a wealth of insights and advice to entrepreneurs, would-be entrepreneurs, and millions of Honest Tea drinkers about...
Stretch
Unlock the Power of Less -and Achieve More Than You Ever Imagined
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2017
A groundbreaking approach to succeeding in business and life, using the science of resourcefulness.
We often think the key to success and satisfaction is to get more: more money, time, and possessions; bigger budgets, job titles, and teams; and additional resources for our professional and...
by Richard Heinberg
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Economists insist that recovery is at hand, yet unemployment remains high, real estate values continue to sink, and governments stagger under record deficits. The End of Growth proposes a startling diagnosis: humanity has reached a fundamental turning point in its economic history. The expansionary trajectory...
Making Sustainability Work
Best Practices in Managing and Measuring Corporate Social, Environmental, and Economic Impacts
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2014
NEW EDITION, REVISED AND UPDATED Most companies today have some commitment to corporate social responsibility, but implementing these initiatives can be particularly challenging. While a lot has been written on ethical and strategic factors, there is still a dearth of information on the practical...
Smarter Planet?
IBM's Climate Solutions
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2013
On October 19, 2011, Sharon Nunes participated in The National Climate Seminar, a series of webinars sponsored by Bard College’s Center for Environmental Policy. The online seminars provide a forum for leading scientists, writers, and other experts to talk about critical issues regarding climate...
El mundo finito
Desarrollo sustentable en el siglo de oro de la humanidad
Language: Spanish
Release Date: July 31, 2014
Mediante el análisis de dos problemas relevantes --la disminución de las reservas del petróleo y el cambio climático global-- se muestran las contradicciones del sistema económico, político y cultural actual, y, finalmente, se exploran algunas alternativas que pueden prevenir que el problema se convierta en catástrofe.
Green Investing
A Guide to Making Money through Environment Friendly Stocks
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2008
Green stocks present unprecedented money-making opportunities. But in this emerging field you've got to know what you're doing. In this revised and updated edition of his essential guide to environmental stocks, financial consultant and contributor to The Motley Fool Jack Uldrich provides a roadmap...
The Big Pivot
Radically Practical Strategies for a Hotter, Scarcer, and More Open World
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2014
We live in a fundamentally changed world. It’s time for your approach to strategy to change, too.
The evidence is all around us. Extreme weather, driven by climate change, is shattering records all over the planet. Our natural resources are in greater demand than ever before as a billion...
Windfall
The Booming Business of Global Warming
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2014
A fascinating investigation into how people around the globe are cashing in on a warming world
McKenzie Funk has spent the last six years reporting around the world on how we are preparing for a warmer planet. Funk shows us that the best way to understand the catastrophe of global warming is...
The Green Collar Economy
How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2009
“Steadily—by redefining green—Jones is making sure that our planet and our people will not just survive but also thrive in a clean-energy economy.”
—Leonardo DiCaprio
A New York Times bestseller, *The Green Collar Economy by award-winning human rights activist and environmental leader...
by Enrique Ochoa Reza
Language: Spanish
Release Date: June 3, 2016
Language: Spanish
Release Date: June 3, 2016
El sector eléctrico es uno de los más importantes en el páis, por ello, dado los avances en esta materia a nivel mundial, era necesario plantear una reforma energética que diera cabida a la competitividad, el uso de energías renovables y que elevara la calidad del servicio eléctrico para los...
by Juliet B. Schor, Hildegarde Hannum
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2015
The collection of lectures and publications from the Schumacher Center for a New Economics represents some of the foremost voices on a new economics.
Juliet Schor critiques both the free-market and Keynesian paradigms of macroeconomics. She argues that in this day and age we need to construct...
by Al Etmanski
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2015
"Impact beautifully distills the insights and deep wisdom of one of the world's great social innovators. Etmanski's book is far more than a practical guide: it's an invitation to re-imagine possibilities for our lives and for the world we create."- David Bornstein, author "How To Change...