ABSTRACT

This is the 2nd edition of The Sustainable Business (2010), winner of The President's Award for Excellence in a Published Body of Work at Kozminski University, Poland.  Recommended for managers, employees, teachers and students, this readable and informative guide explains the importance of waste minimization as a first step toward sustainability. Within its pages, the breadth and depth of long-term profitable business practices are explored with an emphasis on optimizing resources (including labour and markets) and maximizing purchases and investments while eliminating the costs of non-product (waste), unemployment, short-term thinking and environmental degradation. As proof of its potency, The Sustainable Business has already been disseminated to over 1.3 million people around the world and the first edition is available in four different languages.  The bottom line: if you're looking to gain insight on the future of business, this is it!

chapter |5 pages

Introduction: What is Sustainability?

part |34 pages

Preparation

chapter 1|10 pages

Fundamentals

chapter 2|8 pages

Understanding Waste

chapter 3|8 pages

What the Reformer is Up Against

part |29 pages

Processes

part |24 pages

Preservation

chapter 10|6 pages

Mapping the Waste-Elimination Process

chapter 11|6 pages

Ongoing Measurement and Record-Keeping

chapter 12|6 pages

Taxes and Legislation

chapter 13|5 pages

The Perils of Greenwashing

part |19 pages

People

chapter 14|8 pages

The Importance of Customers

chapter 15|6 pages

Managing Change

chapter 16|4 pages

Putting a Team Together

part |25 pages

Place

chapter 17|11 pages

Building Better Buildings

chapter 18|5 pages

Saving Water

chapter 19|8 pages

The Macro Advantages of Micro-power

part |26 pages

Product

chapter 20|9 pages

The Hidden History of Products

chapter 21|4 pages

Minimizing Packaging

chapter 22|12 pages

Reuse, Repair, Remanufacturing and Recycling

part |26 pages

Production

chapter 23|3 pages

Sustainable Production Locations

chapter 24|9 pages

Clean Production

chapter 25|5 pages

Motors and Pumps

chapter 26|8 pages

Eliminating Waste at Work: Getting Started

chapter |4 pages

Epilogue: It's All or Nothing