Title: Embedded sustainability : the next big competitive advantage /
Authors: Laszlo, Christopher; Zhexembayeva, Nadya,
Publisher: Stanford Business Books,
Year: 2011
Subjects: Industrial management Environmental aspects; Sustainability.; Social responsibility of business.
Abstract: Introduces the concept of "embedded sustainability' -- the incorporation of environmental, health, and social value into core business activities with no trade-off in price or quality and shows how companies can better leverage global challenges for enduring profit and growth.
Contents: Business reality reshaped : the big three trends -- To the desert and back : a brief history of value -- What would a strategist do? -- Cool strategies for a heated world -- Embedded sustainability -- Hot competencies for a cool world -- Change management redux -- One possible pathway from strategy to action -- Accepting the limits of business as an agent of world benefit -- The world in 2041 (the story of Jake Marstreng).