Confessions of a radical industrialist
Subtitle: profits, people, purpose : doing business by respecting the earth
By: Ray C. Anderson, with Robin White
Contributors: White, Robin A.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 301
ISBN-13: 9780312543495
Subjects: Social responsibility of business; Environmental aspects; Industrial management; Entrepreneurship
Description: The founder and chairman of a major carpet manufacturer describes how he transformed his company in accordance with Earth-friendly initiatives and sustainable practices, and reveals how his company's examples can be adopted by other businesses.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Mission zero; title: The power of one good question; title: One small digression and six lessons; title: Mountain climbing; title: Zero waste: the first face of mount sustainability; title: Smokestacks and other relics; title: Plugging into the sun; title: Round and round they go; title: Getting out of the breakdown lane; title: The circle of influence, or love on the factory floor; title: The final ascent; title: On leadership, programs, and policies; title: Science and skeptics; title: Awakening the mind and spirit; title: The next ascent; title: Every reason for hope.