Searching for a Book on Sustainable Business Practices

A quick read and one that's very 'easy' and comprehensible is Pam Gordon's book. Check out Technology Forecaster's website, you'll see her (she's the Exec) and her book featured there. (I'm just blanking on the title of the book). Another one that's 'meatier' is the one by Michael Braungart - its even printed on recycleable 'plastic' paper. I read it underwater! Its cool! Again, blanking on the title... I'll send you another note with book titles later...

Margaret

There are so many books out there I have stopped writing down the references! Here are three which I bought along the way: The NEXT Sustainability Wave: Building Boardroom Buy-in by Bob Willard How we are moving from the drivers of: personal passion, public relations crisis, and regulatory pressure to: the "perfect storm" of market forces and compelling business value. ISBN 0865715327 Holistic Management: A New Framework for Decision Making by Allan Savory Ostensibly about eco-system management, the parallels to business are so obvious and good it's mind boggling. ISBN 155963488X Sustainable Solutions: Developing Products and Service for the Future. Editors: Martin Charter and Ursula Tischner. This is a collection of chapters contributed by domain experts. It is not a text but a course could be based on it ISBN 1874719365 Please let us know what other recommendations you receive!

Curt McNamara

Lecturer in systems and innovation
http://online.mcad.edu http://www.mcad.edu/showPage.php?status=1&pageID=1311

Union of Concerned Scientists link here: http://www.esa.org/science/Issues/ -- Katje Erickson, 864-3993, cell 264-8512 Stewardship and Sustainable Architectural Design, Illustration, Energy Conservation. www.deltathird.com email: [email protected]

Try "The Sustainability Revolution" (New Society Publishers, 2005) by Andres Edwards. It's an excellent sustainability encyclopedia; very readable and practical. I'm using it in a class I teach at a community college.

Bill

One practical manual for those who want to initiate corporate sustainability is: Organizational Change for Corporate Sustainability by Dexter Dunphy

Maia

Here is a link to a practical handbook we put together for food service. Many of the concepts and ideas can be applied to other business practices. Seattle Central Community College Culinary Academy is using it for their sustainable program. http://www.quillisascutcheese.com/Rethinking%20the%20Kitchen_FINAL%20WEB.pdf

Lora Lea

Misterly Quillisascut Farm
2409 Pleasant Valley Road Rice, WA99167
(509)738-2011 
www.quillisascutcheese.com [email protected]

I use Bill McDonough's book, Cradle to Cradle because the students continue to love it.

Thomas L Eggert,

Esq. Senior Lecturer UW-Madison,
School of Business
4121Grainger Hall 975 University Ave Madison, WI 53706
(608) 267-2761
[email protected]
http://www.instruction.bus.wisc.edu/teggert

"Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things" by William McDonough & Michael Braungart, North Point Press, 2002, ISBN 0-86547-587-3 It may be waterproof but the ink smears if your fingers are greasy (like eating popcorn... ahem), and the paper didn't take a highligher well. But interesting content.

Good evening, these references are from http://www.nrtee-trnee.ca/eng/Help/index-a-z-results_e.cfm?subject=Decision%20making - might be a bit dated, but it might be interesting to see how this issue has progressed. There are quite a few publications through the NRTEE based in Ottawa, Canada. See the website. Patricia Discussions on Decision-making Practices for Sustainable Development (1992) HTML Version - PDF Version (6.8 MB) This book explores how Canadian institutions can integrate sustainable development concerns into their everyday management decisions. It draws from the experience of decision makers from across Canada and further afield who have been introducing sustainable development concepts, objectives and principles into the management practices of many different types of organizations. Attention was given to the common elements driving decision making, the tools or devices that have proven successful in bringing about change, and the principal barriers to success. Author: NRTEE ISBN: 1-895643-05-8 Disponible en franais Sustainable Development: A Manager's Handbook (1991) PDF Version (8.93 MB) Sustainable development has changed the management paradigm. Increasingly, managers are recognizing that balancing growth and development with the need to protect the environment is an integral part of achieving success. The purpose of this handbook is to assist organizations in improving their sustainable development practices. The handbook is divided into three parts. Part A answers the question "Why should you be concerned about sustainable development?". Part B suggests how to grade an organization's performance and includes a "do it yourself" environmental audit. Part C provides suggestions as to how an organization can improve its performance and contains a series of success stories. Author: David W. Conklin, Richard C. Hodgson, and Eileen D. Watson ISBN: 1-895643-00-7 Disponible en franais

David- Try "Building a Sustainable Business" at http://www.sare.org/publications/business.htm. Covers business planning for rural businesses. Available for free online.

Regards,
Sean McGovern

Sustainable Agriculture Network
PO Box 82234 Columbus, Ohio 43202
614/306-6422
fx: 614/421-2011
http://www.sare.org [email protected]

Gary- They should get in touch with either Bainbridge Graduate Institute up in Seattle or the New College in SF for some recommendations for a good teaching tool (also, they should check out Joel's column about the subject at

"Upsizing: The Road to Zero Emissions, MOre Jobs, More Income and No Pollution" by Gunter Pauli; "Ecology of Commerce" by Paul Hawkins, 'Cradle to Cradle' by William McDonough and Michael Braungart, 'Web of Life by Fritzof Capra', "True Power of Water" by Emoto, God's Last Offer by Ed Ayres, the Decline of Science (or something like that ) by Anne and Paul Erlichman, "BIomimicry" by Janine Benyus..

Lynda Taylor

Sustainable Communities/ZERI-NM
P.O. Box 8017 Santa Fe, NM 87504
505-986-1454(ph)
505-986-6019(fx)
[email protected]
www.scizerinm.org www.zeri.org

Two that are my bibles: Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution - P. Hawkin, A. Lovins, L.H. Lovins, and The Sustainability Advantage: 7 Business Case Benefits of a Triple Bottom Line, Bob Willard

Mark Myles

298 Heath's Bridge Road,
Concord, MA 01742 USA
1 978 371 0022
[email protected]

Paul Hawken, Amory Lovins, and Hunter Lovins' book Natural Capitalism. http://www.natcap.org/sitepages/pid5.php

David:

Thanks for a great posting. I've added a few books to my "wish list" as well. My recommendations: Elkington, J. (1998). Cannibals with Forks., Gabriola Island, BC: New Society Publishers. Holliday, C., Schmidheiny, S. & Watts, P. (2002). Walking the Talk-The Business Case for Sustainable Development. Sheffield, UK: GreenLeaf Publishing. Chris Wolnik Canadian Centre for Pollution Prevention 416-979-3534 x2 (Toronto) 519-337-3429 (Sarnia) http://www.c2p2online.com