Sustainable Business

How did the 360-year-old scissor company, Fiskars, double its profit in key markets just by realizing its customers had already formed a community of avid scrapbookers? How is Best Buy planning to dominate the musical-instruments market? By understanding the "Brains on Fire" model of tapping movements and stepping away from the old-school marketing "campaign" mentality.

In Net Zero Business Models: Winning in the Global Net Zero Economy, two accomplished business transformation thought leaders deliver a revolutionary new take on how to transition from business models that are contributing to worldwide climate disaster to net zero models consistent with long-term sustainability. In the book, you'll discover what net zero emissions means, how to implement net zero emission business models, what the overall transition to a net zero emissions economy looks like, and, ultimately, how civilization itself will transition to net zero.

In our fast-moving and consumer-driven world – in which more than 10 million people are Marketers – social and environmental issues are increasingly being moved to the top of boardroom agendas. Each and every company, and therefore every marketer, has a responsibility to learn about the changing landscape in which they operate, and to adapt their skills, creativity and influence accordingly. From the authors of Sustainable Marketing, awarded Highly Commended at the Business Book Awards 2022, Can Marketing Save the Planet? is the ultimate guidebook for this journey.

Renowned AI strategist and pioneer Mark Minevich delivers an exciting and practical discussion of how to implement groundbreaking artificial intelligence technologies at every level of your organization. You'll learn to create sustainable, effective competitive advantage by introducing previously unheard-of levels of adaptability, resilience, and innovation into your company.

Why do so many farm businesses struggle to survive, let alone thrive? It’s because they don’t make clear strategic choices that reward them with a competitive advantage. Instead, most entrepreneurs start with a boilerplate business because they think they're supposed to. Boilerplate business plans offer little help in guiding strategic choices that determine if your business thrives or dies.

Imagine a world in which the excess energy from one business would be used to heat another. Where buildings need less and less energy around the world, and where “regenerative” commercial buildings – ones that create more energy than they use – are being designed. A world in which...

The cry for a more inclusive form of capitalism is growing. But the irony is we are using the same tools that caused the excesses of shareholder capitalism—incentives and regulations—to drive responsible behaviour.Eighteenth-century economist Adam Smith propagated profit maximization as the...

The Ultimate Guide to Sustainable Scale: Scale to Summit introduces another set of requirements and considerations across all eight elements of every holistic business to hit the accelerator competently and confidently to ScaleUp your business.

Tired of chasing the next big thing in online income? Ready to leverage ChatGPT's power to create genuine passive income streams? Discover the ultimate guide to building sustainable automated income using ChatGPT and AI technology. This comprehensive audiobook reveals 97 strategies to generate revenue while you sleep.

The Resilient CEO Framework is a strategic guide for leaders seeking sustainable impact in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment. Through a structured and practical approach, this audiobook explores how to streamline workflows, empower teams, and create focused priority systems that drive clarity and long-term results.

Scaling with Purpose provides an indispensable guide for taking advantage of opportunities in the ever-evolving IT landscape. As businesses become increasingly reliant on technology, managed service providers (MSP) hold the key to unlocking their potential through expert guidance and support. This book offers a comprehensive blueprint for purposeful growth, presenting insights, best practices, and strategies that ensure the long-term success and prosperity of your MSP.

Publishing is an incredibly rewarding yet endlessly complicated profession. This comprehensive and empowering book serves as a resource and reality check for anyone considering launching a press or publishing a single book. Author Joe Biel draws on 23 years of experience in all parts of operating a small publishing company to teach you the skills of the trade, from distribution, operations, inventory, scheduling, and accounting to development, sales, publicity, and marketing.

Profitable and Sustainable Real Estate Investing offers a practical, decision-focused guide to improving property performance while controlling capital costs. It challenges the assumption that sustainable investing is complex, expensive, or incompatible with strong financial results. Drawing on real-world projects and advisory experience, Suhail Y Tayeb lays out clear retrofit strategies at different levels of capital intensity. These include light, moderate, and major interventions that investors can apply based on asset type, capital availability, and risk tolerance.

"Green Pathways" by Sage Ellison is a comprehensive guide aimed at individuals seeking to build fulfilling careers in the green economy while positively impacting their communities. As the world increasingly prioritizes sustainability, this book addresses the challenges of finding meaningful work in this evolving sector, providing practical solutions for career transition and community engagement.

This book provides valuable guidance and advice for those who are moving into coaching, healing, mystic, or creative businesses. Embody Your Calling contains the practical and energetic lessons of creating a sustainable soul-aligned business, embodying who you are and who you want to be, and sharing this message in a potent way with your clients. The book takes you through 12 lessons with wisdom, guidance, exercises, journaling prompts, and energy work for you to make the mindset, energetic, and nervous system shifts to take action in a more safe and sustainable way.

In Sustainable Leadership: Lessons of Vision, Courage, and Grit from the CEOs Who Dared to Build a Better World, accomplished leadership expert Clarke Murphy shares a can't-miss toolkit for delivering remarkable sustainability results. You'll learn what it takes to become a sustainable leader and how you can turn your sustainability promises into tangible action on the ground.

"Sustainable Sales & Leadership: The Nordic Way" delves deep into the hottest topic in today's business world: sustainability. But this book stands out from ordinary business and leadership books. It's a manifesto for the future, a guide that illuminates the Six Nordic Virtues driving sustainable success in sales and leadership.

This comprehensive audiobook is your step-by-step guide to building a lean, profitable business in just 90 days. Created by successful entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs, this practical framework eliminates guesswork and focuses exclusively on what truly matters. You'll learn how to validate your ideas rapidly by testing market demand before you invest. Discover strategies to launch with momentum, building buzz and securing those crucial early sales. Master established tactics to scale your business toward seven-figure revenue.

In The Adventure of Sustainable Performance, the authors share their many years of experience serving clients and driving performance as the world transitions to a net zero carbon future. A future that uses resources sustainably and that seeks social justice. Perfect for executives, managers, directors, and other business leaders, The Adventure of Sustainable Performance is an actionable guidebook for the implementation of value-add sustainability programs.

Tired of being caught between the desire to achieve a successful career and the need to maintain your personal well-being? What if you could do both? Many have found themselves sprinting up the corporate ladder, only to realize they're racing toward burnout instead of fulfillment. If you’re one of the many ambitious professionals who have lived that reality—drowning in a sea of deadlines and expectations while neglecting their well-being—take a moment to reflect on a new path forward. The truth is that you can achieve greatness without sacrificing your mental health and happiness.