Sustainable Business

🌍 A bold vision. A soulful awakening. A global invitation. In a time of uncertainty, division, and planetary crisis, a new kind of identity is emerging—one rooted not in borders or beliefs, but in belonging to the Earth itself. Planetary Citizens: Awakening the Heart of Humanity is a powerful and timely call to rise into conscious participation with life, community, and the living planet. Written by transformational guide, podcast host, and movement builder Zen Benefiel, this groundbreaking book weaves personal awakening, global vision, and practical action into one coherent path ...

Introducing "The Complete Beginner's Guide to Starting Your Own Window Cleaning Business" - your one-stop resource for launching a successful and eco-friendly window cleaning venture! This comprehensive guide takes you step-by-step, from identifying your niche to executing intelligent business strategies, empowering you to build a thriving window cleaning empire. In the modern world where sustainability is imperative, learn how to focus on environmentally friendly cleaning solutions in Chapter 1. Navigate through the essentials of a robust business plan, licensing, and legal requirements to...

Whether you're just starting to explore circularity, or you are already actively advancing a circular business agenda, this book caters to your unique journey. It introduces a set of circular business model patterns as a pathway to transformation and creating value in a circular economy. It offers over 100 real-world case studies of circular business model innovation to highlight emerging trends, new opportunities, and the pathway to sustainable change.

Introducing "Soap Making as a Business," the comprehensive, step-by-step guide to launching and scaling your very own artisanal, vegan soap empire! We're excited to reveal the ultimate roadmap to transform your passion for crafting delightful, eco-friendly soaps into a thriving, sustainable business. Embrace your entrepreneurial spirit as you dive into the world of handmade vegan soaps, starting with Chapter 1: Discovering Your Niche. From there, you'll explore the myriad benefits of vegan soaps before delving into ingredient sourcing and mastering essential soap-making techniques. But it ...

QuadPro Leadership: L-M-C-M – The Sustainable Leadership Code in Action In a world consumed by volatility, digital disruption, and fractured workforce dynamics, traditional leadership models fall short. Today’s leaders are expected to be visionary, strategic, empathetic, tech-savvy, and operationally grounded—all at once. The result? Confusion, burnout, and organisational misalignment. What if there were a unified leadership code—a clear framework that aligned mindset, action, and strategy for long-term sustainability? Welcome to QuadPro Leadership: L-M-C-M – The Sustainable ...

"Greed is good". Remember the phrase immortalised by Michael Douglas who played Gordon Gekko in the 1987 movie Wall Street? Well, the world has more than lived up to these words by pursuing the principle that excessive greed is even better. In an analysis of the principles driving modern business, Wayne Visser and Clem Sunter demonstrate that the predatory behaviour of the lion is symbolic of the way most companies are run today. But the world cannot go on like this. They argue strongly for an alternative and more positive vision involving sustainable business in both a social and an ...

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.

Are you ready to be part of the greatest industrial transformation of our era? The Greendustrial Revolution is a call to action, inviting us to redefine how we use, design, consume, and revalue the planet’s resources. This book invites you to be a protagonist in that change, blending sustainability strategies with a practical and realistic vision for the future. You’ll explore how circular economy, eco-design, efficient resource management —and even artificial intelligence— show us that every decision matters. Learn how to implement changes that benefit the environment and ...

Are you ready to turn your love for landscaping into a lucrative business opportunity? Look no further than Growing Your Home-Based Landscaping Business, the ultimate guide to building a successful landscaping business from the comfort of your own backyard. This comprehensive eBook covers every aspect of starting and managing a successful home-based landscaping business, from defining your niche and understanding your target market, to financing your business and managing growth. With practical tips, expert insights, and step-by-step advice, this eBook is a must-read for anyone looking to ...

Management Is NOT Manipulation: Beyond the Illusion—Authentic Leadership for Sustainable Success Introduction to a New Era of Leadership - A Bold Challenge to the Status Quo This book dismantles the myth that manipulation is a necessary tool in management. From falsifying data to office politics and unsustainable business practices, manipulative tactics erode trust, destroy organizational culture, and lead to short-lived success. Core Themes 1. The True Purpose of Management Management is not about control but about empowering people, driving innovation, and achieving collective goals. ...

If you’re tired of building a business that looks good but feels exhausting, The Slow Hustle is your permission slip to do things differently. This is not another high-performance productivity manual. It’s a business book for the sensitive, the intentional, the boundary-aware, and the quietly ambitious. For the people who want to grow something meaningful — but don’t want to burn out doing it. Author Eliot Sage offers a steady, soul-deep reimagining of what it means to succeed — without selling your values, overextending your body, or pretending to be louder than you are. Inside, ...

To be a leader in today’s world, whether in your personal or professional life, you need a simple philosophy—one with proven results. In Lead Well, leadership consultant and serial entrepreneur Ken Falke introduces you to the ten principles you need to become an impactful leader. With tactics that are easy to understand and even easier to implement, this book is packed with Ken’s insight from more than four decades in business, nonprofits, and military leadership. You’ll learn how to be the best version of yourself before inspiring others.

Negotiation and decision-making expert Max Bazerman explores how we can make more ethical choices by aspiring to be better, not perfect.

What if you knew, that in a few short weeks, you could finally unlock what’s inside of you and offer a program/service to exactly the client you are meant to serve? You and the horses you work with are the catalysts to making a difference and inviting real change into the lives of your future clients and ultimately contributing to mindful, contagious kindness in every corner of the world!

Best-selling author and wellness guide Grace Danielle Meek leverages her two decades of holistic business experience and marketing expertise to help entrepreneurs to get their holistic healing business started with inspiration and ease.

Unlock the secrets to mastering ISO 14001:2015 with "Mastering ISO 14001:2015: The Internal Auditor's Guide." This comprehensive guide is your essential companion in understanding and implementing ISO 14001:2015 standards effectively within your organization. Key Highlights: ✓Comprehensive Coverage: Delve into the intricacies of ISO 14001:2015 standards and gain a comprehensive understanding of environmental management systems (EMS). ✓Step-by-Step Guidance: Navigate the auditing process with confidence using our detailed, step-by-step approach. From planning and conducting audits to ...

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.

Today's headlines are full of employee unrest over racial injustice, communities infuriated by corporate environmental impacts, staff anxiety over surveillance, and discoveries of child labor in supply chains. Simply maximizing shareholder value while not breaking the law is no longer an option, but we've never been so confused about what it means to do the right thing. NYU ethics professor Alison Taylor argues that amid stakeholder demands and transparency pressures, we can no longer treat ethics as a legal and reputational defense mechanism.

Not one to shy away from developing countries, Yusuf Amdani has laid a path for other investors to follow. Originally from Pakistan, Amdani moved to Honduras at a time when few international players paid attention to the Central American country. Amdani’s quick eye and keen business savvy paid off. Today his company has grown and expanded into other Central American countries, along with the Caribbean, United States, Pakistan, and beyond. Moreover, Amdani’s initiatives provide an example of how to create opportunities in developing countries.

It's easy for scale-ups, giddy from early startup success, to get ahead of themselves and stumble. It's even easier to be slowed down by the many forces of resistance working against them: drag, inertia, friction, and waste. Drawing on a mastery of lean-based methods for achieving maximum effect with minimum means, private equity operators Matthew E. May and Pablo Dominguez provide listeners with a powerful framework of universally applicable principles that enable any company to effectively accelerate its ability to scale and grow.