Environmental Sustainability & Social Performance In Business

Environmental Sustainability & Social Performance In Business

Below is a select list of books that not only imbibe the spirit of Investing for the Soul, but also are highly informative and inspirational. The titles are linked to booksellers (mostly Amazon.com) where they may be purchased. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

  • An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It

    “Our climate crisis may at times appear to be happening slowly, but in fact it is happening very quickly-and has become a true planetary emergency.” For more information, visit An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It, by Al Gore (former US presidential candidate), Bloomsbury Publishing PLC 2006.

  • The High-Purpose Company: The TRULY Responsible (and Highly Profitable) Firms That Are Changing Business Now

    “Kudos to Christine Arena for daring to challenge sound-bite thinking! She asks important questions.”—Sue Mecklenburg, vice president sustainable procurement practices, Starbucks Coffee Company. For more information, visit The High-Purpose Company: The TRULY Responsible (and Highly Profitable) Firms That Are Changing Business Now, by Christine Arena, HarperBusiness 2006.

  • The Market for Virtue: The Potential And Limits of Corporate Social Responsibility

    “Here is the definitive guide to what corporate social responsibility can and cannot accomplish in a modern capitalist economy.”—Robert B. Reich, University Professor of social and economic policy, Brandeis University, and former U.S. Secretary of Labor. For more information, visit The Market for Virtue: The Potential And Limits of Corporate Social Responsibility, by David Vogel, Brookings…

  • The Triple Bottom Line: How Today’s Best-Run Companies Are Achieving Economic, Social and Environmental Success — and How You Can Too

    “Informative, persuasive, and practical, containing valuable advice for anyone seeking a more responsible and profitable approach to business.”—Steve Reinemund, chairman and chief executive officer, PepsiCo. For more information, visit The Triple Bottom Line: How Today’s Best-Run Companies Are Achieving Economic, Social and Environmental Success — and How You Can Too, by Andrew W. Savitz (Author) and…

  • Sustainable Protein Production and Consumption: Pigs or Peas?

    “This book deals with step wise changes — called societal transitions — to make food production and consumption sustainable.”—Excerpt from book. For more information, visit Sustainable Protein Production and Consumption: Pigs or Peas? By Harry Aiking and De Boer Joop, Springer 2006.

  • Six arguments for a greener diet

    “… a meticulously researched examination of scientific studies that finds that eating more plant foods and fewer fatty animal products can lead to extra years of healthy living… that same diet also leads to much less food poisoning, water pollution, air pollution, global warming, and animal suffering.” For more information, visit Six arguments for a…