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.

  • Conscious Capitalism: Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business

    “Conscious Capitalism is a wonderful book, full of fiery passion and incisive insights. So buy it. Read it. Implement it. It′s a true guide to future.”—Forbes.com For more information, visit Conscious Capitalism: Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business, by John Mackey and Rajendra Sisodia, Harvard Business Review Press 2013.

  • The Business Case for Sustainable Finance

    “Highly recommended. The book provides a truly global picture, drawing on the expertise of the foremost voices in the sustainable finance space.”—Dr. James Gifford, Executive Director, United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment. For more information, visit The Business Case for Sustainable Finance, by Iveta Cherneva, Routledge 2012.

  • Screw Business as Usual

    “Doing the right thing can be profitable. I will show how this works step by step in the following pages. It’s the core message of this book. I often say, ’Have fun and the money will come.’ I still believe that, but now I am saying, ’Do good, have fun and the money will come.’”—Richard…

  • The Politics of Corporate Social Responsibility: The Rise of a Global Business Norm

    “The Politics of Corporate Social Responsibility provides a stepping stone for future research regarding the evolving corporate social responsibility of business as an auspicious new direction.”—Selena Lucien, CSR International For more information, visit The Politics of Corporate Social Responsibility: The Rise of a Global Business Norm, by Ursula Muhle, Campus Verlag 2011.

  • Force of Nature: The Unlikely Story of Wal-Mart’s Green Revolution

    “Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Humes (Eco Barons) offers a stirring story of how ecologically responsible practices are increasingly benefiting the bottom line, and how as Wal-Mart goes global (and tries to lure back the more green-conscious consumer decamping for Target), the biggest retailer in the world is, slowly but surely, encouraging a change for the better.…

  • Climate Capitalism: Capitalism in the Age of Climate Change

    “If you wonder whether there is any hope of humankind′s dealing successfully with climate change, read this book. It is a virtual compendium of what is going on already from which to draw hope and, more important, inspiration.”—Ray Anderson, chairman and founder, Interface, Inc. For more information, visit Climate Capitalism: Capitalism in the Age of…