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.

  • Green to Gold: How Smart Companies Use Environmental Strategy to Innovate, Create Value, and Build Competitive Advantage

    “An excellent, updated primer that tracks the A to Z of getting a grip on green as a business leader.”—CNBC European Business. For more information, visit Green to Gold: How Smart Companies Use Environmental Strategy to Innovate, Create Value, and Build Competitive Advantage, by Daniel Esty and Andrew Winston, Wiley (revised, updated edition) 2009.

  • Responsible Business: Self-Governance and Law in Transnational Economic Transactions

    “The wealth of case studies and meticulous empirical evidence, combined with high theory, make for a very plausible analysis of one of the most significant trends in environmental and economic governance…a worthwhile addition to nearly any environmental law library.”—Benjamin J Richardson Journal of Environmental Law Vol 21, No 1, 2009. For more information, visit Responsible Business: Self-Governance…

  • The Aspen Institute Guide to Socially Responsible MBA Programs 2008-2009

    “The Aspen Institute, a premier non-profit, research organization for corporate social responsibility, offers the first comprehensive guide to the world’s leading global MBA programs in CSR–an indispensable guide for prospective students, universities, hiring companies, and libraries.”—Book description. For more information, visit The Aspen Institute Guide to Socially Responsible MBA Programs 2008-2009, by The Aspen Institute 2008.

  • Creative Capitalism: A Conversation with Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, and Other Economic Leaders

    “… at the 2008 annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, [Bill] Gates advocated a creative capitalism in which big corporations, the distinguishing feature of the modern global economy, integrate doing good into their way of doing business… This controversial new idea is discussed and debated by the more than forty contributors…

  • Guidance on Corporate Responsibility Indicators in Annual Reports

    “This publication is a voluntary technical aid for enterprises, investors, regulators, and others. It is aimed to assist preparers of enterprise reporting in producing concise and comparable corporate responsibility indicators within their annual financial reports.”—Book description. For more information, visit Guidance on Corporate Responsibility Indicators in Annual Reports, by United Nations 2008.

  • The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems

    “This book illustrates the link between the struggle to restore the environment and the need to revive the US economy. Van Jones demonstrates conclusively that the best solutions for the survivability of our planet are also the best solutions for everyday Americans.”—Al Gore, former U.S. Vice-President. Now Chairman of Generation Investment Management. For more information,…