Comments on: For a Crash Course in Sustainable Business, What Are the “Must Read” Books?

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By: Paula

Paula — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 03:14:15 +0000

Anne: "Any suggestions for an essay on sustainability, will use it as first reading for a newly formed team. Needs to be inspirational, educational and lighthearted."
Not sure if your received an answer to this BUT
http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2008...
I found William Mcdonough's essay in Vanity Fair (May 2008) "Industrial Revolution: Take 2" to be exceptionally good.
Cheers,
Paula

By: Paula

Paula — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 20:14:15 +0000

By: karenvreeland

karenvreeland — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 10:48:01 +0000

"Women in Green," by Kira Gould and Lance Hosey. The first book to look at the connections between women and sustainability design and development. http://www.amazon.com/Women-Green-Voices-Sustai...

By: carykrosinsky

carykrosinsky — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:30:38 +0000

Gil Friend's “Truth About Green Business”
Dan Esty's “Green to Gold”
and my own (Cary Krosinsky/Nick Robins) co-edited “Sustainable Investing: The Art of Long-Term Performance”

By: Kerry Payne

Kerry Payne — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:33:35 +0000

Strategy for sustainability – Werbach

By: Scott Cooney

Scott Cooney — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:59:52 +0000

Email from my friend Sarah Kurhajaretz:

Mindfully Green: A Personal and Spiritual Guide to Whole Earth Thinking
By Stephanie Kaza

By: Tim Nash

Tim Nash — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:35:16 +0000

Lots of great books on here! I'd recommend Matt Kiernan's “Investing in a Sustainable World”.

By: Anne

Anne — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:02:11 +0000

Any suggestions for an essay on sustainability, will use it as first reading for a newly formed team. Needs to be inspirational, educational and lighthearted. Thanks.

By: douglasadams

douglasadams — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:10:48 +0000

I agree with Elizabeth, SLOW MONEY is a must read!
I love it and it got great reviews on Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/Inquiries-into-Nature-Slo...

By: Michael Bartner

Michael Bartner — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:23:02 +0000

Inquiries into the Nature of Slow Money: Investing as if Food, Farms, and Fertility Mattered
by Woody Tasch. This book provides a vision for a new economy based on preservation and restoration rather than consumption and greed.

By: Cynthea Lee Rose

Cynthea Lee Rose — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 02:17:08 +0000

PERMACULTURE: A Designers' Manual (Hardcover)
~ Bill Mollison (Author), Reny Mia Slay (Author)

The concepts can be applied to any and all human activity on the planet, including business.

http://www.amazon.com/PERMACULTURE-Designers-Ma...

By: Nick

Nick — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:27:50 +0000

The Green-Collar Economy, Van Jones

By: timshaffer

timshaffer — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:21:39 +0000

Natural Capitalism