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Green Giants : How Smart Companies Turn Sustainability into Billion-Dollar Businesses.
Title:
Green Giants : How Smart Companies Turn Sustainability into Billion-Dollar Businesses.
Author:
Williams, E. Freya.
ISBN:
9780814436141
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (305 pages)
Contents:
COVER -- TITLE -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION: BILLION WITH A "B" -- 1 THE ICONOCLASTIC LEADER -- 2 DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION -- 3 A HIGHER PURPOSE -- 4 BUILT IN, NOT BOLTED ON -- 5 MAINSTREAM APPEAL -- 6 A NEW BEHAVIORAL CONTRACT -- CONCLUSION: NEXT BILLIONS AND THE GREEN GIANT EFFECT -- APPENDIX: METHODOLOGY FOR RESEARH CITED IN CHAPTER 1 -- ENDNOTES -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR -- FREE SAMPLE CHAPTER FROM INTO THE STORM -- COPYRIGHT.
Abstract:
What do Brazil's top beauty brand, America's second-fastest-growing restaurant chain, and the world's third bestselling car have in common? They are shattering the myth that acting sustainably and building a billion-dollar business are mutually exclusive. Green Giants examines nine companies that are merging social responsibility with wild profitability-and reveals the six factors responsible for their success, including: Iconoclastic Leadership fueled by deep conviction and a rebellious streak Disruptive Innovation that uses sustainability to spur the development of radically better products and services A Higher Purpose that ignites the company-when the mission leads, profits follow Mainstream Appeal with positioning and packaging stripped of the crunchy cliches that alienate the average customer. This new breed of billion-dollar businesses proves it's possible to achieve enormous success while implementing sustainable principles that help consumers live better lives. Ranging from start-ups to business lines incubated within major multinationals, these companies collectively represent over 60 billion in revenue. What's more-many command wider profit margins and are growing faster than their conventional counterparts. Packed with eye-opening research, exclusive interviews, and enlightening examples from Chipotle, Toyota, Unilever, Tesla, General Electric, and more, Green Giants serves as a blueprint for sustainable success that anyone can follow.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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