A Better World

Are you interested in making your business more environmentally friendly and sustainable? Available resources and opportunities are growing exponentially. Here is just a sampling of books, websites and organizations that can help you reach your green goals.

1. Building the Green Economy (Kevin Danaher, 2007)
2. Corporate Social Responsibility (David Hawkins, 2006)
3. Corporate Social Responsibility (Philip Kotler, 2004)
4. Cradle to Cradle (William McDonough, 2002)
5. Deep Economy (Bill McKibben, 2007)
6. Eco-Economy (Lester Brown, 2003)
7. Eco-Efficiency (Livio DeSimone, 2000)
8. Green Business (Amy Townsend, 2006)
9. Green Marketing (Jacquelyn A. Ottman, 2004)
10. Green to Gold (Daniel Esty, 2006)
11. Harvard Business Review on Business and the Environment (Amory Lovins, 2000)
12. Harvard Business Review on Corporate Responsibility (C. K. Prahalad, 2003)
13. Harvard Business Review on Green Business Strategy (2007)
14. Inside the Minds (2003)
15. Lean and Green (Pamela Gordon, 2001)
16. Let My People Go Surfing (Yvon Chouinard, 2006)
17. Raising the Bar (Gary Erickson, 2006)
18. The Ecology of Commerce (Paul Hawken, 1994)
19. The Triple Bottom Line (Andrew Savitz, 2006)
20. World, Inc. (Bruce Piasecki, 2007)

1. 4 ways to go green (Fortune Magazine/CNNMoney.com, Martha Visser, 18 Oct ’07)
2. Ask an Expert: Yes, you can earn green by going green (USA Today, Steve Strauss, 12 Nov ‘07)
3. Don’t get mad, get Yvon (Grist.com, Amanda Little, 22 Oct ’04)
4. Editorial: Short-term pain for environmental gain (StarTribune.com, 7 Dec ’07)
5. Opportunities abound for innovative emissions-cutters (ReportonBusiness.com, Jiri Maly, 3 Dec ’07)
6. Recycling, going green part of sustainable business trend (Montgomery Advertiser, Kenda Williams & and Jonathan Willis, 12 Dec ‘07)
7. Recycling is first step to 'green' business, panel says (The Coloradoan, Hallie Woods, 12 Dec ’07)
8. Reducing U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions (McKinsey and Co., 2007)
9. Study Details How U.S. Could Cut 28% of Greenhouse Gases (NYTimes.com, Matthew Wald, 30 Nov ’07)
10. The green machine (Fortune Magazine/CNNMoney.com, Marc Gunther, 31 July ’06)

1. Cleaner Production International – “The Sustainable Business CD Library.”
2. EnviroLink – Sustainable business resources.
3. GreenBiz – “Business. The Environment. The Bottom Line.”
4. Green Business – “News and information resource.”
5. Green Money Journal – Sustainable business and investing info.
6. Grist – Business
7. Kiplinger Business Resource Center – “Business Resource Library”
8. Sustainable Business – “Provides global news and networking services to help green business grow.”
9. The Evergreen Group – “Sustainable Business Resources”
10. Treehugger – Business