
Green Giants
How Smart Companies Turn Sustainability into Billion-Dollar Businesses
E. Williams(Author)
Amacom (Publisher)
Published on 6. September 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-1-4002-4264-1 (ISBN)
Description
What do Brazil's top beauty brand, America's second-fastest-growing restaurant chain, and the world's third bestselling car have in common--besides achieving enormous success with revenue in the tens of billions? They are doing it all while holding to their convictions of implementing sustainable principles that help consumers live better lives. But they aren't the only ones. Green Giants examines nine companies--including Chipotle, Toyota, Unilever, Tesla, General Electric, and more--who have established the blueprint for sustainable success that anyone can follow. Author Freya Williams, an early pioneer of the modern sustainable business movement, discovered six factors responsible for the overwhelming success of these nine socially responsible companies: The Iconoclastic Leader
Disruptive Innovation
A Higher Purpose
Built In, Not Bolted On
Mainstream Appeal
New Behavioral Contract
Packed with eye-opening research, exclusive interviews, and enlightening examples, Green Giants serves as your blueprint for merging wild profitability with social responsibility.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
HarperCollins Focus
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
474 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4002-4264-1 (9781400242641)
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E. FREYA WILLIAMS advises organizations, including Coca Cola, Kraft, SAP, and the UN, on how to incorporate sustainability and social good into their brands. The co-founder of OgilvyEarth, she is now CEO of Futerra, North America, and also served as EVP of Business+Social Purpose at Edelman. Her expertise has been featured in Newsweek, The Financial Times, and on NPR.