Description
Winner of the Silver Axiom Business Book Award in the category of Sustainability.
Headwinds of Opportunity goes beyond philosophical and academic discussion of business sustainability to offer strategic guidance regarding how to make all types of organizations function more sustainably while simultaneously improving their competitiveness. It differs from other books in that it approaches sustainability as an innovation – an innovative way of conducting business. The book is informed by time-tested principles of innovation diffusion that can be effectively applied to drive change. It places considerable emphasis on the "how-to" aspects of sustainability improvement and how they can be used to increase effectiveness.
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1: Increasing headwinds
Chapter 2: The evolution of constraint headwind
Chapter 3: Current and future constraint headwinds
Chapter 4: Proactive approaches emerge
Chapter 5: Transitioning from linear flow to a circular economy
Chapter 6: Charting a prosperous path forwards
Chapter 7: The rationale for sustainable strategy
Chapter 8: Sustainable innovation
Chapter 9: Establishing a sustainability compass
Chapter 10: Sustainability principle #1: prevent waste
Chapter 11: Sustainability principle #2: improve quality
Chapter 12: Sustainability principle #3: optimize systems
Chapter 13: Sustainability principle #4: restore value 1
Chapter 14: A call for leadership
