The best of the latest sustainability literature
Citizen Coke – The Making of Coca-Cola Capitalism By Bartow J. Elmore
Paperback: 432 pages, £16.19
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: February 2015
ISBN-10: 0231153317
How did one of the world’s most iconic brands build its global empire? The easy answer is advertising, but the real formula to Coke’s success, Bartow Elmore argues, was its strategy, from the start, to offload costs and risks onto suppliers, franchisees and the government. Coca Cola became a giant in a world of abundance. What role will it play in a world of scarcity?
Corporate Social Irresponsibility By Paula Alexander
Paperback: 386 pages, £39.99
Publisher: Routledge
Published: February 2015
ISBN-10: 0415721466
Corporate social responsibility has turned from oxymoron into a defining challenge of the 21st century. Taking the recent financial crisis as a starting point, this book focuses on ethical failures in order to relate corporate responsibility to business ethics, corporate governance and organisation effectiveness. It advocates a strategic approach to CSR, where ethical management cannot, and should not, be divorced from effective management.
Supply Chain Metrics That Matter By Lora M. Cecere
Hardcover: 400 pages, £42.50
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: February 2015
ISBN-10: 1118858115
As growth has slowed and volatility has increased, supply chain excellence matters more than ever for corporate performance. One cannot snap their fingers and deliver supply chain success, however. It happens over many years. This new book evaluates the progress of more than a hundred companies between 2006 and 2013 to analyse which metrics matter the most for building a successful and ethical global business.
Demystifying Sustainability: Towards Real Solutions By Haydn Washington
Paperback: 242 pages, £23.39
Publisher: Routledge
Published: February 2015
ISBN-10: 1138812692
What is sustainability? Going beyond the buzz words, this engaging book aims to demystify sustainability and sustainable development for the layperson. It examines the sustainability of the past and looks to the future, considering how economic, ecological and social sustainability should be defined if we are to solve our environmental, economic and social crises.
Frugal Innovation: How to Do More With Less By Navi Radjou and Jaideep Prabhu
Paperback: 256 pages, £13.07
Publisher: Economist Books
Published: March 2015
ISBN 10: 1781253757
With an estimated trillion-dollar global market for sustainable products, and with potentially huge cost savings to be gained, frugal innovation is revolutionising business and reshaping management thinking. This seminal book provides a practical roadmap and numerous case studies to explain how companies can develop high-quality products and create more value with limited resources.
The Age of Sustainable Development By Jeffrey D. Sachs
Paperback: 544 pages, £23.95
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: April 2015
ISBN-10: 0231173156
In this major new work, development expert Jeffrey Sachs explains in encyclopaedic detail what sustainable development means and presents a compelling and practical framework for how global citizens can use a holistic way forward to address persistent extreme poverty, environmental degradation and political-economic injustice.
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