31 Ways to Green Your Business (And Boost Your Bottom Line): A Practical Guide to Substantial Savings through Sustainable Business Practices (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781470160135)

Akweli Parker developed an interest in environmental sustainability at a young age, marveling at the diverse species of wildlife that made their home in the woods behind his boyhood New Jersey home. In adulthood, as a business journalist, he became increasingly aware of the imperative and the opportunities to combine business profit with resource stewardship. Since then, he's used his skills as a professional communicator to help organizations articulate their values of sustainability and corporate responsibility. "Business has been, is today and will continue to be a huge driver of our planet's health and well-being," says Parker. "Carbon emissions, our handling of industrial waste and our energy consumption aren't simply things that affect people 'over there.' Just like the 'Butterfly Effect, ' each of our actions concerning sustainability has a consequence - some more measurable than others - here and elsewhere. "Fortunately, there's a lot of carrot to be enjoyed with sustainable practices, for those who find the stick aspect not motivational enough. The carrot is that you can enjoy some incredible financial rewards, not to mention the psychic rewards, of adopting green business practices."