Return on Sustainability: How Business Can Increase Profitability and Address Climate Change in an Uncertain Economy

by Kevin Wilhelm

This book highlights the risk of inaction for businesses when it comes to climate change, but also contains best practices to allow them to capitalize on the numerous business opportunities that climate change presents, including increased profitability, enhanced brand value, and improved shareholder relations. The first section contains practical actions and real-world case studies of companies, such as Yakima, Sun Microsystems, and Lockheed Martin, that have successfully improved their climate performances, enhanced brand value, and increased profitability at the same time. The second and third sections of this book focus on the various risks that companies face from potential carbon regulation and the market factors forcing businesses to take action, whether they want to or not. This book provides the steps and strategies necessary to take leadership actions to help business "future-proof" society.

Genres: Sustainability, Business, Nonfiction

224 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 2009

About the author

Kevin Wilhelm is an expert and thought leader in the field of business sustainability and climate response. He recently authored Return on Sustainability: How Business Can Increase Profitability & Address Climate Change in an Uncertain Economy . He is the CEO of Sustainable Business Consulting, a Seattle-based consulting firm that works with multinational businesses on practical solutions that deliver profit improvement through the use of sustainable business and climate reduction practices.

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Reviews

[Carter Wells · Rating 4 out of 5]

After reading Kevin Wilhelm's nonfiction book, Return on Sustainability, concurrent with Kim Stanley Robinson's science fiction novel, 2312, it appears Wilhelm's how-to guide for business leaders interested in "greening" their businesses reads more like a warning shot across the bow with a message on the importance of addressing climate change today lest we "dither" too long and SciFi becomes reality.