Product Description

The Natural Step for Business examines how four very successful "evolutionary" corporations in Sweden and the United States - including IKEA and Scandic Hotels in Sweden, and Collins Pine and Interface in the U.S. - are positioning themselves for long-term competitiveness using The Natural Step as a central part of their corporate strategy. Nattrass and Altomare puncture the myth that a company must choose between profitability and care for the natural environment, and present a timely and practical application of this exciting model for global sustainability.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #191294 in Books
• Published on: 1999-01-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 240 pages

About the Author

Brian Nattrass and Mary Altomare are co-founders of The Natural Step/Canada. Brian Nattrass is a corporate lawyer, has served as CEO of a Canadian public company and as Chairman of Earth Day International, and consults to corporations throughout North America. Mary Altomare is Vice-President of Innovation Strategies, Inc. where she specializes in organizational development, and serves as an advisor to many environmental organizations, including Earth Day and Green Seal. Both live in Gibsons Landing, British Columbia. Karl Henrik Robèrt is the Swedish founder of The Natural Step; author Paul Hawken heads the U.S. Natural Step organization.

Customer Reviews

Companies on the right road.
Exceptional book describing the background of the Natural Step process but more importantly provides evidence that companies who embrace sustainabilty in every aspect will be well rewarded for their efforts. Well done with loads of detail.

An excellent applied reference on The Natural Step
The authors provide a real service with this book. So far much of the published work on The Natural Step framework has remained conceptual, without a lot of practical examples of the model in practice. The case examples of IKEA, Collins Pine, and Interface provide valuable references for organizational managers and consultants who are working to build more sustainable organizations. I highly recommend this book.

The Natural Step in action - great practical case-studies!
This is a terrifc book in that it not only lucidly explains the framework of the Natural Step but also gives some excellent practical examples of major corporations starting down the path towards sustainability. This will give them a great competitive edge. With examples like the Natural Step model being applied by the likes of IKEA and Interface one can remain optimistic in the face of the torrent of negatives about the degenerating nature of the world environment. I hope that this book will encourgae others to look nto what the Natural Step has to offer..