Flourishing: A Frank Conversation About Sustainability

Indeed, this book is a clarion call to action. Hoffman, as they discuss how to create a sustainable world. Unlike virtually all other books about sustainability, this one goes beyond the typical stories that we tell ourselves about repairing the environmental damages of human progress. As a result, both business and government are following the wrong pathat best applying temporary, less unsustainable solutions that will fail to leave future generations in better shape. Then, the authors sketch out the road to a flourishing future, a change in our consumption and a new approach to understanding and acting. Flourishing: A Frank Conversation about Sustainability invites you into a conversation between a teacher, J

"Hard to disagree with, but not very concrete (Hard to disagree with, but not very concrete (3.75 stars) John Ehrenfeld (JE) doesn't see "sustainability" as increased energy efficiency or "green technology." Instead he sees it as "flourishing[:] a metaphor that captures happiness, health, and the many characteristics of what humans believe is a good life. And it captures a sense of the health of the natural world" (@22). He believes that the usual corporate tactics to promote sustainability, through sustainability scores for products, corporate social responsibility programs, etc., miss some essential points: (A) sustainability is a property of a whole interconnected system, not of a . .75 stars)" according to A. J. Sutter. John Ehrenfeld (JE) doesn't see "sustainability" as increased energy efficiency or "green technology." Instead he sees it as "flourishing[:] a metaphor that captures happiness, health, and the many characteristics of what humans believe is a good life. And it captures a sense of the health of the natural world" (@22). He believes that the usual corporate tactics to promote sustainability, through sustainability scores for products, corporate social responsibility programs, etc., miss some essential points: (A) sustainability is a property of a whole interconnected system, not of a . james p. whitters III said Superb and in depth discussion of the dire necessity to. Superb and in depth discussion of the dire necessity to contemplate sustainability in a world that is consuming far too much of our natural resources.. Insightful The only reason I have given Insightful Michelle C. The only reason I have given 4 stars instead of 5 is because I feel this book is a bit too heavy intellectually for the mainstream. The content was thorough and engaging, and has assisted me in attaching a vocabulary to the beliefs I already held. Reading this as a business school capstone class extra credit assignment has given me "hope". :). stars instead of 5 is because I feel this book is a bit too heavy intellectually for the mainstream. The content was thorough and engaging, and has assisted me in attaching a vocabulary to the beliefs I already held. Reading this as a business school capstone class extra credit assignment has given me "hope". :)

Hoffman is the Holcim (US) Professor of Sustainable Enterprise at the University of Michigan. He continues to do research, write, and teach, most recently at several emerging MBA for Sustainability programs. From 2000-2009, he served as Executive Director of the International Society for Industrial Ecology. Hoffman is co-editor of The Oxford Handbook on Business and the Natural Environment, author of Builder's Apprentice: A Memoir, and co-a

Now, happily and inspirationally, we all can." (John Elkington)"John Ehrenfeld's thinking about our species and our place in the world is indeed a thing of beauty, as Andrew Hoffman's intelligent dialogue with him brings out on every page. There are no simple answers, but there are core questions and critical actions to take. Senge MIT, Society for Organizational Learning, Author of The Fifth Discipline, and Co-Author of Presence, and The Necessary Revolution)"A fresh, daring look at sustainable business. It takes no prisoners and does not try to pleaseit simply tells the brutal truth." (