At the outset, the vast amount of information and ideas coming from the 'sustainability' movement may seem a little overwhelming. However, even just a few hours spent researching will rapidly improve your knowledge and help you to more quickly identify key opportunities for your business.

To help you on your learning curve, our team members have selected their choice books and organizations, and indicated the relevancy and importance of each resource to business leadership. We believe that by perusing even a handful of the items below, you will be well on your way to boosting your 'Sustainability' IQ.

Sustainable Business Books

Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution by Paul Hawken, Amory Lovins and L. Hunter Lovins (2000)
As close to the official guide for present-day sustainability thinking as there may be. Although numerous environmental thought pieces have come to the forefront over the decades, in this book Hawken & Lovins craft a bold and economic case for sustainability, which has served as the leading sustainability compass since its release.

Making Sustainability Work: Best Practices in Managing and Measuring Corporate Social, Environmental and Economic Imapcts by Marc J. Epstein, John Elkington and Herman B Leonard (2008)
This is an excellent, no-nonsense guide for business leaders on the successful implementation of sustainability initiatives. It serves as a useful link between the latest recommendations on sustainability and real-world applications that really work.