CapitalismattheCrossroads:NextGenerationBusinessStrategiesforaPost-CrisisWorld

Themultipleeconomiccrisesofthepasttwoyearsdemonstratemoreclearlythaneverthattheageof"mercenary"capitalismisover:wemustfinallyembarkonanewageofsustainable,stakeholder-basedcapitalism.Whileenlightenedexecutivesandpolicymakersunderstandthecriticalneedforchange,fewhavetangibleplansformakingithappen.StuartL.Hart,oneoftheworld'sleadingexpertsonsustainablecapitalism,presentsclearroadmapsandstrategiesforidentifyingsustainableproductsandtechnologiesthatcandrivenewgrowthwhilealsohelpingtosolvetoday'skeysocialandenvironmentalproblems.ThiseditioncontainsThoroughlyupdatedcasestudiesandexamplesExtensivecoverageofincubatingclean,greentechnologiesatthe"baseofthepyramid"and"tricklingthemup"tothetopAnewPrefacedemonstratinghowrecenteconomiccrisesstemfromunsustainablepoliciesandstrategiesandwhatcanbedoneaboutitNewanalysesofoilpricespikesandthesub-primecrisisthroughthelensofsustainablecapitalismUpdatesonbreakthrough"bottomofthepyramid"initiativesintheU.S.andbeyondDrawingonhisexperienceconsultingwithleadingcompaniesandNGOsworldwide,Hartshowshowtoovercomethepitfallsoftraditional'greening'and'sustainability'strategies,andrechargeinnovation,growth,andprofitabilityinyourenterprise.