Gareth Kane Books

The book explores the critical issue of corporate responsibility in supply chains, highlighting how major companies often bear the blame for environmental damage caused by their suppliers. It emphasizes that the majority of a company's environmental impact lies beyond its immediate operations, making sustainability a complex challenge. Offering a comprehensive guide, it outlines effective techniques for addressing environmental risks, from fundamental green procurement to advanced changes in business models. Exclusive interviews with sustainability experts and real-world examples enrich the discussion, providing actionable insights.

Over the last 5 years, the corporate sustainability debate has shifted from one of compliance to one of strategic competitive advantage. 'The Green Executive' provides everything you need to know to develop a winning sustainability strategy and the leadership skills you require to implement that strategy

Are your sustainability efforts making as much impact as they could be?With our collective way of life rubbing up against the natural limits of the planet, it does not take a genius to see that it is time to scrape the mud off our boots and find a shorter, smarter path towards sustainability – a way to maximize our effectiveness and inspire leaps forward in sustainability, rather than incremental steps. The 80/20 rule says that, in many situations, a small number of inputs determine the vast majority of our desired results. If we identify these “vital few” inputs in our sustainability efforts, and focus on them, we can maximize our effectiveness and accelerate progress rapidly. This book will help you to think about sustainability from an 80/20 perspective with practical applications product and service development; supply chains; materiality, indicators and quantitative analysis; waste, energy efficiency, water conservation and transport; employee engagement and sustainability strategy. If you want to focus on what works, deliver better results, waste less time on “switch it off” stickers and ineffective “standard practice” and start making a real difference, then this book is for you!

Addressing environmental sustainability requires a significant culture change within businesses, which is often the most challenging aspect of this transition. Traditional methods have failed to inspire genuine engagement, prompting a new approach called Green Jujitsu. This strategy emphasizes leveraging employees' strengths rather than correcting weaknesses, using the 'elephant model' to guide, inspire, and modify the workplace environment. The author shares insights from their experiences facilitating culture change in prominent organizations, illustrated through compelling case studies.