Confessions of a Radical Industrialis..., Ray C. Anderson and Robin White
Confessions of a Radical Industrialis..., Ray C. Anderson and Robin White
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Confessions of a Radical Industrialist
Profits, People, PurposeDoing Business by Respecting the Earth

Author: Ray C. Anderson and Robin White

Narrator: Ray C. Anderson

Unabridged: 11 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/15/2009


Synopsis

His story is now legend. In 1994, after reading The Ecology of Commerce by Paul Hawken, Ray Anderson felt a spear in the chest. The founder of Interface, Inc., a billiondollar carpeting manufacturer, realized that his company was plundering the environment and he needed to steer it on a new course. Since then, Interface has cut its greenhouse gas emissions by eightytwo percent, and the goal is to reach a zero environmental footprint by 2020. Thoughtful and winning, Confessions of a Radical Industrialist shows how Anderson revolutionized his company, while in the process bringing costs down, improving quality, making it one of Fortunes 100 Best Companies to Work Forand driving up profits.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kyle

Inspiring. Shows the power of business when yielded for more than just profit in mind. Hank Reardon or Dagny Taggert would shake their head at Ray Anderson. I find that his commitment to his business and the impact of his business on the planet to be inspiring and warming to know their are people out......more

Goodreads review by Chris

Environmental sustainability is possible and we don’t have to wait for government regulation to get started. The Interface model is proof of concept even if they have a ways to go. This book describes some of the changes Interface made, such as waste reduction and renewable energy, but more importan......more