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Kat Janowicz digs deep to chronicle the transformation of the LA-Long Beach ports as a springboard for exploring the larger quest for an emission-free world.The landmark 2002 ruling in a lawsuit against the Port of Los Angeles and one of its terminal operators sent shock waves through global supply chains. To stay in business and continue to compete on the world stage, the LA and Long Beach ports had to start listening to the community and find common ground for reducing port-related air pollution. Ultimately, the ports underwent nothing short of an environmental reformation. Technical documents, legislative records, and news reports offer bits and pieces of this story, but the full account has never been told until now. Drawing on more than two decades of experience in the energy, transportation, and technology sectors, Kat Janowicz digs deep to chronicle the transformation of the LA-Long Beach ports as a springboard for exploring the larger quest for an emission-free world: the choices, the costs, and the challenges. Janowicz reviewed thousands of documents, watched hundreds of hours of video recordings, and spoke to more than 150 people to tell this story and decode its complexities. Those who shared their knowledge, insights, and personal stories include current and former port executives and staff, elected and appointed officials, private industry leaders, scientists, educators, and everyday people who live and work in Southern California. Captivating, informative, and entertaining, Chasing Zero is a primer for everyone from ordinary people to high-level decision-makers seeking to better understand the global trade, supply chain, technology, energy, and environmental issues and policies that affect us all. While painting a vivid portrait of the global challenges we face, the book sheds light on the exciting opportunities for current and future generations willing to tackle them.

A guidebook for leaders to create value from sustainability and organisational performance.The Adventure of Sustainable Performance seeks out bold pioneers or forgotten pioneers who need reinvigorating and to be inspired with renewed purpose. Leaders who want more than just modest incremental efficiency gains, who want to create value, to deliver positive impact and meaningful change, should welcome this book. In a time of disruption like never before, boundaries will need revisiting, systems need reimagining, and assets need repurposing through wise stewardship.The authors share their many years of experience serving clients and driving performance as the world transitions to a net zero carbon future. A future that uses resources sustainably and that seeks social justice. Through storytelling and interviews from many international leaders in business and sustainability, and by anchoring practical advice with evidence and truth, you will find:* The avalanche of new regulations and changes to the compliance landscape* The opportunity for value creation beyond compliance box ticking* Inspirational stories on how ambitions can be reset* A destination that supports ongoing prosperity for humanity from sustainable performance models* How purpose driven brands generate superior value* The role of 'Total Value Systems' as we move from shareholder to stakeholder capitalism models.* The relationship between sustainability, talent and customer attraction* How digital will play an increasingly important role as the world pivots in response to the climate crisisBe in no doubt, The Adventure of Sustainable Performance describes an adventurous journey, uncomfortable at times, where a new and cold reality is dawning. But, in a period when the world will continue to play at denial or talk more of ruins, this book helps leaders to instead see foundations. Foundations upon which the new era will be built, and new systems of value will be realised.Perfect for executives, managers, directors, and other business leaders, The Adventure of Sustainable Performance is an actionable guidebook for the implementation of value-add sustainability programmes.

This book explores the swiftly emerging nexus between sustainability, finance, and technology.Leading practitioners and academic thought leaders reflect on the ways in which technology and digitalization shape how sustainable finance professionals address environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues. Together, the contributors identify three spheres in which technology shapes how investors make sense of such issues:ESG and technology: finance professionals need to know about how technological innovations, such as chemical recycling for plastics, in the real economy shape firms' ESG performance;ESG through technology: technological developments, such as AI and blockchain, can enable finance professionals to offer more fine-grained ESG analyses; andESG as technology: the ESG agenda itself is influenced by technological developments that are not well understood by practitioners (e.g., data mining for Bitcoin creating significant emissions).Using practically relevant examples and recent insights from people working in the field, the book explores the linkages between sustainability, technology, and finance in different contexts and shows how practitioners can accelerate needed change processes.This book primarily addresses practitioners in companies and investment firms as well as students enrolled in executive education and MBA programs.

Nachhaltigkeit und der Umbau der Wirtschaft zur Klimaneutralität sind große historische Kraftanstrengungen und Umwälzungen. Vieles läuft dabei parallel: die Bewältigung von Krisen, Effizienz und Innovationen sowie Technologieschübe. Zur Erreichung der Klimaneutralität braucht es vor allem einen ganzheitlichen Strukturwandel der Industrie. Dieses Buch unterstützt Unternehmen, ihren eigenen Weg zu planen und mit passenden Strategien und Maßnahmen zu unterlegen, denn mit den Klimaneutralitätszielen bis 2045 sind sie zum Handeln aufgefordert. Es versteht sich als Transfer- und Praxisbuch zum Thema Klimaneutralität in der Industrie mit dem Ziel, anwendbare und praxiserprobte Handlungsmöglichkeiten aufzuzeigen. Präsentiert werden Empfehlungen und ein Instrumentenmix, der Klimaschutz entlang der gesamten industriellen Wertschöpfungskette forciert. Gezeigt werden auch Risiken, die sich aus dem Klimawandel für Produktion, Betriebsabläufe und Lieferketten ergeben sowie mögliche Chancen, die sichdurch die Veränderung der Rahmenbedingungen bieten.Das Buch verbindet außerdem unternehmensspezifische Ansätze mit politischen und gesellschaftlichen Debatten über Klimaneutralität, stellt die wichtigen Initiativen zur Klimaneutralität vor und widmet sich der Frage, wie sich Unternehmen durch Transparenz, Glaubwürdigkeit und Kommunikation der eigenen Klimastrategie aktiv im Markt positionieren. Das Werk richtet sich an Unternehmer*innen, CSR- und Nachhaltigkeitsbeauftragte, Fach- und Führungskräfte in Umwelt- und Nachhaltigkeitsverbänden und -organisationen sowie Industrie- und Unternehmensverbände. Es eignet sich auch für Studierende und Dozierende im Bereich Management.

This book provides an encyclopedic forum for disseminating and exchanging up-to-date scientific information on theoretical, generic, and applied areas of knowledge.

Time is running out in the race to slash carbon emissions and repair biodiversity, with the goal of reaching net-zero by 2050 remaining as elusive as ever.

The world of work is changing exponentially. Rapid technological innovation and global forces are compelling businesses to disrupt traditional models and adopt new digital strategies and skills to compete. This requires new future-fit thinking, as well as the habits and capabilities to learn, adapt, experiment and fail fast. In POWER-UP8, Debbie Craig reveals why the world needs more people who are: - Intensely curious (about themselves, others and the world), - Originally creative (experimenting, learning and willing to fail), - Courageously committed (to their vision for self, team or cause), - Consciously choosing (where to focus attention and how to show up), - Critical thinkers (who can resolve dilemmas and make meaning out of noise), - Trust building collaborators (that combine perspectives and strengths into lasting relationships and value), - Change influencers (that navigate the maze of change for positive impact) and, - Generous contributors (that build lasting healthy communities).POWER-UP8 offers readers a guide to rapidly build the most important beliefs and habits required for success in the next decade - using the latest brain and behavioural science of learning and change. These 8 capabilities have been carefully chosen from a unique combination of research and practical experience in developing organisations, leaders and learners over the last 20+ years.

Kellan Fluckiger is the author of several #1 Best-selling books including Tightrope of Depression, Meeting God at the Door, The Results Equation, and others.We are created to live in love and, we have allowed our life experiences to create stories of "alone," "trapped," "not good enough," and "worthless" in our hearts.This brings us to live in fear.This book will help you change your false narratives and move from fear to love and joy.You truly can walk without fear.

Sheep must think - if they think at all - that the farmer works for them. He feeds them, shears them, protects them. All seems well, now and forever. Until that day when most of the lambs are herded into trucks and driven away..."Only at this point of real and immediate crisis does the consciousness of sheep expand to contemplate the wider picture. Nevertheless, there is no serious resistance. They are now so conditioned that, despite their fears, the sheep walk meekly to their deaths....Of course, we humans are more sophisticated than sheep are we not?"The Western world stands at a crossroads. Threatened by the impacts of overpopulation, climate change, environmental damage, impending energy shortages and the collapse of the global economy, we face some hard choices. Unfortunately, human psychology and neurobiology predispose us to denial where we desperately need clear, rational thought. We need to pull our heads out of the sand and take a long hard look at the looming crises that await us, together with our in-built tendency to trade our future safety for peace of mind.In The Consciousness of Sheep, sociologist Tim Watkins provides a detailed and thoroughly researched explanation of the current predicament of Western civilisation; the ways in which the crises are likely to unfold; and the progressive responses that are beginning to emerge. It is a fascinating read for anyone interested in economics, the environment, and the future of the human race. The message is stark but ultimately positive - it is time for us to develop a sustainable way of life for all of humanity.

Negli ultimi anni si sente molto parlare di CROWDFUNDING, letteralmente "finanziamento collettivo". Ad alimentare la rinomanza del crowdfunding sono sicuramente i social e la blogosfera che hanno contribuito a diffondere un nuovo modo per racimolare soldi. Qualcuno si serve del crowdfunding per realizzare un'idea mentre non manca chi chiede aiuto su internet per promuovere un'iniziativa sociale.Attualmente è possibile reperire soldi in maniera legale utilizzando diversi canali, gran parte dei quali gestiti da banche e da istituti finanziari. Il problema principale, però, rimane quello dell'accesso limitato al credito in cui si trovano gran parte delle persone che hanno bisogno di soldi. Chiedere un prestito ad un ente finanziario è spesso un terno al lotto: le garanzie richieste sono tantissime e la fiducia nutrita nei confronti dei debitori è pressoché pari a zero. In un periodo in cui la crisi economica ha falciato le piccole e le medie imprese ed ha reso impossibile la vita dei liberi professionisti, il crowdfunding ha trovato terreno fertile. Si procede alla raccolta fondi collettiva per pubblicare un libro, brevettare un'idea, promuovere una start up, finanziare una ONLUS. Non ci sono enti che valutano la solidità di un'azienda o la solvibilità di una persona fisica, né tanto meno una banca che pretende garanzie sempre più certe per l'adempimento del debito. Per tale ragione il crowdfunding è diventato virale sia in Italia che all'estero: trovare finanziamenti in maniera alternativa (ma soprattutto legale) può aiutare chiunque intenda realizzare un'idea!Cosa aspetti allora? Se vuoi realizzare i tuoi progetti o trovare un investimento su misura, questa è la guida giusta per TE!