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Working to Restore: Harnessing the Power of Regenerative Business to Heal the World

Working to Restore: Harnessing the Power of Regenerative Business to Heal the World

Chhabra, Esha

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Business General

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ISBN10: 0807093351
ISBN13: 9780807093351
Publisher: Beacon Press
Published: Mar 19 2024
Pages: 248
Weight: 0.80
Height: 0.74 Width: 5.66 Depth: 8.62
Language: English
A 2023 Porchlight Business Book Award and Inc. Non-Obvious Book Award winner

Dispatches from the regenerative landscape, where pioneering entrepreneurs use their businesses as catalysts of change to go beyond sustainability and solve social and environmental problems

Political upheaval and social turmoil have peeled back the glitzy layers of capitalism to reveal an uncomfortable truth: historically, businesses have sourced materials from remote corners of the globe and moved millions of people and tons of cargo around the clock--all in the name of profit. Yet many of today's startups are rewriting the rules of business: how it's done, by whom, and, most importantly, for what purpose. Journalist Esha Chhabra draws on her decades of reporting to explore not only the feel good, do good factors of these restorative enterprises but also the nuanced realities and promise of regenerative business operations.

Working to Restore examines revolutionary approaches in nine areas: agriculture, waste, supply chain, inclusivity for the collective good, women in the workforce, travel, health, energy, and finance. The companies profiled are solving global issues: promoting responsible production and consumption, creating equitable opportunities for all, encouraging climate action, and more. Chhabra highlights how their work moves beyond the greenwashed idea of sustainability into a new era of regeneration and restoration.

We meet and learn from people like:

  • Marius Smit, founder of Plastic Whale, the first company to build boats entirely out of plastic waste removed from our oceans and waterways
  • Sébastien Kopp and François-Ghislain Morillion, cofounders of Veja, a shoe brand whose mission it is to make the most ecologically sensitive shoes possible
  • Konrad Brits at Falcon Coffees, a trading company leading the way with a collaborative supply chain by investing in the local farmers who grow and harvest coffee beans
  • Chief Toaster Rob Wilson and Tristram Stuart at Toast Ale, who partner with Wold Top Yorkshire Brewery to repurpose surplus bread and produce an award-winning IPA
  • Scott Fry and Martha Butler of Loving Earth, a supply chain company that sources cacao from indigenous communities and brings their people and practices to the forefront

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