"It makes better economic sense to do business ecologically!" So says Emmanuel Druon, the successful businessman and 'green' visionary. For the last 20 years, Druon has been practising what he preaches as CEO of the French envelope manufacturer Pocheco. In that time he and his staff have developed the idea of 'ecolonomy' - an approach to business that is based on strict environmental and ethical principles and which is sustainable and commercially profitable. In other words, it makes both economic sense and ecological sense. The three principles that underpin every decision made in the business are that it must: * minimise any damage the business causes to the environment and any pollution it causes * minimise any harm the business could cause to staff (including stress and disruption to family life) * increase productivity. In this radically inspiring little book, Druon tells the story of Pocheco, outlines the key decisions his team has taken and the effect they've had. He recalls many of the problems they faced and the astonishing solutions they found. The book shows how any business can rethink its buildings, its products and services, transport, suppliers, sales, relations with the community, employment practices...and revolutionise its whole business practice. For readers in any organisation of any size looking to make a difference, this is a good, practical and hopeful place to start. -
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Turn your business green: This is the story of how one company systematically transformed its buildings and roofing, community relations, energy and land use, productivity, recruitment, R&D, risk management, safety, use of chemicals, and waste and water management ...to create a sustainable, resilient, inspirational 21st-century business.
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"We are always scanning the horizon for inspiration, for models of enterprises that have already successfully done this. One that has appeared, a shining beacon on the horizon, is Pocheco, the envelope factory with the beehives on the roof. A business that puts its minimisation of water, waste and energy use at the heart of what it does. That thinks through its use of materials and strives to walk as lightly on the earth as possible. It took phenomenal imagination to create an industrial revolution in the first place, it will take something similar to create what happens next. That's what I love so much about the story of Pocheco. It doesn't present the process of stepping forward responsibly into the future as being a dour process of doing without and slowly returning to live in caves. It is about a visionary, Emmanuel Druon, setting out to reimagine Pocheco from the ground up, reducing its environmental impact, preventing pollution, reducing risks at work and lowering the burden of work, and making a financial profit by improving the productivity of the organisation." Rob Hopkins, Founder of the Transition Towns network
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781909470866
Publisert
2015-10-29
Utgiver
Vendor
Triarchy Press
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
138

Forfatter

Biographical note

Asked to choose between ecology and competitiveness, Emmanuel Druon, President of Pocheco, the French envelope manufacturer, has chosen ecolonomy: a business model that respects the planet and its staff and gives it 70% market share in France. In 15 years, Emmanuel Druon has increased annual production from 850,000 to 2 billion envelopes. His recipe for success is ecolonomy. For him, engaging in sustainable development is a way to achieve savings, reduce stress for employees and stand out in an ultra-competitive market. At Pocheco, profits are reinvested fully. Each year, 5-10% of turnover is dedicated to modernising the plant. Ecolonomy has three core principles: to limit the impact on the environment, increase competitiveness and improve working conditions.