{"product_id":"9780312543495","title":"Confessions of a Radical Industrialist: Profits, People, Purpose--Doing Business by Respecting the Earth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1994, Interface founder and chairman Ray Anderson set an audacious goal for his commercial carpet company:  to take nothing \u003ci\u003efrom\u003c\/i\u003e the earth that can’t be replaced \u003ci\u003eby\u003c\/i\u003e the earth.  Now, in the most inspiring business book of our time, Anderson leads the way forward and challenges all of industry to share that goal. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Interface story is a compelling one:  In 1994, making carpets was a toxic, petroleum-based process, releasing immense amounts of air and water pollution and creating tons of waste.  Fifteen years after Anderson’s “spear in the chest” revelation, Interface has:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Cut greenhouse gas emissions by 82%\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Cut fossil fuel consumption by 60%\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Cut waste by 66%\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Cut water use by 75%\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Invented and patented new machines, materials, and manufacturing processes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Increased sales by 66%, doubled earnings, and raised profit margins\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith practical ideas and measurable outcomes that every business can use, Anderson shows that profit and sustainability are not mutually exclusive; businesses can improve their bottom lines and do right by the earth. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47024417833200,"sku":"9780312543495","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780312543495_p0.jpg?v=1763677081","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780312543495","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}