{"product_id":"9780312544553","title":"Business Lessons from a Radical Industrialist","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Inspirational . . . Essential reading for anyone, whether lay, student, or practitioner, interested in business success today and in the environment.\"—\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\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. In this remarkable book, Anderson leads the way forward and challenges all of us to share that goal. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Interface story is a compelling one. Fifteen years after Anderson's initiative, Interface has: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Cut greenhouse gas emissions by 94 percent \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Cut fossil fuel consumption by 60 percent \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Cut waste by 80 percent \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Cut water use by 80 percent \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Invented and patented new machines, materials, and manufacturing processes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Increased sales by 66 percent, doubled earnings, and raised profit margins\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffering practical ideas and measurable outcomes that every business can use, Anderson shows that profit and sustainability are not mutually exclusive; we can improve our bottom lines and do right by the earth. Written with passion and an executive's hardheaded savvy, \u003ci\u003eBusiness Lessons from a Radical Industrialist\u003c\/i\u003e is the most inspiring business book of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47024555032816,"sku":"9780312544553","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780312544553_p0.jpg?v=1763677213","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780312544553","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}