"Millions of Americans have lost confidence in our political and economic system. After years of stagnant wages, volatile job markets, and an unwillingness to deal with profound threats such as climate change, there is a mounting sense that the system is fixed, serving only those select few with enough money to secure a controlling stake. With the characteristic clarity and passion that has made him a central civil voice, Robert B. Reich shows how...

With the growing number of young entrepreneurs starting business within food systems and urban farming, the need for sustainable strategies grows. Proper strategy will be the difference between successful startups and failed potentials. When sustainability is added to the mix, not only does the proper strategy become apparent, the community can also become ameliorated through the business's goals and achievements. One such business that aims to survive...

"In Cultivated Abundance: How We Can Build a Better Future through Transformative Technology Entrepreneurship, serial entrepreneur Mihir Pershad challenges common Silicon Valley wisdom. Drawing on insights from The Good Food Institute, Effective Altruism, and Impossible Foods, Pershad argues that truly transformative startups need to follow a new playbook--one that takes into account the long-term effects of their decisions"--Amazon.com.

Stop spinning your wheels and take control of your career future today. Building a successful career in the world of remote work, hybrid schedules, and a lack of work/life balance is not easy. In fact it's difficult and often seems impossible. But, it doesn't have to be that way. By confronting the lies we are told about building a career, this book will bring you one step closer to the epiphany that will change your life. This workplace manual lays...

In this groundbreaking guide, a management expert outlines the most transformative leadership skill of tomorrow- a skill that can make it possible for companies to build truly diverse and inclusive teams that value an employee's need to belong while still being an individual. How do we find that happy medium where workers can demonstrate their individuality while also feeling that they belong? The answer, according to Stefanie K. Johnson, is to Inclusify....

Health systems are facing significant challenges in the climate of health care payment reform, and as a result sustainability efforts-- defined as taking into account social, environmental, and economic considerations when making business decisions-- are often given lower priority. In fact, sustainable business practices can support efforts to improve health. The existing literature and interviews with key leaders in sustainable hospital food supply...

This study explores the need for and sets forth a proposal strategy for sustainability for the wine industry (including grape growing and winemaking) in the Leelanau Michigan Approved Viticulture Area. The document utilizing a case study design begins by summarizing the area's historical background, stakeholders, industry life cycle and business environments and reviews current environmental and social elements as well as addresses the current status...

Coffee is Honduras' most valuable export and is supported by the Honduran Institute of Coffee (IHCAFE) and other private and non-government organizations (NGO's) representing all aspects of the coffee value chain. It is important to illustrate the sustainable aspects of Specialty Coffee given that coffee is a worldwide commodity whose market is a community that values the environment, the social aspects of those that produce it and their ability to...