Here are a few recent books related to the environment and corporate social responsibility. Together they offer a powerful argument for the positive impact of doing what's right.

Capitalism at the Crossroads Stuart L. Hart, Samuel C. Johnson Chair of Sustainable Global Enterprise and Professor of Management at Cornell's Johnson Graduate School of Management, provides an exciting and insightful look at how corporations can be the catalyst for sustainable global development. Professor Hart shows how traditional "greening" methods do not go far enough to eliminate waste and negative environmental impacts and how to transform an organization into an inclusive and profitable corporation. SC Johnson Chairman and CEO Fisk Johnson wrote the foreword for the book. Want to read it? >
Green to Gold Daniel C. Esty and Andrew S. Winston, both Yale University scholars, take a thorough look at corporate environmental responsibility through the lens of history. Exploring stories of some of the world's most famous companies as they have tackled the issue of sustainability, Esty and Winston create a must-read. Filled with practical ideas based on the experiences of the authors as well as countless interviews with business leaders, Green to Gold offers a fascinating perspective. Want to read it? >
The High-Purpose Company Christine Arena, business strategist and speaker, follows up her award-winning Cause for Success to show that corporate social responsibility is at the heart of corporate prosperity. Arena's imaginative and ingenious research strategies were applied to 75 world-class organizations, to ultimately find that responsibility and profitability do not have to be mutually exclusive. As the book shows, corporate social responsibility is crucial, but in ways that are sometimes surprising. Want to read it? >