Lean and Green

This book dispels the myth that a business or organization has to choose between making a profit and protecting the environment. Appealing to employees at every level, it provides over 100 examples of environmental practices that bring savings or new sources of revenue. It also coaches readers to make their environmental cases to management using business language -- leading their argument with profitability.

Preface

xi

Acknowledgments

xvii

Introduction The Myth That Environmental Practices Are Bad for Business

1

(18)

Part I The Four Steps for Creating a Lean and Green Organization

19

(50)

Question Wasteful Practices

21

(10)

Gain Lean and Green Endorsement Using Business Language

31

(12)

Collaborate to Achieve Lean and Green Goals

43

(14)

Track Progress for Environment and Profit

57

(12)

Part II Real-Life Examples of Putting Lean and Green into Practice

69

(96)

Make a Commitment to Being Lean and Green

71

(10)

Set Up an Environmental Management System

81

(10)

Meet and Exceed Customers' Expectations for Environmental Practices

91

(10)

Translate Green Practices into Revenues

101

(8)

Design Resource Savings into Products and Processes

109

(10)

Reduce: The Best Strategy in the RRR Trilogy

119

(10)

Reuse: The Second Best Strategy in the RRR Trilogy

129

(8)

Recycle: The Third Best Strategy in the RRR Trilogy

137

(10)

Persuade Business Partners to Be Lean and Green Allies

147

(10)

Make Your Buildings More Energy-and Cost-Efficient

157

(8)

Part III How to Make the Most Difference

165

(40)

Become an Environmental Leader in Your Organization

167

(12)

Work with Your Organizational Culture to Support Change

179

(8)

Be an Environmental Activist Using Tactics That Benefit Business

187

(8)

The Fastest Route to Lean and Green

195

(10)

Glossary

205

(4)

Index

209

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