Leaving Planet Simple: Embracing Sustainability, ESG, and Resilience to Transform Your Business

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Sustainability, resilience, ESG. What does it all mean? In his groundbreaking book, Leaving Planet Simple, Dr. Alex Gold cuts through the clutter and sensationalized headlines to explain how you can truly transform your business. Many business leaders today are stuck on Planet Simple. It’s a pleasant place—and state of mind—but it’s not the real world. For centuries, particularly since the Scientific Revolution of the 1700s, humankind has sought to master and rule over nature. While this has brought many benefits including increased human health, nutrition, and quality of life, it has also brought catastrophe, environmental degradation, a warming climate, and an often-inequitable society.
Now, Dr. Gold, with a PhD in resilience science and extensive corporate experience, shows us that rather than trying to master it, nature has quite a bit to teach us. With his deep background in resilience science, which emerged nearly fifty years ago from the world of ecology, Dr. Gold explains that what often hinders business leaders today is an outdated mindset. This is life on Planet Simple, a world where businesses can operate in isolation, separate from the environment and the communities they inhabit. Instead, Dr. Gold shows us that a business, really any organization, is much more like a natural environment, an ecosystem where all the parts are interconnected and changing all the time. Business leaders must leave Planet Simple, abandon this simplistic mindset, and embrace a new resilience mindset better suited for Planet Earth.
Companies and organizations around the globe are increasingly being asked—or required—to report on how they are resilient to environmental and social change. As a modern-day business leader, you have a choice. You can ignore these trends—although that is quickly becoming impossible in many jurisdictions—or treat these requirements as just another compliance exercise; a series of boxes to be checked or reports to be filed. Alternatively, as Dr. Gold argues in this book, you can embrace them, transforming your operations to build a resilient business that learns, evolves, and adapts in the face of uncertainty.
It’s time to leave behind the simplicity of old paradigms and begin a thrilling journey toward a sustainable, resilient, and thriving future.

From the Publisher

A Blueprint for Sustainable Business Success

In Leaving Planet Simple, Dr. Alex Gold challenges business leaders to see global sustainability challenges not as burdens but as opportunities for meaningful transformation. Drawing on extensive research into human-natural systems, Dr. Gold demystifies sustainability buzzwords, offering clear insights on why sustainability is now essential for businesses to succeed.

As global trends shift from voluntary initiatives to mandatory standards, Leaving Planet Simple provides a practical roadmap for integrating resilience principles into business strategies. Dr. Gold emphasizes that sustainability is more than just compliance—it’s a key driver for thriving in today’s rapidly evolving marketplace.

This book equips leaders with actionable strategies to not only meet emerging demands but to leverage them for long-term success. Leaving Planet Simple is a must-read for businesses ready to embrace change and secure a sustainable future.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Forbes Books
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 29, 2024
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 226 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1642256994
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1642256994
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.1 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1 x 9 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #1,991,606 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #364 in Green Business (Books) #839 in Sustainable Business Development #1,310 in Development & Growth Economics (Books)
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