The best of the latest sustainability literature
Implementing a US Carbon Tax: Challenges and Debates
By Ian Parry (editor)
Paperback: 306 pages, £29.99
Publisher: Routledge
Published: February 2015
ISBN-10: 1138825360
This book makes the case that a carbon tax would provide the simplest, most effective and least costly way to reduce carbon emissions. Written by leading experts, the volume shows how a carbon tax can work in the US. It covers the full range of issues policymakers would need to understand the carbon tax – from its revenue potential and how it can be administered, to its advantages over other mitigation instruments and its environmental and macroeconomic impacts.
Doing Good by Doing Good: why Creating Shared Value is the Key to Powering Business Growth and Innovation
By Peter Baines
Paperback: 256 pages, £19.95
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: March 2015
ISBN-10: 0730314847
This highly practical book shows companies how to improve the bottom line by implementing an engaging, authentic and business–enhancing programme that helps staff and business thrive. The author uses case studies to illustrate the real effect of CSR on both business and society, with clear guidance toward maximising involvement, creating shared value, engaging all employees, and bringing strong economic returns.
Artwash: Big Oil and the Arts
By Mel Evans
Paperback: 224 pages, £12.99
Publisher: Pluto Press
Published: April 2015
ISBN-10: 0745335888
Published on the fifth anniversary of the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster, Artwash delves deeply into the pressing debates about Big Oil’s sponsorship of the arts in Britain. Based on years of undercover research, grassroots investigation and activism, Mel Evans targets the institutions, the executives, the PR, the artists and the curators, and questions the mechanisms and motivation behind big oil, with a focus on Chevron, ExxonMobil, BP and Shell’s collaboration with institutions such as the Tate.
The Great Race: The Global Quest for the Car of the Future
By Levi Tillemann
Hardcover: 352 pages, £18.49
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: April 2015
ISBN-10: 1476773490
"The Great Race" recounts the story of a century-long battle between automakers for market share, profit and technological dominance – and a race to build the car of the future. These cars will drive themselves, won't consume oil, and will come in radical shapes and sizes. But the path to that future is fraught. The top contenders are two incumbents, the United States and Japan, and a newcomer, China. Their race is a vivid story of capitalism, innovation and politics at the heart of the international economy.
This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate By Naomi Klein
Paperback: 576 pages, £8.99
Publisher: Penguin
Published: May 2015
ISBN-10: 0241956188
Global warming is not about carbon, it’s about capitalism, argues Naomi Klein in this provocative, yet hopeful book. Klein debunks the idea that the world will be saved by new technologies or by a gradual shift away from fossil fuels. Her solution requires a radical reconfiguration of our economic system. The good news is that we can seize this crisis to transform capitalism and build something drastically better.
Sport Management and the Natural Environment: Theory and Practice By Jonathan M. Casper
Paperback: 224 pages, £29.99
Publisher: Routledge
Published: May 2015
ISBN-10: 0415715423
With climate change and other environmental issues becoming increasingly prominent, any successful sport organisation or manager now has to incorporate environmental concerns and social responsibility into their business strategy. This book demonstrates how sport organisations can become more effective and sustainable, with a focus on managing facilities, finance and accounting, leadership, marketing and communications, operations, stakeholder relations and strategic planning.
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