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Sustainable Enterprise: The Next Industrial Revolution
February 13, 2007
Ray C. Anderson founder, chairman, Interface, Inc.

Ray C. Anderson discusses the tremendous positive impact that technological and industrial advances during the last century have made on our daily lives. Some argue that these advances have come at a significant cost to the environment and may result in global climate change. Some believe that a better model exists that consumes no non-renewable resources, reduces waste, and is profitable to business.

Business & Economics | Health & Science
automobiles | greenhouse gases | Energy & Conservation | Energy | Environment | Engineering
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Image of Mid-Course Correction: Toward a Sustainable Enterprise: The Interface Model
Author: Ray Anderson
Publisher: Peregrinzilla Press (1999)
Binding: Paperback, 204 pages
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