Product Description

Believe or not-climate change is one of the most pressing challenges facing the world today. Most of all, it is quickly becoming a crucial business issue. But how will you and your company respond?

You need fast and reliable advice from the world's foremost experts. Climate Change delivers just that: four strategies from two MBA professors with broad and deep experience with environmental issues.

Climate Change gives you a first-hand look at how world-class thinkers would react to this pressing issue if they were in your shoes.

From our new Memo to the CEO series - solutions-focused advice from today's leading practitioners.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #352089 in Books
• Published on: 2008-05-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 138 pages

From the Publisher
CEOs are made, not born. By education and experience, by circumstance, by a mix of luck and skill and by the aid of very smart supporters. It's that support that serves as the basis for the Memo to the CEO blog. Here we will address and inform the burning issues at the top of the CEO's agenda--issues like strategy, private equity, performance, the media and boards. Whether you are already in a leadership role, are aspiring to be in one, or are simply interested in the CEO's agenda, we want to hear from you. We launch this blog in tandem with the new Memo to the CEO series from Harvard Business Press. The expert authors of these 100-page debriefings will help us start the conversation on the blog each month. We hope you'll join us.

About the Author

Andrew Hoffman is the Holcim (US) Professor of Sustainable Enterprise at the University of Michigan and Associate Director of the Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise.

John Woody is a Deal Associate at MMA Renewable Ventures, a renewable energy firm in San Francisco. Previously, he was the Business Solutions Fellow for the Pew Center on Global Climate Change.

Customer Reviews

Business-savvy alert on climate change
Don't waste time debating the science of global warming argue Andrew J. Hoffman and John G. Woody in this slim volume, part of the Memo to the CEO series. Instead, think about how climate change can harm your company or give you a business edge. The authors build a compelling case that addressing climate change is the right thing to do - from a fiduciary perspective. They look at the impact of global warming and describe concrete actions corporate leaders should consider. Their guide covers the regulatory and scientific basics of climate change and offers real-world examples of companies responding to this threat. Hoffman and Woody talk directly to executives and managers about this daunting challenge.

A compulsory read
If you are interested in Business Strategy, this the book to read. Concise and very powerfully written. Compulsory for business students, academics and business professionals.