Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Berrett-Koehler Publishers is a mission-based, independent publishing company located in Oakland, CA. Berrett-Koehler’s (BK) mission is - Connecting People and Ideas to Create a World that Works for All. BK publishes books in the areas of sustainable business, corporate social responsbility, leadership, social justice, politics, economics, and personal development. BK is both a B-Corp and a Benefit Corporation.
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11-10-10
Building a Green Community Space Amid Political Controversy - Park 51 to Be First Certified Green Mosque in the Country
Ibrahim Abdul-Matin, Environmental Policy Advisor and Interfaith Activist from New York City, notes that despite all the recent drama over Park 51, the Muslim community center will set a new standard for environmental cons...
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11-09-09
Birkenstock Founder and Former Vermont Bread Co. CEO Address the Unusual Challenges of Running a Socially Responsible Business in New Book
Socially responsible business leaders face issues that other business leaders never have to grapple with-problems that are never anticipated or addressed in MBA textbooks. In fact, the whole experience of running a vales-oriented business can be incredibly isolating and drai...
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02-09-09
David Korten urges Citizens to Declare their Independence from Wall Street in order to Build a New and Sustainable Economy
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01-06-09
New Guide Shows Readers How to Succeed at Social Enterprise
SAN FRANCISCO, CA. "“ January 6, 2009 - Business has the power to change the world, but social enterprises embrace that opportunity more aggressively than others do. These businesses put their mission first-what they sell or what service they provide is a means to accomplish...
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10-30-08
New Guide by CSR Innovator Kellie McElhaney Shows Companies How to Build Better Brands
SAN FRANCISCO, CA. "“ October 30, 2008 - If you doubt the impact that CSR strategy can have on a business's bottom line, look no further than one of its least likely champions - Wal-Mart. After receiving employer-provided training on sustainability, one low-ranking employee ...
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06-23-08
Aspen Institute Releases "Green" MBA Guide
NEW YORK,NY - June 23, 2008 - Long a leader in evaluating and ranking MBA programs for their commitment to teaching and researching socially and environmentally responsible business practices, The Aspen Institute Center for Business Education (Aspen CBE) is publishing its fi...
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02-13-08
Making Sustainability Work: A Ground-Breaking Guide to Implementing and Executing Corporate Sustainability
"The time has come to kick the tires and look under the hoods of our most powerful institutions, most particularly our corporations, to test their capacity to help drive the sustainability transformation of our politics, governance, economies, corporations, communities, a...
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01-31-07
Berrett-Koehler Publishers Partners with Vendors to Be Green!
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - January 31, 2007 - Since our first day of operation in 1992, Berrett-Koehler Publishers (www.bkconnection.com)(BK) has been a green publisher. It has been a bedrock value of our company for 15 yea...
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07-11-06
Book Release: True to Yourself; Leading a Values-Based Business By Mark Albion
How do you build the kind of company you've always wanted to work in, the kind of organization you'd be proud to be part of--one that serves people and the planet while being financially successful, too? What do you do when you believe that business should serve the common g...
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06-20-06
Untapped:Creating Value in Underserved Markets By John Weiser, Michele Kahane, Steve Rochlin and Jessica Landis
What if someone told you that markets representing trillions of dollars were being all but virtually ignored? Markets with tremendous production and distribution potential along with a growing workforce and supplier base? What if you were told these markets were in domestic ...