Originally published in 2008 as: The necessary revolution : how individuals and organizations are working together to create a sustainable world. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Companies around the world are boldly leading the change from dead-end business as usual tactics to transformative strategies that are essential for creating a flourishing, sustainable world. Innovative leaders are recognizing that for the sake of our companies and our world, we must implement revolutionary, not just incremental, changes in the way we live and work. Reveals how ordinary people at every level are transforming their businesses and communities. By working collaboratively across boundaries, they are exploring and putting into place unprecedented solutions that move beyond just being less bad to creating pathways that will enable us to flourish in an increasingly interdependent world. From publisher description.