This “radical transparency” will enable consumers to make smarter purchasing decisions, and will drive companies to rethink and reform their businesses, ushering in, Goleman claims, a new age of competitive advantage.. The bestselling author of Emotional Intelligence and Prim
This “radical transparency” will enable consumers to make smarter purchasing decisions, and will drive companies to rethink and reform their businesses, ushering in, Goleman claims, a new age of competitive advantage.. The bestselling author of Emotional Intelligence and Primal Leadership now brings us Ecological Intelligence—revealing the hidden environmental consequences of what we make and buy, and how with that knowledge we can drive the essential changes we all must make to save our planet and ourselves.
We buy “herbal” shampoos that contain industrial chemicals that can threaten our health or contaminate the environment. We dive down to see coral reefs, not realizing that an ingredient in our sunscreen feeds a virus that kills the reef. In Ecological Intelligence, Daniel Goleman reveals why so many of the products that are labeled green are a “mirage,” and illuminates our wild inconsistencies in response to the ecological crisis.
Drawing on cutting-edge research, Goleman explains why we as shoppers are in the dark over the hidden impacts of the goods and services we make and consume, victims of a blackoIn this thorough examination of the inconsistencies and delusions at the core of the going green effort, the author argues that consumers are collective victims of a sleight of hand, helplessly unaware of the true provenance and impact of the products they purchase: they reassure themselves by buying environmentally friendly tote bags that, upon ecological assessment, reveal some uncomfortable facts, e.g., 10,000 liters of water were required to grow the cotton for one bag, and cotton crops alone account for the use of about 10% of the world's pesticides. From Publishers Weekly Two years ago, British fashion designer Anna Hindmarch produced the must-have accessory of the season: a bleached, organic cotton tote manufactured in fair-wage factories, subsidized with carbon offsets and emblazoned with the sI did like it, and I enjoyed reading some of the statistics and encouragement for working women, but I'll be honest that I found it a bit dull.The title of the book is "Getting to 50/50" and on the cover it states "How working couples can have it all by sharing it all and why it's great for your marriage, your career, your kids and you." There are three parts to the book:Part 1 -- The Good News About Work: Why Two Careers Are Better Than OnePart 2 -- Three Truths to Bust the Myths About Work, Women and MenPart 3 -- The 50/50 Solution and How to Make It YoursI found the first part fascinating. I have no idea where he is going with this and it certainly isn't ecological. It is extremetly well written and stays entertaining throughout. Also, while working at the Financial District and Wall Street locations for many years, for the first time developed a strong appreciation of architecture. This story starts off with Mustang getting ready to ride and it is nice to see some of the characters still around from the first book, and still quite important in this story as well. This book is full of mistakes from cover to cover. Cohen's view is that the distinctive subject matter of logic is form
- Title : Ecological Intelligence: The Hidden Impacts of What We Buy
- Author : Daniel Goleman
- Rating : 4.68 (748 Vote)
- Publish : 2015-5-2
- Format : Paperback
- Pages : 288 Pages
- Asin : 0385527837
- Language : English
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