List of Figures viii
Acknowledgements ix
Foreword by Karl-Henrik Robèrt, Founder of The Natural Step xiii
PART ONE: DESIGNING THE FUTURE
1. The Challenge of Design: An Introduction 3
2. A New Framework for Management 9
3. Scientific Background to The Natural Step Framework 31
PART TWO: THE BUSINESS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Introduction to the Case Studies 43
4. IKEA: “Nothing is Impossible” 47
5. SCANDIC HOTELS: “Interactive Values Creation” 75
6. INTERFACE INC.: “The Next Industrial Revolution” 101
7. COLLINS PINE COMPANY: “Journey to Sustainability” 125
PART THREE: THE EVOLUTIONARY JOURNEY
8. Transformation by Design: Lessons, Tools, and Methodologies 149
9. A Compass for Environmental Management Systems
by Susan Burns 169
10.The Evolutionary Corporation 187
Epilogue by Paul Hawken 201
Notes 204
Resources 208
Index 215
About the Authors 223