Ecological Intelligence: The Hidden Impacts of What We Buy

Ecological Intelligence: The Hidden Impacts of What We Buy

The bestselling author of Emotional Intelligence and Primal Leadership now brings us Ecological Intelligenceâ€”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 â€œherbalâ€ 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. We wear organic cotton t-shirts, but donâ€™t know that its dyes may put factory workers at risk for leukemia. In Ecological Intelligence, Daniel Goleman reveals why so many of the products that are labeled green are a â€œmirage,â€ 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 blackout of information about the detrimental effects of producing, shipping, packaging, distributing, and discarding the goods we buy.

But the balance of power is about to shift from seller to buyer, as a new generation of technologies informs us of the ecological facts about products at the point of purchase. This â€œradical transparencyâ€ 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.
Country USA
Brand Currency
Manufacturer Crown
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 0385527837_gdd_341
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2010-03-30
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780385527835

Country	USA
Brand	Currency
Manufacturer	Crown
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	0385527837_gdd_341
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2010-03-30
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780385527835

Ecological Intelligence: The Hidden Impacts of What We Buy

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