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Natural Capitalism: Chapter 7 – Muda, Service, and Flow (original)
Business processes of all kinds—from manufacturing to distribution—are full of waste. By rethinking the production process and developing innovative business models based on services instead…
Natural Capitalism: Chapter 1 – The Next Industrial Revolution (original)
An introduction to the principles and underlying theory of Natural Capitalism…
Natural Capitalism: Chapter 5 – Building Blocks (original)
Buildings consume vast amounts of energy and natural resources. Perverse incentives and priorities have contributed to wasteful designs and construction practices. Today, a new design…
Natural Capitalism: Chapter 6 – Tunneling Through the Cost Barrier (original)
Most of the costs and environmental impacts of human artifacts are determined well before they are ever built. But when designed properly from the start,…
Natural Capitalism: Chapter 8 – Capital Gains (original)
Business has long neglected to value the ecological systems that support life. At the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, labor was scarce and natural capital…