Table of Contents
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xv
Foreword xvii
Chapter 1 The Call for a Sustainable World 1
Chapter 2 Perspective: The Foundation of Sustainability 23
Chapter 3 From Perspective to Purpose: eROI and the Three Phases of Sustainability 43
Chapter 4 The Tone at the Top: Executive Leadership and Management 67
Chapter 5 Leadership Throughout the Organization: 48,000 Strong and Counting 89
Chapter 6 Creating a Sustainable Product Pipeline 111
Chapter 7 Acquisitions: Sustainability Through Addition 135
Chapter 8 Divestiture: Sustainability Through Subtraction 155
Chapter 9 Catalyzing Sustainability Through Multi- Stakeholder Partnerships 175
Chapter 10 Looking Forward to Ecolab’s Second Century 199
Notes 217
About the Authors 231
Index 233