Come and meet the authors of

‘Creating a Lean and GreenBusiness System’

‘Techniques for ImprovingProfits and Sustainability’

on Thursday 20th June 2013 6-8.30pm atThe Bridge House, 218 Tower Bridge Road,

London SE1 2UP

RSVP to donna.hopkins@sapartners.com

Co-authored by Keivan Zokaei, Hunter Lovins,Andy Wood and Peter Hines.

Foreword by Jonathon Porritt and Doc Hall:

Things that are good for the planet are also good forbusiness. Numerous studies from the likes of theEconomist Intelligence Unit, Harvard, MIT Sloan, andothers indicate that organizations that commit togoals of zero waste, zero harmful emissions, and zerouse of nonrenewable resources clearly outperformtheir competition.

Like lean thinking, greening your business is not justa ‘nice to have’; at least not anymore. It is now a keyeconomic driver for many forward looking firms.This book is packed with case studies andexamples that illustrate how leading firms use leanand green as simultaneous sources of inspirationin various sectors of industry - from automotiveand retail to textile and brewing. Take Toyota as an example,the holy grail of economic efficiency for decades. This book, shows thatToyota tops the green chart too, describing Toyota’s notion of Monozukuri: sustainablemanufacturing.

Creating a Lean and Green Business System: Techniques for Improving Profits andSustainability offers opportunities for innovation that can simultaneously reducedependence on natural resources and enhance global prosperity. It explores lessunderstood aspects of lean and green – discussing their evolution independently as wellas the opportunities that exist in their integration, highlighting the importance of a culturalshift across the whole company.

Outlining a systematic way to eliminate harmful waste while generating green value, thebook explains how to:

• Become economically successful and environmentally sustainable by adopting the leanand green business system model

• Adopt a systematic approach to become lean and green, and develop your own roadmapto success

• Use the cutting edge tools, techniques, and methodologies developed by the authors• Translate the techniques and culture that underpin lean into environmental

improvements

Creating a Lean and Green Business System: Techniques for Improving Profits andSustainability supplies a new way of thinking that will allow you to boost improvementefforts and create a positively charged work environment – while contributing to the long-term well being of the environment.

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