Green Giants: How Smart Companies Turn Sustainability Into Billion-Dollar Businesses

What do Brazil's top beauty brand, America's second-fastest-growing restaurant chain, and the world's third bestselling car have in common? They are shattering the myth that acting sustainably and building a billion-dollar business are mutually exclusive.Green Giants examines nine companies that are merging social responsibility with wild profitability - and reveals the six factors responsible for their success, including:Iconoclastic Leadership fueled by deep conviction and a rebellious streakDisruptive Innovation that uses sustain ability to spur the development of radically better products and servicesA Higher Purpose that ignites the company - when the mission leads, profits followMainstream Appeal with positioning and packaging stripped of the crunchy clichés that alienate the average customerThis new breed of billion-dollar businesses proves it's possible to achieve enormous success while implementing sustainable principles that help consumers live better lives. Ranging fromstart-ups to business lines incubated within major multi nationals, these companies collectively represent over $60 billion in revenue. What's more - many command wider profit mar ginsand are growing faster than their conventional counterparts.Packed with eye-opening research, exclusive interviews, and enlightening examples from Chipotle, Toyota, Unilever, Tesla, General Electric, and more, Green Giants serves as a blueprint for sustain able success that anyone can follow.