Leaving Planet Simple

Embracing Sustainability, ESG, and Resilience to Transform Your Business

Non-Fiction - Business/Finance
248 Pages
Reviewed on 09/23/2024
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Reviewed by Pikasho Deka for Readers' Favorite

Businesses must learn to constantly adapt and evolve to remain successful in this ever-changing world. According to Alex Gold, a veteran corporate executive with a background in resilience science, corporate sustainability involves integrating ESG (environmental, social, and governance) considerations into company strategy and operations. In Leaving Planet Simple, Gold explores why the traditional business practices of operating in isolation are outdated and shows the necessity to transform and sustain for a company to thrive and flourish while adapting to the needs of the changing environmental and social norms. The author calls for a change in business mindset from a focus on control and efficiency to resilience and sustainability. This book delves into the origins of ESG, the advent of climate change and its broader implications on modern business operations, adaptive management and loop learning, value creation and strategy, and more.

With the threat of climate change looming on the horizon, as well as the unpredictability of the future, books like Leaving Planet Simple have become a must-read for corporate executives, business leaders, and other professionals in the business world. Author Alex Gold draws from his vast wealth of experience as a corporate executive (CEO) with a resilience science background to present a transformative guide for businesses to follow and be successful in the modern world. The book is very technical at times, but Gold provides in-depth explanations and insights in an accessible style that makes the content very engaging and easy to understand. I found the book very well-researched, informative, and inspirational. Business leaders, managers, and other corporate professionals need to have this book on their shelves. Highly recommended!