Advance praise for
The ISIS Agreement
How sustainability can improve organizational performance and transform the world
The long-awaited follow-up to the 1999 sustainability bestseller Believing Cassandra. Published by Earthscan, London, and now available for purchase (formal launch in November 2008).
”AtKisson's Accelerator tools and ISIS Method are powerful -- I've seen them in action. This book is the essential guide, while also being an inspiring and informative read for just about anybody.”
- Hunter Lovins, President and founder of Natural Capitalism Solutions; co-author of Natural Capitalism
”AtKisson at his best. I read it straight through in one sitting because I couldn't stop. Insightful, inspirational ... even 'reactionaries' and 'curmudgeons' should read, embrace and enjoy the richness of this book.”
- Herman Mulder, independent advisor, former Senior Executive Vice President of ABN AMRO and initiator of the Equator Principles
”There is no ancient ritual to restore Earth to wholeness and life, but Alan AtKisson offers a credible operating manual for making our new century an era of recovery and regeneration.”
- John Elkington, co-founder of SustainAbility and Volans Ventures, and co-author of The Power of Unreasonable People: How Social Entrepreneurs Create Markets That Change the World
”An excellent combination of theory, situational analysis, real life examples and tested tools. This is a must-read book for all who want to move the sustainability agenda forward in the 21st century.”
- Manuel Baigorri, Director Social and Environmental Sustainability, Levi Strauss Europe, Middle East and Africa
”The ISIS Agreement provides a novel approach to the challenges of sustainable development. AtKisson presents a highly readable case for a sustainable future as still being within our hands, if we can only bring together millennia-old human wisdom with modern systems science.”
- Surendra Shrestha, Director of Strategic Resource Mobilization/Special Initiatives, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
“The ISIS Agreement is a powerful tonic for hope. With AtKisson's characteristic wit, this easy-to-read book is a practical guide for how to change the world.”
- Darcy Hitchcock, co-author of The Business Guide to Sustainability
From the 2008 Earthscan Catalog:
This is the must-have book for leaders in business, organizations and government scrambling to get a grip on sustainability while improving performance in the era of climate change. Renowned business and sustainability consultant Alan AtKisson distils decades of wisdom and experience into this highly readable and motivational work. The core of the book is AtKisson’s potent Accelerator, currently in use by business, governments and organizations such as UNEP in dozens of countries, which is a comprehensive toolkit that helps integrate sustainability into organizations, initiatives and plans. It can be used by any group, organization, business, community or region, and in virtually any context.
Central to the Accelerator is the powerful ISIS (Indicators, Systems, Innovation, Strategy) Method that teaches leaders how to create a whole-systems view of their organization, to identify and understand blockages and opportunities, and to leverage the potential for innovative change that adds value and accelerates progress towards sustainability.
About the Author:
Alan AtKisson is President and CEO of The AtKisson Group, an international sustainability consultancy to business and government. He is also the author of the best selling Believing Cassandra (Chelsea Green, 1999) and co-author of The Natural Advantage of Nations (Earthscan, 2006). He has advised well over a hundred companies, cities, government agencies, and organizations around the world; trained hundreds of sustainability professionals from dozens of countries; and amassed over twenty years of professional experience in sustainability work as a writer, editor, keynote speaker, consultant, and organizational leader. He is originator of the ISIS Method for strategic sustainability, and the lead developer of the Accelerator tools.
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