Author: Chris Provost

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2010-07-16

Total Pages: 233

ISBN-13: 1450244203

Backcover Notes: “Here’s an award-winning practitioner writing on “Green Transformation” for businesses and governments who has walked the talk as the former Director of Fleet, Strategy and Shared Services from Walmart, the world’s largest retailer. Equipped to identify the dynamics of environmental degradation if we continue in our present ways, he proves his thesis by identifying vivid global and local examples of abuses with visceral human, natural, financial and moral consequences. Provost tables practical, competitive edge solutions for businesses and governments to adopt on the road to building sustainable business models. He asks today’s key question of businesses – “What does your green environmental audit show?” There’s nowhere to hide from the dramatic and pressing need for reform and action now!” Doug Zimmerman, President Promolink Marketing ______________________________________________________________________ "In Grow Your Profits, Provost creates with the VBridge” a unique, perceptive approach to Integrated Value Chain Management. This book offers a fresh group of ideas, concepts, and actions that will optimize cost savings across your Supply Chain." Paul Rockett, CEO, Sherway Group of Companies (35-year specialists in warehousing and transportation) ______________________________________________________________________ “An incredible and invaluable read, Grow Your Profits addresses the practical and theoretical interconnection of the environmental movement and profitability. The book provides a springboard of practical responses to capitalism’s need for profit, while at the same time addressing the need for continual sustainable growth. My role is to aide businesses to grow and the book identified practical alternatives that can deliver results.” Ryan Kagan, CA, Managing Partner, Kagan & Kagan LLP Summary Learn how to increase profits, green your business, and compete on value. Applying the ideas in this book to your organization will enable you to achieve increased profits and a sustainable future. While climate change, high fuel prices, food shortages, population growth, and economic crisis are affecting our lives, businesses, and governments, Provost shows how using VBridge Integrated Value Chain Management and Servant Leadership we can step away from the sink hole. An inspiring and provocative look at how we got into this crisis and how we can get out, this book argues consumers, business and government need to work jointly on financial accounting, business and environmental models to succeed in fixing the issues. Where many people just provide arguments Provost steps up and provides solutions.