Seeking new sources for inspiring business ideas, leading-edge strategies, and eco-entrepreneurial ventures? Look no further than the inaugural Axiom Business Book Awards, sponsored by the Jenkins Group, Inc. The awards committee combed the globe in search of the year’s best business books before naming awardees in 25 categories including entrepreneurship, business ethics, and philanthropy. If you’re in need of a new book to add to your gym bag or carry-on bag, try one of these winning titles:
Leadership
- Conscious Business: How to Build Value Through Values by Fred Kofman
Business Ethics
- The Seven Signs of Ethical Collapse by Marianne M. Jennings
- Branded! How the Certification Revolution is Transforming Global Corporations by Michael E. Conroy
- Ethical Markets: Growing the Green Economy by Hazel Henderson with Simran Sethi
Economics
- Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything by Don Tapscott
- The Economics of Happiness: Building Genuine Wealth by Mark Anielski
Additional categories:
Human Resources/Employee Training
- Achieve Brand Integrity! by Gregg Lederman
Philanthropy/Charity/Nonprofit
- Momentum: Igniting Social Change in the Connected Age by Allison Fine
Explore additional green business books through eco-minded publishing houses such as Chelsea Green or New Society Publishers. Which invaluable business titles from years past hold a special place on your bookshelf?
I’d have to recommend The Green Marketing Manifesto by John Grant. Detailed coverage of the state and future of green marketing, avoiding greenwash, and becoming a socially-responsible business.
Thanks for the great suggestion Green Copywriter. In addition to the Green Marketing Manifesto, which sustainable business books should an ecopreneur be sure to add to her bookshelf this year?