Acknowledgements | p. ix |
Professor Cary L. Cooper, CBE | p. xi |
Professor Erik Bichard | p. xiii |
Deniers, despairers and contrarians | p. 1 |
A man of our time | p. 2 |
The futility of the waggling finger | p. 7 |
Excuses, excuses | p. 8 |
Legislation, technology and market forces are not enough | p. 12 |
People are irrational and self-centred | p. 15 |
The apparently hopeless case of sustainable behaviour | p. 16 |
Failure is not inevitable (Part 1) | p. 16 |
Failure is not inevitable (Part 2) | p. 21 |
Our survey said ... | p. 24 |
Reacting to evidence | p. 25 |
The myth of developing world self-interest | p. 26 |
Don't look at me | p. 26 |
The mind is willing but ... | p. 30 |
Incentives and spurs | p. 33 |
Yes I am doing my bit - aren't I? | p. 35 |
Behaviour in the context of reform | p. 38 |
Leaders and the bolt of light | p. 41 |
Getting personal about sustainability | p. 42 |
Are business leaders bad people? | p. 42 |
Change of heart or change in fashion? | p. 43 |
Reputation and corporate conformity | p. 44 |
Is it a conviction thing? | p. 46 |
Individual conviction: Terry Thomas | p. 47 |
Individual conviction: Ray Anderson | p. 54 |
Individual conviction: Yvon Chouinard | p. 61 |
Isolated stories or a recipe for global success? | p. 70 |
Working together: boycotts, campaigns and the feelgood factor | p. 71 |
Who's talking, and who's listening? | p. 72 |
The door to the burning building | p. 72 |
Rallying around the Spar | p. 74 |
The search for a little respect | p. 80 |
Dissecting effective campaigns | p. 82 |
Why boycotts and campaigns are a positive force for change | p. 86 |
What is it about the Swedes? | p. 89 |
The making of a reputation | p. 90 |
Do they mean us? | p. 91 |
Sustainability as a cultural characteristic | p. 94 |
Do Swedes live it? | p. 95 |
Sustainable talk | p. 97 |
Consensus as a nature-based thing | p. 99 |
Understanding more about nature as Swedish social context | p. 100 |
Can the Swedish experience be translated? | p. 101 |
Why sustainable change works better at work | p. 103 |
Workers' sustainability time | p. 104 |
Can attitudes about sustainability be changed at work? | p. 106 |
Attitude change through persuasion | p. 108 |
Acting sustainably - the power of theatre | p. 113 |
Art, science and sustainability | p. 114 |
Can plastic ever be fantastic? | p. 116 |
Playing at a theatre near you | p. 125 |
Positive movement and the creation of space | p. 133 |
Nature as persuader | p. 135 |
Our common thread | p. 136 |
The rift between man and nature | p. 137 |
Why the connection between our actions and nature's problems matters | p. 138 |
We are not in Kansas anymore | p. 140 |
Awe of nature as a motivator | p. 140 |
Valuing nature | p. 142 |
Awe, empathy and the workplace | p. 143 |
Nature as context | p. 148 |
It's values and emotions, stupid! | p. 151 |
Two Formula 1 racing car drivers stood at the gates of heaven | p. 152 |
The role of emotion in sustainable change | p. 155 |
The fuzzy world of values | p. 157 |
What does a values-driven business mean in practice? | p. 161 |
You shall be rewarded | p. 167 |
The unattractively paternalistic world of happiness | p. 168 |
I'm so sorry, let me buy you another | p. 170 |
An end to the blame game | p. 171 |
I can't wait for you | p. 173 |
An end to inaction | p. 174 |
Dangling the prize | p. 176 |
Incentives in the workplace | p. 181 |
Looking in the right place for the right incentive | p. 184 |
Positive responsibility and habits | p. 192 |
The next positive steps forward | p. 195 |
Life in the freezer | p. 196 |
Positive change is possible | p. 197 |
Comfort in numbers | p. 198 |
I, human | p. 199 |
Rewarding cultures | p. 200 |
Don't worry, but do hurry | p. 201 |
References | p. 203 |
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