PUBLICATIONS

Energy Effectiveness: Strategic Objectives, Energy and Water at the Heart of Enterprise

Discover practical insights into managing energy and water consumption within organizations to mitigate risks and lower costs. In this book, the author introduces a strategic framework that delves into crucial internal considerations, including project evaluation, energy project planning and implementation, and results assessment. Despite its fundamental importance, energy often goes unnoticed within organizations. However, this publication sheds light on methodologies and projects that underscore the pivotal role of energy management in an organization's overall success.

Exploring the four primary determinants of energy use—People, Buildings, Equipment/Processes, and the Environment—this book serves as an invaluable resource for business owners, middle managers, and building and energy professionals. It offers a wealth of options, free tools, and adaptable project templates to help your organization harness the full potential of energy management for a sustainable future.

Humanity@Work&Life

This publication serves as a source of hope and inspiration for individuals interested in developing worker cooperatives and exploring alternatives to traditional shareholder-centric capitalism. It addresses the challenges posed by contemporary global crises, including climate change, economic inequality, the COVID-19 pandemic, and threats to democracy. The book has a two-fold mission: first, to provide guidance and resources for those creating hybrid worker cooperatives and social enterprises as responses to these challenges, and second, to amplify the voices of those actively engaged in this work. The central idea is that worker power and solidarity are essential for a fair and aspirational economy. It advocates for stakeholder worker ownership supported by workplace democracy, drawing inspiration from the Mondragon cooperative model. The publication emphasizes the importance of inclusive, equitable, and democratic economic institutions and showcases the Mondragon model as a dynamic and adaptable example. It also explores the global diffusion of cooperative practices inspired by Mondragon, highlighting their emergence in various regions, including the USA, Canada, Germany, the Republic of Korea, and the UK. The book's final section offers practical insights on developing and scaling worker cooperatives and ecosystems in a world facing cultural challenges that threaten democracy and hope. Additionally, the editors have committed their royalties to support social economy mission activists based on a one contributor, one vote basis.