Imagine a world in which the excess energy from one business would be used to heat another. A world in which environmentally sound products and processes would be more cost-effective than wasteful ones. A world in which giant corporations such as Costco, Nike, Unilever, Coke, and countless others would form partnerships with environmental and social-justice organizations to ensure better stewardship of the earth and to alleviate suffering throughout the developing world. Now, stop imagining—that worth is already emerging.A revolution is under way in today's organizations. As peter Senge and his coauthors reveal in The Necessary Revolution, companies around the world are boldly leading the change from wasteful, exploitative, “business as usual” tactics transformative ones essential for creating a flourishing, sustainable world. Though there is a long way to go, today's most innovative leaders are recognizing that we $$pursue revolutionary–not just incremental– changes in the way we live and work. They are learning how to connect short-term opportunities with new strategic necessities for survival.Brimming with inspiring stories form those individuals and organizations tackling social and environmental problems around the globe. The Necessary Revolution revels how ordinary people at every level are leading this revolution and working collaboratively across boundaries to explore and implement unprecedented solutions for an increasingly interdependent world. Among the examples they offer:Sweden's flourishing “Green Zone”GE's ecomagination initiativeAlcoa's water use reduction goalsSeventh Generation's discovery that transparency and innovation for sustainability matter to consumersLeading food companies and NGOs working for healthy food, healthy farming communities, and healthy farm ecologiesIn these pages you will find a wealth of specific tools, strategies, and new ways of thinking that can help each one of us join this revolution-and effectively meet the greatest challenge of our time. It is crucial now more than ever that we recognize the need to act and work together to create a sustainable world, both for ourselves and for the generations to follow.