Navigating the Adaptive Economy: Managing Business Risk and Opportunity in a Changing Climate

The Adaptive Economy is a new way of looking at climate change, moving past politics and corporate sustainability reports and into the arena of the disruptive business opportunities it is creating. This book helps business owners and managers identify the risks a changing climate will have for their firm, how to constructively build resilience and make the strategic decisions that can open up new revenue streams, benefit reputation and navigate the wider impacts. If you are ready to be a front runner in the race to create an economy where making a profit and being environmentally sustainable go hand in hand, Navigating The Adaptive Economy will point you in the right direction, with tools, data and case studies to inspire you to succeed.

David McEwen is founder and Director of Adaptive Capability, a strategic management consultancy advising business on risks and opportunities related to climate change and other macro environmental issues. He is focused on how we will need to redefine our relationship with nature and reshape our buildings, cities, companies, energy systems, transport infrastructures, food and water sources and societies in the coming decades to meet these growing challenges. David has had a 20 year consulting career, assisting clients in a range of countries and industries on a variety of issues. He also worked for the New Zealand Treasury. Coming from an environmentally conscious family, he began developing consulting services around the theme of corporate sustainability and energy efficiency about ten years ago.A New Zealander, he currently resides in Sydney, Australia with his wife and two children. He holds a Master of Business Administration from the Australian Graduate School of Management and was winner of the AGSM Alumni Association Prize. This is his first book.