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Based on 15 years of research, To Be Honest explains how four factors (Clear Identity, Accountability, Governance and Cross-Functional Relationships) affect honesty, justice, and purpose within a company. When these factors are absent or ineffective, the organizational conditions compel employees to choose dishonesty and self-interest. But when done well, the organization is 16 times more likely to have people tell the truth, behave fairly and serve a greater good.

The Purpose Upgrade provides a unique methodology to repurpose enterprises and revitalise the activities they engage in. It shows how by leaning into society's most pressing priorities, businesses can create more compelling benefits for customers, build more meaningful livelihoods for colleagues, and unlock superior returns for investors, putting all the stakeholders that an enterprise needs back on the same team.

Business quiz: If your company has to decide between doing what's right and making a profit, which should it be? Answer: both. If that seems like a fantasy, then you should hear what Whole Foods Market CEO John Mackey has to say. Mackey owes his astounding success to "conscious business" - a revolutionary model that embraces both profitability and the higher good.

Good works are no longer optional. For many businesses, success comes in unexpected ways. Toms grew into a $600-million company by giving away 35 million pair of shoes. Patagonia's profits have climbed year after year even as it funnels heavy investments into sustainability. And it's not just millennials rewarding companies with causes. In every age group, people commit to brands that show good citizenship.

At a time when employee engagement has never been lower, the Good Is the New Cool Guide to Personal Purpose helps employees bring their full selves to work by helping them discover and use their personal Purpose to fuel their careers. This can lead to higher levels of physical, emotional, and mental health, as well as huge benefits to organizations in the form of higher levels of engagement, innovation, recruitment, and retention.

In Making Money Moral: How a New Wave of Visionaries Is Linking Purpose and Profit, authors Judith Rodin and Saadia Madsbjerg explore a burgeoning movement of bold and ambitious innovators. These trailblazers are unlocking private-sector investments in new ways to solve global problems, from environmental challenges to social issues such as poverty and inequality. They are earning great returns and reimagining capitalism in the process.