Small sustainable ideas have the potential to grow into a global movement. This can all be started at a grassroot level, with the help of your family, neighbourhood or local community. Get inspired by others changing the world with our new sustainability books:

Just transformations : grassroots struggles for alternative futures
“The need for a radical societal transformation in the interests of social justice and ecological sustainability has never been greater. But where can we turn to find systemic alternatives? Just Transformations looks to local environmental struggles for the answers. Interrogating each case study for valuable lessons, the contributors develop a conceptualisation of a just transformation that focuses on the changes that communities themselves are trying to produce.” (Adapted from Catalogue)

How to create things for the world sustainably / K, Sarah
“A practical guide for anyone who designs or creates things for the world to achieve sustainable outcomes. Illustrated with the beautiful, photographic documentation from over a decade of Sarah K’s sustainable design initiative, supercyclers.” (Catalogue)

Ignition : lighting fires in a burning world / O’Connor, M. R.
“In a riveting investigation of the science and ecology of wildfires, journalist M.R. O’Connor ventures into some of the oldest, most beautiful, and remote forests in North America to explore the powerful and ancient relationship between trees, fires, and humans. At the heart of Ignition is a discussion about risk and how our relationship to it as a society will determine our potential to survive the onslaught of climate change.” (Adapted from Catalogue)

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Sustainability is about creating practices that are long lasting, that are not only beneficial to the environment but also to all in our society. We can power our economy, infrastructure and wider community through sustainability. Within these selected new books, we can learn about structural changes and small actions we can take to build a better tomorrow.

Design for a better world : meaningful, sustainable, humanity centered / Norman, Donald A
“How human behavior brought our world to the brink, and how human behavior can save us. Design for a Better World presents an eye-opening diagnosis of where we’ve gone wrong and a clear prescription for making things better. His experience as both a scientist and business executive gives him the perspective to show how to make these changes while maintaining a thriving economy.” (Adapted from Catalogue)

The connected species : how the evolution of the human brain can save the world / Williams, Mark A.
“This book argues that by understanding human connection, we can work together toward a less divided, more sustainable, future.” (Catalogue)

How infrastructure works : inside the systems that shape our world / Chachra, Deb
“Infrastructure is a marvel, meeting our basic needs and enabling lives of astounding ease and productivity that would have been unimaginable just a century ago. Chachra maps out a path for transforming and rebuilding our shared infrastructure to be not just functional but also equitable, resilient, and sustainable. We need to learn how to see them–and fix them, together–before it’s too late.” (Adapted from Catalogue)

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