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    Sustainable Leadership: Lessons of Vision, Courage, and Grit from the CEOs Who Dared to Build a Better World
    Clarke Murphy
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    In "Sustainable Leadership," Clarke Murphy reveals how CEOs of Adidas, Heineken, and Salesforce transformed profitability through sustainability. What's the mindset that prompted Nasdaq's CEO Adena Friedman to call it essential for corporate futures? Wall Street Journal bestseller unlocking tomorrow's business advantage today.

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