Venture Better World Books
San Francisco-based Better World Books looks a bit like a philanthropic mission: The company saves old textbooks from the landfills, selling them cheaply through its online store and buying carbon credits to offset emissions from shipping. However, Better World is a for-profit venture, and earned over $16 million in revenue last year. The company says it has also saved 6,500 tons of books from going to landfills and bought 2,400 tons of carbon offsets.
Primary Title
- Venture
Secondary Title
- Better World Books
Date Broadcast
- Monday 15 June 2009
Start Time
- 02 : 30
Finish Time
- 02 : 58
Duration
- 28:00
Series
- 2009
Channel
- Bloomberg TV Asia Pacific
Broadcaster
- Bloomberg TV
Programme Description
- San Francisco-based Better World Books looks a bit like a philanthropic mission: The company saves old textbooks from the landfills, selling them cheaply through its online store and buying carbon credits to offset emissions from shipping. However, Better World is a for-profit venture, and earned over $16 million in revenue last year. The company says it has also saved 6,500 tons of books from going to landfills and bought 2,400 tons of carbon offsets.
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Entrepreneurship
- Business enterprises--Environmental aspects
- Social responsibility of business
Genres
- Business/Financial
- Interview
Hosts
- Cris Valerio (Presenter)
Contributors
- Xavier Helgesen (interview subject)
Subjects
- Entrepreneurship
- Business enterprises--Environmental aspects
- Social responsibility of business