Chris Laszlo, PhD, is an Associate Professor teaching strategy and sustainability at the Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University, in Cleveland, Ohio, USA where he is also the Faculty Research Director of the Fowler Center for Sustainability Value. He is the co-author of Embedded Sustainability: The Next Big Competitive Advantage (2011), Stanford University Press. His earlier books include Sustainable Value (2008), Stanford University Press, and The Sustainable Company (2003/ paperback 2005), Island Press. His work in recent years has helped launch mainstream management approaches to sustainability for value and profit. Chris is the managing partner and co-founder of Sustainable Value Partners, a sustainability strategy consulting firm.