DESIGN AND RESTORE NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS THOUGH INNOVATION

Peggy Smedley Authors New Book

Sustainable in a Circular World

Naperville, Ill. — Jan. 7, 2021 — The world needs to move from grey to green, fueled by design techniques that are sustainable in a circular economy. Specialty Publishing Media, a custom-content media company, announces Peggy Smedley, president, editorial director, and host of The Peggy Smedley Show, has authored a new book, Sustainable in a Circular World, design and restore natural ecosystems through innovation.
Sustainability intentionally maximizes the environmental, social, financial, and digital actions to fully engage its potential around a long-term motivational direction. These three components (environmental, social, and financial) come together to build up the digital age and lead to transformation, creating real change in society. This movement needs to be invigorated by the next generation of innovators who are committed to circularity and sustainability.
“My passion is inspiring the next group of skilled innovators as well as restoring our ecosystem through the use of advanced technology,” says Smedley. “My hope is this book will help to spur each generation to come together to create a more sustainable future together.”
In the book, readers will learn about:

The forces shaping sustainability including generational differences, social connections, and more.
The throwaway economy, the move to a more circular economy, the American awakening, and how to move from linear to more innovative design.
A historical look at the technological revolution including the Amazon Effect, Prime, showrooming, and ship it my way, among others.
The basics of sustainability including sustainability 101, governance, ESG three pillars, stewardship across generations, the supply chain, the Paris Agreement, generative families, giving back to the community, the Microsoft Way, and going global.
Case studies in industries such as mining, elevators, concrete, construction, cities, agriculture food, and more.
Net Zero awakening, how to build better by design, the role of technology, and what comes next, with a keen focus on how to move from a grey to a green economy.

Smedley is an award-winning journalist and tech expert who during her 25-year career has extensively covered the IoT (Internet of Things), manufacturing, construction technology, and most recently she can be found leading the discussion on sustainability, circularity, and resiliency.Each month Smedley educates via Connected World, connectedworld.com,

Constructech, constructech.com, and The Peggy Smedley Show, www.peggysmedleyshow.com, which now has surpassed 700 episodes. She also has collaborated on eight published books, in addition to authoring her own book, Mending Manufacturing. Smedley was named one of the Top 100 Influencers by Onalytica, one of the 100 Women B2B Thought Leaders You Should Follow, and is the recipient of the 2019 ASCE Excellence in Journalism Award.
The book is available on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/SUSTAINABLE-CIRCULAR-WORLD-ECOSYSTEM-INNOVATION/dp/1637605692

About Specialty Publishing MediaSpecialty Publishing Media is home to Constructech, Connected World, and The Peggy Smedley Show. With content spanning print, online, radio, podcasts, and streaming video, each interactive platform delivers audiences the latest in the technological revolution. https://sustainablecircularworld.com/

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