Finding Sustainability

Picture a family-owned plastic bag manufacturer, built over 57 years of hard work and sacrifice, suddenly facing a threat its owner cannot control. Seventy employees and their families rely on the company, and the right to keep operating has been called into doubt. Adding to the strain, the force behind this challenge is one the owner fundamentally agrees with.

Trent A. Romer recounts the journeys that carried him through eight states, three national parks, and three countries. Along the way he gathered lessons and adventures that changed his outlook, and they led him to a new understanding of sustainability for the company he ran and for himself.