In 2003, with Loch Fyne Oysters vulnerable to corporate takeover, its 112 employees bid for the company and won. Six years on, with business growing robustly, the company offers an inspiring example of how sustainability can go hand in hand with commercial success.

Recounting Loch Fyne Oysters' colourful birth and journey to employee-ownership, and drawing from his own wealth of experience facilitating employee-buyouts, David Erdal illustrates the benefits - economic, social and environmental - of the model for small and large businesses alike.