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Making Sustainability Work "Best Practices in Managing and Measuring"

Making Sustainability Work "Best Practices in Managing and Measuring"

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  • ISBN:9781906093051
  • Editorial: Greenleaf Publishing
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  • Nº Pág.:284
  • Idiomas:Ingles,Inglés

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The tide is turning. In recent years, corporations of all sizes and orientations have become more sensitive to social issues and stakeholder concerns. They are striving to become better corporate citizens. The best practices in corporate sustainability performance are no longer the exclusive domain of companies like Ben & Jerry's or The Body Shop, as they were a decade ago; now, large, multinational companies like G.E. and Wal-Mart are leading the way with significant financial and organizational commitments to social and environmental issues. However, good intentions aren't enough. Whether motivated by concern for society and the environment, government regulation, stakeholder pressures, or economic profit, managers and strategists need to continue making significant changes to more effectively manage their social, economic, and environmental impacts - and to remain competitive. The guidance they need to do that is in this book.In "Making Sustainability Work", Marc Epstein has built on his influential and highly respected previous work on implementing and measuring corporate sustainability. He has now produced the ultimate "how-to-do-it" guide for corporate leaders, strategists, academics, sustainability consultants, and anyone else with an interest in actually putting ideas into practice.With a growing number of corporate leaders asking for urgent help in "getting this done," the timing of the book could not be better. The book blends Epstein's many years of academic work, the key work of other thought leaders, field research with companies, and brand new case examples to address the dilemmas and challenges managers face when engaging with sustainability. Epstein's work on sustainability measurement is the most extensive ever published, focusing on organizing, costing, performance, risk, and leadership. The book provides almost 100 company examples, a range of tools, and a practical management model that will be invaluable for those attempting to implement, manage, and measure sustainability efforts.

Foreword by John Elkington 11
Foreword by Herman B. "Dutch" Leonard 13
Preface 15
Introduction: Improving social and financial performance in global corporations 19
Why it's important 21
Managing corporate sustainability 23
The Corporate Sustainability Model 25
Background to this book 26
Making sustainability work 29
And finally 32
1 A new framework for implementing corporate sustainability 33
What is sustainability? 36
Identify your stakeholders 41
Be accountable 43
Corporate Sustainability Model 45
Summary 57
2 Leadership and strategy for corporate sustainability 58
Board commitment to sustainability 59
CEO commitment to sustainability 60
Leadership and global climate change 62
Developing a corporate sustainability strategy 64
Thinking globally 67
The role of the corporate mission statement 71
Voluntary standards and codes of conduct 73
Working with government regulations 79
Social investors and sustainability indices 81
Summary 84
3 Organizing for Sustainability 85
The challenge for global corporations 85
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