Mainstreaming Corporate Sustainability is a practical guide to the
leading tools and resources used to successfully integrate
sustainability into a company's corporate culture. Through the
examples of companies from around the world, it provides an
overview of the basics of any successful sustainability program,
including the various international standards and performance
frameworks that can be adapted to companies striving to improve
their sustainability performance. These standards are summarized
and explained in clear language and a conversational tone, allowing
the reader to absorb what can be a complicated maze of resources.
Used as the centerpiece for a popular corporate sustainability
class taught on campus and online at Harvard University Extension
School, as well as other universities around the U.S., this guide
provides students and professionals alike with an overview of the
most valuable management tools and resources available today. The
second edition has been expanded with updated resources and a
greater emphasis on climate change and reducing a firm's carbon
footprint.Mainstreaming Corporate Sustainability provides an
understanding of the pitfalls and challenges of this ever-changing
field. It helps the reader become adept at asking the right
questions and speaking the language of sustainability
professionals, providing guidance to become a leader in this
important business arena. Recommendations for additional reading
are provided throughout, allowing the reader to delve more deeply
into the subject at any stage. Key Features: Provides step-by-step
processes for building a corporate sustainability program from the
ground up Emphasizes environmental and social responsibility while
providing tools to promote successful financial measurement and
economic success Includes key ingredients to enrich any existing
sustainability program and prioritizes the various choices for
action Helps to identify risk and opportunity to create economic
success when environmental and social challenges arise Includes
advice on stakeholder engagement and meeting communication
challenges in today's shifting business world Describes how to
develop strategies and systems management to promote successful
transitions from inefficient operations Provides key advice for
supply chain management and meeting challenges of the value chain
for multi-national corporations Gives information about reporting
and how to develop a clear and successful sustainability report
Supplies ideas for innovation, design, and marketing to promote
responsible stewardship and successful customer relations Offers a
great balance between application of the tools/metrics/frameworks
and the understanding of the philosophical underpinnings Integrates
the various elements of sustainability into a cohesive and
systematic methodology that broadens how you will view corporate
responsibility and the options available for addressing the
pressing sustainability challenges facing our world WAV offers
teaching material for adopting professors available from the Web
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Imprint: |
J Ross Publishing
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
August 2019 |
Authors: |
Suzanne Farver
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 17mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
312 |
Edition: |
2nd Revised edition |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-60427-170-6 |
Categories: |
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Business & Economics >
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LSN: |
1-60427-170-1 |
Barcode: |
9781604271706 |
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