Sustainability for SMEs offers a comprehensive introduction to sustainable business for small and medium-sized enterprises. It offers: the first ever guide to sustainability reporting for SMEs, including tips for using sustainability reporting to gain customer loyalty and build a brand; a collection of airtight arguments and business cases for putting sustainability at the heart of an SME; and a practical guide to lowering environmental impact through improved energy usage, sourcing or generation.

In many businesses sustainability is one person's passion and responsibility. A large part of their job becomes selling sustainability to other people in the business. Strategic Sustainability offers arguments, information and tactics will help that person get the buy-in they need to move sustainability forward in their business. Strategic Sustainability: * Sets out why sustainability matters to businesses - the benefits to you and your stakeholders * Shows how to identify the biggest issues, impacts and wins for your business * Helps you identify the resources you will need to put sustainability at the heart of your business * Outlines key reasons why businesses that are not multinationals should take action on sustainability, and how to do it * Looks in detail at how to integrate sustainability with business strategy and mission. Sustainability is of strategic importance to a business. This book makes an airtight case for why action is essential and how sustainability can help a business not only survive but thrive in competitive marketplaces.