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Making Sustainability Work, 2nd Edition

by Marc J. Epstein, Adriana Rejc Buhovac

March 2014

Intermediate to advanced

288 pages

10h 50m

English

Berrett-Koehler Publishers

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Why it’s importantManaging corporate sustainabilityThe Corporate Sustainability ModelBackground to this bookMaking sustainability work: an overview of the revised bookAnd finally
What is sustainability?Identify your stakeholdersBe accountableCorporate Sustainability ModelSummary

Board commitment to sustainabilityCEO commitment to sustainabilityLeadership and global climate changeThe role of the corporate mission and vision statementsThe role of organizational cultureDeveloping a corporate sustainability strategyThinking globallyVoluntary standards and codes of conductWorking with government regulationsSocial investors and sustainability indicesSummary
The challenge for global corporationsInvolve the whole organizationInformation flow and a seat at the tableOutsourcingPhilanthropy and collaboration with NGOsSummary
The capital investment decision processCapital budgeting in small and medium enterprisesCosts in the decision-making processCosting systemsRisk assessmentSummary
Performance measurement and evaluation systemsIncentives and rewardsStrategic performance measurement systemsShareholder value analysisSummary
The concept of valueMethodologies for measuring social, environmental, and economic impactsMethodologies for measuring sustainability and political risksSummary
Mapping the actions that drive performanceSustainability performance metricsEngage with your stakeholdersMeasuring reputationMeasuring riskMeasuring social, environmental, and economic impactsSummary
Organizational learning: the new battleground?Improving sustainability performanceReducing social, environmental, and economic impactsInvolve the supply chainInternal reportingSummary
Standards for sustainability reportingIndustry guidance on sustainability reportingLet everyone know how you’re doingExternal disclosure of sustainability performance measuresVerifying sustainability performance and reportingInternal sustainability auditsExternal sustainability auditsSummary
Make sustainability workUse the Corporate Sustainability Model to improve performanceCreate opportunities for innovationA last word

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