William R. Blackburn

The Sustainability Handbook (eBook, ePUB)

The Complete Management Guide to Achieving Social, Economic and Environmental Responsibility

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The Sustainability Handbook covers all the challenges, complexities and benefits of sustainability for businesses, governments and other organizations. It provides a blueprint for how organizations can reach or exceed economic, social and environmental excellence. It offers a host of practical approaches and tools including a model sustainability policy for organizations, summaries of sustainability codes and tips on selecting them, an extensive collection of metrics and a wealth of supplementary reference material. This is the essential reference for every organization in pursuit of sustainability.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 826
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Mai 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136552021
• Artikelnr.: 38270345

Autorenporträt

William R. Blackburn is a lawyer and leading sustainability consultant with three decades of experience. Amongst his positions, Blackburn is a member of the Management Team of the Stakeholder Council, Global Reporting Initiative and expert delegate of the Working Group on the Guidance on Social Responsibility of ISO 26000. He was former Vice-President and Chief Counsel of Corporate Environment, Health and Safety at Baxter International Inc.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction and Executive Summary
Addressing the Confusion About Sustainability: The Typical Executive View
Determining Scope: An Operational Definition of Sustainability
The Value of Sustainability: Why Bother?
Building an SOS: The Key Elements and Basic Structure
SOS Standards: The Roadmap for Change
Strategic Planning for Focused Sustainability Improvement
Selecting Goals and Indicators
Bringing Sustainability to the Front Line: Deployment, Integration, and Alignment
Data Systems, Auditing, and Other Monitoring and Accountability Mechanisms
Transparent Sustainability Reporting
Stakeholder Engagement; The Role of NGOs
Approach to Sustainability for Small and Struggling Companies
Approach to Sustainability for NGOs
Approach to Sustainability for Governmental Organizations
Approach to Sustainability for Colleges and Universities
Keeping the Initiative Alive: Making the SOS Sustainable
Appendices
Index