Six SIGMA for Sustainability - Mccarty, Tom; Jordan, Michael; Probst, Daniel
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Six Sigma Master Black Belts show how to create and implement a corporate sustainability strategy using Six Sigma Six Sigma for Sustainability explains how to get started with a corporate sustainability program or take existing sustainability programs to a higher level of systematic management and production of results. Regardless of why large companies are going green, the shift is never an easy one, particularly within large corporations, where change can be glacial. That's where this book comes in-it's the perfect resource for CEOs launching or professionalizing an environmental…mehr

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Six Sigma Master Black Belts show how to create and implement a corporate sustainability strategy using Six Sigma Six Sigma for Sustainability explains how to get started with a corporate sustainability program or take existing sustainability programs to a higher level of systematic management and production of results. Regardless of why large companies are going green, the shift is never an easy one, particularly within large corporations, where change can be glacial. That's where this book comes in-it's the perfect resource for CEOs launching or professionalizing an environmental sustainability program, and Six Sigma Green or Black Belts charged with running a green or sustainability strategy. The authors show how typical Six Sigma/DMAIC structures lend themselves to sustainability, and how to use the power and tools of Six Sigma to help solve the challenge of sustainability. They explain in detail how typical sustainability problems such as carbon emissions, energy conservation, materials recycling, water use, and finance can be solved using Six Sigma tools. This is a practical, case-based book on the topic of sustainability program implementation. Six Sigma for Sustainability Offers a unique approach-familiarizes the Six Sigma expert with sustainability issues, and vice versa Includes valuable advice on how to successfully apply Six Sigma to green initiatives that promote long-term sustainability while driving bottom-line results Provides case-based examples of concrete Six Sigma projects, including energy program design and solar energy within the government Approaches sustainability from a value chain perspective, leveraging and engaging employees, suppliers, and customers in the initiative Demonstrates the leadership framework necessary to drive sustainability Discusses how to be "more good" instead of "less bad" Uses examples from The Natural Step and the 4 systems conditions (extraction, creation, disruption, and basic human needs) Provides an overview of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol and the Carbon Disclosure Project Complete coverage: Sustainability as a Core Strategy and a Leadership Imperative; The Business Case; The Sustainability Transfer Function; Sustainability Leadership and the Collaborative Management Model; Driving Organizational Change to Support Sustainability Initiatives; Sustainability Measurement Systems; Transformational Change and the Power of Teams; Six Sigma Methodologies Applied to Sustainability Initiatives; Projects and Case Studies; Design for Six Sigma; Engaging All of the Stakeholders, Employees, Customers, and Suppliers; Stakeholder Management; Supply Chain Management; "Customer Chain" Management; Conclusion
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Tom McCarty, Six Sigma Master Black Belt, is a Managing Director within the Strategic Consulting group of Jones Lang LaSalle where he leads Six Sigma deployment strategies within the firm and for client engagements. He is the lead author of The Six Sigma Black Belt Handbook, and co-author of Six Sigma Financial Tracking and Reporting. Mr. McCarty's clients include HSBC, United Health Group, Fidelity, Sprint, Agilent, American Electric Power, Starbucks, Motorola, and the U.S. Department of Defense. Michael Jordan is a Senior Vice President and leads Jones Lang LaSalle's Energy and Sustainability Services (ESS) Americas Corporate practice. He has worked with real estate executives at Fortune Global 100 companies to cut costs, manage carbon, and build greener buildings worldwide. Mr. Jordan is a LEED Accredited Professional, a trained facilitator in The Natural Step sustainability framework, and a Six Sigma Master Black Belt. Dan Probst has been in the commercial real estate industry for over thirty years including 23 with Jones Lang LaSalle. He currently serves as Chairman of the global Energy and Sustainability Services practice. He is responsible for developing and delivering products and services to help clients reduce energy costs and their real estate related environmental footprint through innovative portfolio and occupancy strategies, workplace standards, and operating practices. Dan has a Mechanical Engineering degree from Purdue University and an MBA from Indiana University, and is a LEED Accredited Professional.