Marsha Willard, Darcy Hitchcock

The Business Guide to Sustainability (eBook, PDF)

Practical Strategies and Tools for Organizations

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book is a practical guide to implementing a comprehensive sustainability strategy in any organization. Organized by functional areas of a corporation, the book includes an assessment tool to help organizations meet their sustainability goals.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 290
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. März 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317663317
• Artikelnr.: 42513640

Autorenporträt

Darcy Hitchcock is an affiliate instructor at Case Western Reserve University, USA, and president of the sustainability consulting firm, AXIS Performance Advisors. She also teaches at Bainbridge Graduate Institute, USA, and the University of Oregon, USA.

Marsha Willard is an adjunct instructor at the Bainbridge Graduate Institute, USA, where she teaches in the MBA in Sustainable Business program. She is principal of AXIS Performance Advisors, and co-founded and helps manage the International Society of Sustainability Professionals.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: Foundation Concepts 1. Sustainability as a Strategic Issue 2.
Change Agent/Sustainability Coordinator: How to Keep a Sustainability
Effort on Track Part II: Sustainability by Industry Sector 3.
Sustainability in Services and General Office Practices 4. Sustainability
in Manufacturing and Product Design 5. Sustainability in Government
Agencies Part III: Sustainability by Organizational Function 6. Senior
Management: How to Lead the Sustainability Effort 7. Facilities: How to
Save Energy and Water, Improve Productivity, and Reduce Waste 8. Human
Resources: How to Support the Change Process, and Bolster Employee
Commitment 9. Purchasing: How to Determine What to Buy, and How to Work
with Suppliers 10. Information Technology: Making Electronics Part of the
Solution, not Part of the Problem 11. Environmental Affairs: How to Support
the Move Beyond Compliance and Eco-efficiencies to Sustainability 12.
Marketing/Public Relations: Whether and How to Promote Your Sustainability
Efforts 13. Accounting and Finance: How to Account for Environmental and
Social Impacts