Making Sustainability Work

284 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 3h33min.
Most companies today have some commitment to corporate social responsibility, but implementing these initiatives can be particularly challenging. While a lot has been written on ethical and strategic factors, there is still a dearth of information on the practical nuts and bolts. And whereas with most other organizational initiatives the sole objective is improved financial performance, sustainability broadens the focus to include social and environmental performance, which is much more difficult to measure.Now updated throughout with new examples and new research, this is a complete guide to implementing and measuring the effectiveness of sustainability initiatives. It draws on Marc Epstein's and new coauthor Adriana Rejc Buhovac's solid academic foundation and extensive consulting work and includes best practices from dozens of companies in Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Australia, and Africa. This is the ultimate how-to guide for corporate leaders, strategists, academics, sustainability consultants, and anyone else with an interest in actually putting sustainability ideas into practice and making sure they accomplish their goals.List of cases, figures, and tables Foreword from the First Edition--John Elkington, SustainAbility Herman B Dutch Leonard, Harvard Business SchoolPreface Introduction: Improving sustainability and financial performance in global corporationsWhy it's importantManaging corporate sustainabilityThe Corporate Sustainability Model Background to this bookMaking sustainability work: an overview of the revised book And finally 1--A new framework for implementing corporate sustainability What is sustainability?Identify your stakeholders Be accountableCorporate Sustainability Model Summary 2--Leadership, organizational culture, and strategy for corporate sustainability Board commitment to sustainabilityCEO commitment to sustainabilityLeadership and global climate changeThe role of the corporate mission and vision statementsThe role of organizational culture Developing a corporate sustainability strategyThinking globally Voluntary standards and codes of conductWorking with government regulations Social investors and sustainability indices Summary 3--Organizing for sustainability The challenge for global corporations Involve the whole organization Information flow and a seat at the table Outsourcing Philanthropy and collaboration with NGOs Summary 4--Costing, capital investments, and the integration of sustainability risksThe capital investment decision process Capital budgeting in small and medium enterprises Costs in the decision-making process Costing systems Risk assessment Summary 5--Performance measurement, evaluation, and reward systems Performance measurement and evaluation systemsIncentives and rewardsStrategic performance measurement systems Shareholder value analysisSummary 6--The foundations for measuring social, environmental, and economic impacts The concept of value Methodologies for measuring social, environmental, and economic impacts Methodologies for measuring sustainability and political risksSummary 7--Implementing a social, environmental, and economic impact measurement system Mapping the actions that drive performance Sustainability performance metricsEngage with your stakeholders Measuring reputationMeasuring riskMeasuring social, environmental, and economic impacts Summary 8--Improving corporate processes, products, and projects for corporate sustainabilityOrganizational learning: the new battleground? Improving sustainability performanceReducing social, environmental, and economic impacts Involve the supply chainInternal reportingSummary 9--External sustainability reporting and verification Standards for sustainability reportingIndustry guidance on sustainability reporting Let everyone know how you're doingExternal disclosure of sustainability performance measuresVerifying sustainability performance and reporting Internal sustainability auditsExternal sustainability auditsSummary 10--The benefits of sustainability for corporations and society Make sustainability workUse the Corporate Sustainability Model to improve performance Create opportunities for innovation A last wordEndnotesBibliography Index