The Sustainability Handbook: The Complete Management Guide to Achieving Social, Economic, and Environmental ResponsibilityEnvironmental Law Institute, 2007 - 788 pagine The Sustainability Handbook covers the complexities, challenges, and benefits of sustainability when pursued by corporate, academic, government, and nonprofi t organizations. It provides a blueprint on how organizations of all sizes can reach or exceed economic, social, and environmental excellence. The handbook offers a wide variety of practical approaches and tools, including a model sustainability policy for organizations, summaries, and tips on selecting sustainability codes, an extensive collection of sample metrics, and more. |
Sommario
Addressing the Contusion About Sustainability The Typical Executive View | 1 |
Determining Scope An Operational Definition of Sustainability | 17 |
The Value of Sustainability Why Bother? | 33 |
Building an SOS The Key Elements and Basic Structure | 123 |
SOS Standards The Roadmap for Change | 163 |
Strategic Planning for Focused Sustainability Improvement | 189 |
Selecting Goals and Indicators | 225 |
Bringing Sustainability to the Front Line Deployment Integration and Alignment | 257 |
Approach to Sustainability for Colleges and Universities | 477 |
Keeping the Initiative Alive Making the SOS Sustainable | 543 |
Summary of Sustainability Trends | 551 |
SustainabilityRelated Codes of Organizational Behavior | 647 |
SustainabilityRelated Management System Standards | 687 |
Planning Forms for Assessing and Prioritizing Sustainability Risks and Opportunities | 703 |
Method for Calculating Savings and Cost Avoidance for Baxters Environmental Financial Statement | 709 |
Examples of Sustainability Issues for Various Functional Groups | 713 |
Data Systems Auditing and Other Monitoring and Accountability Mechanisms | 281 |
Transparent Sustainability Reporting | 309 |
Stakeholder Engagement The Role of NGOs | 373 |
Approach to Sustainability for Small and Struggling Companies | 419 |
Approach to Sustainability for NGOs | 431 |
Approach to Sustainability for Governmental Organizations | 441 |
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