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The sustainability handbook : The complete management guide to achieving social, economic, and environmental responsibility

Author
Blackburn W.R.
Date
2007
Source
IUCN (ID: MON-081032)
Publisher | Place of publication
Environmental Law Institute | Washington, DC, USA
ISBN
978-1-58576-102-9
Pages
787 p.
Document type
Monography/book
Language
English
Country/Territory
United States of America
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
NGO Monitoring Sustainable development
Abstract

The Sustainability Handbook: The Complete Management Guide to Achieving Social,
Economic, and Environmental Responsibility by William R. Blackburn
Tables of Contents:
Chapter 1: Addressing the Confusion About Sustainability: The Typical Executive View
Chapter 2: Determining Scope: An Operational Definition of Sustainability
Chapter 3: The Value of Sustainability: Why Bother?
Chapter 4: Building a Sustainability Operating System: The Key Elements and Basic Structures
Chapter 5: Sustainability Operating System Standards: The Roadmap for Change
Chapter 6: Strategic Planning for Focused Sustainability Improvement
Chapter 7: Selecting Goals and Indicators
Chapter 8: Bringing Sustainability to the Front Line: Deployment, Integration, and Alignment
Chapter 9: Data Systems, Auditing, and Other Monitoring and Accountability Mechanisms
Chapter 10: Transparent Sustainability Reporting
Chapter 11: Stakeholder Engagement: The Role of Nongovernmental Organizations
Chapter 12: Approaches for Small and Struggling Companies
Chapter 13: Approach to Sustainability for Nongovernmental Organizations
Chapter 14: Approach to Sustainability for Governmental Organizations
Chapter 15: Approach to Sustainability for Colleges and Universities
Chapter 16: Keeping the Initiative Alive: Making the SOS Sustainable
Appendices:
Appendix 1: Summary of Sustainability Trends
Appendix 2: Sustainability-Related Codes of Organizational Behavior
Appendix 3: Sustainability-Related Management System Standards
Appendix 4: Planning Forms for Assessing and Prioritizing Sustainability Risks and Opportunities
Appendix 5: Method for Calculating Savings and Cost Avoidance for Baxter’s
Environmental Financial Statement
Appendix 6: Examples of Sustainability Issues for Various Functional Groups
Appendix 7: Examples of Sustainability Metrics
Appendix 8: Sustainability Resources for Universities