Making Sustainability Work. Best Practices in Managing and Measuring Corporate Social, Environmental, and Economic Impacts.; Marc J Epstein; 2008

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In recent years, corporations of all sizes and orientations have become more sensitive to social issues and stakeholder concerns and they are collectively striving to become better corporate citizens (in some cases, urged on by shareholder pressure or government regulations). The best practices in corporate sustainability are no longer the exclusive domain of companies like Ben & Jerrys or Body Shop as they were a decade ago; now, large, multi-national companies like G.E. and Wal-Mart are leading the way with significant financial and organisational commitments to social and environmental issues. but senior executives who have committed their organisations to improved sustainability are realising that implementing sustainability is particularly challenging. while there is a lot written on ethical and strategic factors, there is a dearth of information on the practical nuts and bolts of implementation. and whereas with most other organisational changes, functions, and initiatives the sole objective is improved financial performance, which is clear and easy to measure, sustainability broadens the focus to include both social and financial performance. for managers this dual focus often creates a paradox, with significant challenges in evaluating the tradeoffs between social and financial performance when excellence is expected in both. This book builds on Marc Epsteins decades of work publishing articles and books like Irwin/McGraw Hills widely respected Measuring Corporate Environmental Performance to offer a complete guide to implementing and measuring the effectiveness of sustainability initiatives. It draws on Epstein'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. It is intellectually rigorous yet accessible to corporate managers and, like much of Epsteins previous work, will have broad appeal to both executives and academics. Many books have been published that describe the need for improved corporate citizenship and numerous books have focused on the development of a sustainability strategy. And some books have offered some general suggestions about the challenges of implementation. Epsteins is the first to provide managers with detailed guidance on how to implement sustainability and objectively measure its success.
In recent years, corporations of all sizes and orientations have become more sensitive to social issues and stakeholder concerns and they are collectively striving to become better corporate citizens (in some cases, urged on by shareholder pressure or government regulations). The best practices in corporate sustainability are no longer the exclusive domain of companies like Ben & Jerrys or Body Shop as they were a decade ago; now, large, multi-national companies like G.E. and Wal-Mart are leading the way with significant financial and organisational commitments to social and environmental issues. but senior executives who have committed their organisations to improved sustainability are realising that implementing sustainability is particularly challenging. while there is a lot written on ethical and strategic factors, there is a dearth of information on the practical nuts and bolts of implementation. and whereas with most other organisational changes, functions, and initiatives the sole objective is improved financial performance, which is clear and easy to measure, sustainability broadens the focus to include both social and financial performance. for managers this dual focus often creates a paradox, with significant challenges in evaluating the tradeoffs between social and financial performance when excellence is expected in both. This book builds on Marc Epsteins decades of work publishing articles and books like Irwin/McGraw Hills widely respected Measuring Corporate Environmental Performance to offer a complete guide to implementing and measuring the effectiveness of sustainability initiatives. It draws on Epstein'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. It is intellectually rigorous yet accessible to corporate managers and, like much of Epsteins previous work, will have broad appeal to both executives and academics. Many books have been published that describe the need for improved corporate citizenship and numerous books have focused on the development of a sustainability strategy. And some books have offered some general suggestions about the challenges of implementation. Epsteins is the first to provide managers with detailed guidance on how to implement sustainability and objectively measure its success.
Upplaga: 1a upplagan
Utgiven: 2008
ISBN: 9781576754863
Förlag: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Format: Inbunden
Språk: Engelska
Sidor: 288 st
In recent years, corporations of all sizes and orientations have become more sensitive to social issues and stakeholder concerns and they are collectively striving to become better corporate citizens (in some cases, urged on by shareholder pressure or government regulations). The best practices in corporate sustainability are no longer the exclusive domain of companies like Ben & Jerrys or Body Shop as they were a decade ago; now, large, multi-national companies like G.E. and Wal-Mart are leading the way with significant financial and organisational commitments to social and environmental issues. but senior executives who have committed their organisations to improved sustainability are realising that implementing sustainability is particularly challenging. while there is a lot written on ethical and strategic factors, there is a dearth of information on the practical nuts and bolts of implementation. and whereas with most other organisational changes, functions, and initiatives the sole objective is improved financial performance, which is clear and easy to measure, sustainability broadens the focus to include both social and financial performance. for managers this dual focus often creates a paradox, with significant challenges in evaluating the tradeoffs between social and financial performance when excellence is expected in both. This book builds on Marc Epsteins decades of work publishing articles and books like Irwin/McGraw Hills widely respected Measuring Corporate Environmental Performance to offer a complete guide to implementing and measuring the effectiveness of sustainability initiatives. It draws on Epstein'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. It is intellectually rigorous yet accessible to corporate managers and, like much of Epsteins previous work, will have broad appeal to both executives and academics. Many books have been published that describe the need for improved corporate citizenship and numerous books have focused on the development of a sustainability strategy. And some books have offered some general suggestions about the challenges of implementation. Epsteins is the first to provide managers with detailed guidance on how to implement sustainability and objectively measure its success.
In recent years, corporations of all sizes and orientations have become more sensitive to social issues and stakeholder concerns and they are collectively striving to become better corporate citizens (in some cases, urged on by shareholder pressure or government regulations). The best practices in corporate sustainability are no longer the exclusive domain of companies like Ben & Jerrys or Body Shop as they were a decade ago; now, large, multi-national companies like G.E. and Wal-Mart are leading the way with significant financial and organisational commitments to social and environmental issues. but senior executives who have committed their organisations to improved sustainability are realising that implementing sustainability is particularly challenging. while there is a lot written on ethical and strategic factors, there is a dearth of information on the practical nuts and bolts of implementation. and whereas with most other organisational changes, functions, and initiatives the sole objective is improved financial performance, which is clear and easy to measure, sustainability broadens the focus to include both social and financial performance. for managers this dual focus often creates a paradox, with significant challenges in evaluating the tradeoffs between social and financial performance when excellence is expected in both. This book builds on Marc Epsteins decades of work publishing articles and books like Irwin/McGraw Hills widely respected Measuring Corporate Environmental Performance to offer a complete guide to implementing and measuring the effectiveness of sustainability initiatives. It draws on Epstein'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. It is intellectually rigorous yet accessible to corporate managers and, like much of Epsteins previous work, will have broad appeal to both executives and academics. Many books have been published that describe the need for improved corporate citizenship and numerous books have focused on the development of a sustainability strategy. And some books have offered some general suggestions about the challenges of implementation. Epsteins is the first to provide managers with detailed guidance on how to implement sustainability and objectively measure its success.
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