The Business Guide to Sustainability

Practical Strategies and Tools for Organizations

Darcy Hitchcock, Marsha Willard

248 pages, parution le 01/07/2006

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Résumé

Shows businesses how to cut waste, save resources, improve their corporate image, attract committed employees, reduce liability, improve environmental performance and make money
Packed with easy-to-use checklists, self-assessments and planning tools to create a sustainability plan for any business or organization
Includes real life examples from businesses and organizations of all scales and sectors, from BP to the local corner store, small charities to universities, and local to national governments

Sustainability promises both reduced environmental impacts and real cash savings for any organization - be it a business, non-profit/NGO, or government department. This easy-to-use manual has been written by top business consultants specifically to help managers, business owners, organizational leaders and aspiring environmental managers/ sustainability co-ordinators to lower their environmental impact and improve the bottom line.

The authors demystify 'sustainability', untangle the plethora of sustainability frameworks, tools and practices, and make it easy for the average person in any organization to move towards sustainability. Organized by sector (manufacturing, services, government) and function (senior management, facilities, human resources, purchasing, environmental affairs and compliance, marketing and PR, and finance and accounting), the authors show how organizations can incorporate sustainability in their everyday work through the application of useful tools and self-assessments.

L'auteur - Darcy Hitchcock

Darcy Hitchcock and Marsha Willard are consultants and experts in implementing sustainable business practices. They manage an 8-course Implementing Sustainability certificate programme with Portland State University and a sustainability study tour programme, called SustainABLE Frontiers, for Sustainable Northwest.

L'auteur - Marsha Willard

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List of Figures and Tables
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction
Foundation Concepts
Sustainability by Industry Sector
Sustainability by Organizational Function
Appendix A: Sustainability frameworks and tools
Appendix B: Certification schemes
Notes
Index

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Earthscan
Auteur(s)	Darcy Hitchcock, Marsha Willard
Parution	01/07/2006
Nb. de pages	248
Format	17 x 21,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	421g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9781844073207
ISBN13	978-1-84407-320-7