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Books & Practical guides for today’s sustainability champions
“Through my books and practical guides on sustainability and ESG, I aim to share the lessons, strategies, and insights I’ve gained from three decades of helping organizations and leaders worldwide embrace sustainable growth. I believe that sustainability is not just a goal — it’s a way of thinking and leading. My mission is to equip today’s and tomorrow’s professionals with the tools they need to drive real impact, build resilience, and create lasting value.”
Practical Sustainability Strategies: How to Excel in ESG and Gain a Competitive Advantage, 3rd Edition
A comprehensive guide for developing and implementing ESG strategies that propel sustainable growth and enhance corporate responsibility.
Practical Sustainability Strategies: How to Excel in ESG and Gain a Competitive Advantage provides the essential tools needed to implement ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) frameworks. With a strong focus on actionable strategies and practical applications, this real-world guide offers expert insights into how sustainability can drive corporate success while benefiting the environment and society.
In-depth yet accessible chapters bridge the gap between theory and practice, arming readers with proven frameworks to align organizational goals with global sustainability standards. The book covers the latest ESG trends and includes real-world case studies to help readers navigate the evolving landscape.
The updated and expanded third edition builds on previous insights by incorporating the latest trends, tools, and guidelines, including an entirely new chapter on ESG and circular economy, to ensure that businesses stay ahead of the curve. Laying out a clear path to building sustainable, competitive businesses, this book:
- Provides the tools and knowledge required to communicate, measure, and report ESG metrics
- Empowers organizations to lead with transparency and accountability, positively impacting both their bottom line and the wider world
- Includes PowerPoint slides for instructors and trainers to facilitate effective teaching and learning
- Addresses both advanced and specialist levels, suitable for professionals and students at various stages in their careers
- Contains numerous case studies and practical templates based on Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards
Ideal for graduate-level students studying sustainability, corporate social responsibility, business strategy, and corporate governance, Practical Sustainability Strategies: How to Excel in ESG and Gain a Competitive Advantage, Third Edition is also a valuable resource for C-Suite executives and sustainability managers, including Chief Sustainability Officers looking to deepen their knowledge and improve their organization’s ESG performance; as well as for government organizations and NGOs.
Practical Sustainability Strategies: How to Gain a Competitive Advantage, 2nd Edition
The guide to sustainable strategies and tools to improve competitive business advantage, updated with practical case studies and supporting teaching material
The revised and updated second edition of Practical Sustainability Strategies is filled with proven strategies and tools for organizations to integrate sustainability into their business models. Drawing on the authors’ research and years of hands-on experience, the book defines strategies that organizations can put in place to develop, extend, or maintain competitive advantage without harming the environment. Additionally, the authors provide tools for measuring and reporting progress and present illustrative case studies that clearly demonstrate the importance of implementing sustainability.
Since the first edition was published in 2013, new strategies, measurements, and certifications have been developed. The book, which is used by several business schools around the globe, has been updated to include these new and effective strategies, including circular economy, the sharing economy, adaptation, resiliency, and strategies to fight climate change. This new edition also highlights the UN Sustainable Development Goals that have been adopted worldwide. This updated second edition:
- Covers new strategies, measuring systems, GRI, STARS and B-Lab certifications
- Offers teaching slides and questions for use in the classroom
- Explores the principles and importance of sustainability
- Examines more than 10 different sustainability strategies
- Presents the economic justification for sustainability with illustrative examples
Written for sustainability managers, ESG professionals, engineers, process designers, policy makers, CEOs, business schools, and others, the second edition of Practical Sustainability Strategies offers an updated guide to the most recent strategies and tools that can be put into place to improve competitive advantage, while also providing a positive impact to the community and workplace.
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