Making Sustainability Work

The ultimate "how-to-do-it" guide for corporate leaders, strategists, academics, sustainability consultants, and anyone else with an interest in actually making sustainability work for organizations. An updated edition of a landmark book at a time when a growing number of corporate leaders are asking for urgent help in "getting this done".

The ultimate "how-to-do-it" guide for corporate leaders, strategists, academics, sustainability consultants, and anyone else with an interest in actually making sustainability work for organizations. An updated edition of a landmark book at a time when a growing number of corporate leaders are asking for urgent help in "getting this done".

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Marc J. Epstein is Distinguished Research Professor of Management at Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University. He has been a professor at Stanford Business School, Harvard Business School, and INSEAD. He is the author of twenty books and numerous academic and managerial articles. Kristi Yuthas is Swigert Endowed Chair at Portland State University's School of Business Administration and has worked with companies and nonprofits around the world. She has authored over a hundred presentations and publications in sustainability, ethics, and the use of business tools to address social issues.

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Foreword from the First Edition John Elkington, SustainAbilityForeword from the First Edition Herman B. Dutch Leonard, Harvard Business SchoolPrefaceIntroduction:Improving sustainability and financial performance in global corporations1. A new framework for implementing corporate sustainability2. Leadership, organizational culture, and strategy for corporate sustainability3. Organizing for sustainability4. Costing, capital investments, and the integration of sustainability risks5. Performance measurement, evaluation, and reward systems6. The foundations for measuring social, environmental, and economic impacts7. Implementing a social, environmental, and economic impact measurement system8. Improving corporate processes, products, and projects for corporate sustainability9. External sustainability reporting and verification10. The benefits of sustainability for corporations and societyEndnotesBibliographyIndex