Pathways to Success (Paperback)

Suzanne Farver

ISBN 10: 160427171X / ISBN 13: 9781604271713

Editore: J Ross Publishing, Florida, 2019

Paperback. Used as a companion guide to Mainstreaming Corporate Sustainability, this case book provides specific examples of companies who have incorporated successful techniques to promote sustainability within their organization. Combined with the textbook, it provides a full curriculum for any introductory course on corporate sustainability. Through the examples of companies from around the world, the reader will learn about best practices and helpful tools, including international standards and performance frameworks, that can be adapted to any company. These resources are described in a manner that allows the reader to successfully integrate sustainability into a company's corporate culture. It is useful for students, faculty, and practicing sustainability professionals.Pathways to Success will help develop an understanding of the pitfalls and challenges of this ever-changing field. It shows how to become adept at asking the right questions and speaking the language of sustainability to become a leader in this important business arena.Key FeaturesProvides questions for discussion at the end of each chapter to promote dialogue and learningIncludes additional resources to allow the reader to delve more deeply into the subjectOffers examples of companies who have profitably integrated environmental and social responsibility into their management systemsIllustrates from leaders in the sustainable field the successful use of stakeholder engagement and supply chain management to respond to customer demandDetails strategy and management systems to show how to actually integrate sustainability in-to a company at any stage of development, and describes various risks and pitfalls to help avoid mistakes Used as a companion guide to Mainstreaming Corporate Sustainability, this case book provides specific examples of companies who have incorporated successful techniques to promote sustainability within their organization. Combined with the textbook, it provides a full curriculum for any introductory course on corporate sustainability. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9781604271713

Riassunto:

Used as a companion guide to Mainstreaming Corporate Sustainability, this case book provides specific examples of companies who have incorporated successful techniques to promote sustainability within their organization. Combined with the textbook, it provides a full curriculum for any introductory course on corporate sustainability. Through the examples of companies from around the world, the reader will learn about best practices and helpful tools, including international standards and performance frameworks, that can be adapted to any company. These resources are described in a manner that allows the reader to successfully integrate sustainability into a company’s corporate culture. It is useful for students, faculty, and practicing sustainability professionals.

Informazioni sull'autore:

Suzanne Farver, ALM, JD, holds a BA in economics from Grinnell College (Phi Beta Kappa), a JD from University of Denver, and an ALM in environmental management from Harvard University Extension School (class marshal). Her educational work includes teaching Corporate Sustainability Strategy at Harvard University Ex-tension School, a course she helped develop in the fall of 2010. 

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Titolo: Pathways to Success (Paperback)
Casa editrice: J Ross Publishing, Florida
Data di pubblicazione: 2019
Legatura: Paperback
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