The Sustainable Enterprise: Profiting from Best Practice

The Sustainable Enterprise: Profiting from Best Practice

by Chris Brown (Author), Chris Brown (Author), Chris Brown (Author), Jonathan Reuvid (Author)

Synopsis

Perceptions of a business's sustainability can have a real impact on the bottom-line. The benefits accrued will far outweigh any costs. Drawing on the experience and expertise of leading professionals and practitioners, it reviews the specific challenges that sustainability can involve from energy use to employment rights, from emissions trading to corporate governance, and from environmental technology to stakeholder relationships. Depending on the nature of the business, they might be critical or they might be routine. However, passively complying with rules and regulations is no longer sufficient. Sustainability is starting to permeate every business decision and needs to be managed in an active, integrated way. The rewards for responsibility, accountability and transparency can be high: brand loyalty, high-calibre recruits, strengthened partnerships, easier entry to new markets and better access to capital. Any failure to live up to a commitment to sustainability, however, can fundamentally undermine prospects for future growth. In securing these rewards and minimising the risks, this book is designed as a practical guide to the strategic and operating challenges in becoming a sustainable enterprise.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 512
Edition: 1
Publisher: Kogan Page
Published: 03 Feb 2005

ISBN 10: 0749442204
ISBN 13: 9780749442200
Book Overview: * Best practice advice from leading consultants, lawyers, regulatory authorities and organisations dedicated to promoting sustainability * Comprehensive coverage of all areas from energy use to employment rights, and from environmental technology to stakeholder relationships * Translates the principles of sustainability into strategic and operating reality

Media Reviews
Offers advice from a range of high-profile contributors - including Jonathon Porritt, Tony McNulty MP and Darren Ford from CIPS. -Supply Management, March 2005 A well-edited collection of more than eighty essays grouped into fifteen sections...gives a cogent view of current best practice, and offers some informed insight into what should be going on in those parts of the business that you would not normally venture into. -Argent, May 2005 Aims to assist those running or advising organizations of all types and sizes in understanding business case for sustainable development and corporate social responsibility. -www.iblf.org, May 2005 Drawing on the expertise of leading practitioners, this book reviews the specific challenges that sustainability poses. -Corporate Citizenship Briefing, May 2005 An easily and enjoyably digestible book...a supportive resource and reference book for organizations that are taking the first steps towards sustainability and those further along the environmental journey. -Quality World, June 2005 Reviews the specific challenges that sustainability can involve. -Corporate Industry, May/June 2005 Gives guidance and advice to those who wish to understand the business case for sustainable development and corporate social responsibility. -Manager, June 2005
Author Bio
Contributors include: The Environment Agency; Simmons & Simmons, ManPower; British Standards Institution; CIPS, The Fairtrade Foundation; London Energy; CSR Network; Futerra; The Cat's Pyjamas; Entrust; Climate Care; the Charities Aid Foundation