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Summary
Summary
Winner of Choice Magazine - Outstanding Academic Titles for 2007Sustainability 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 coordinators to improve their organization's environmental, social and economic performance.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 and office operations, and government) and common organizational functions (senior management, facilities, human resources, purchasing, environmental affairs and compliance, marketing and public relations, and finance and accounting), the authors show how organizations can incorporate sustainability into their everyday work through the application of useful tools and self-assessments.
Author Notes
Darcy Hitchcock and Marsha Willard are experts in implementing sustainable business practices with a gift for making this abstract and technical topic easy to understand. They have written several other popular business books on related topics as well as countless articles. Their firm, AXIS Performance Advisors, is based in Portland, Oregon, a hotbed of sustainability-related activity. They designed and ran an 8-course Implementing Sustainability certificate programme with Portland State University and publish the Sustainability Series a set of practical how-to booklets. They also act as senior associates for the Zero Waste Alliance, leading their sustainability assessment programme. They are both on the faculty for Bainbridge Graduate Institute's MBA in Sustainable Business and the executive management team for the International Society of Sustainability Professionals.For more information, please go to www.axisperformance.com
Reviews 1
Choice Review
Hitchcock and Willard (consultants and teachers of sustainable business practices) provide an excellent introduction and reference resource for the design, implementation, and evaluation of a business's sustainability plan to promote environmental conservation and reduce waste throughout the organization. The book's 12 well-written, readable chapters are divided into three parts: the first defines sustainability and its key components; the second reviews sustainability strategies by industry sector, e.g., manufacturing, service, government; and the last describes sustainability practices by departmental function, e.g., management, human resources, purchasing. Interesting real-life examples from business, education, not-for-profits, and local and national governments enhance the chapters. Topics include evaluating strategic threats; exploring emerging opportunities; assessing life cycles and life-cycle costs; environmental design and the conversion of products to services; using wasted resources to advantage; developing social capital; sustainability reporting; aligning human resource systems and attracting committed employees; and community-based stakeholder involvement in sustainability. Resource lists and self-assessment checklists enhance chapters. There are notes and a list of abbreviations and acronyms. Two appendixes, "Sustainability Framework and Tools" and "Certification Schemes," complete the book. Though oriented toward management professionals, this work will be of value to business students. ^BSumming Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduate and technical program students as well as practitioners. S. R. Kahn University of Cincinnati
Table of Contents
| Part I Foundation Concepts |
| Sustainability as a Strategic Issue |
| Change Agent/Sustainability Coordinator: How to Keep a Sustainability Effort on Track |
| Part II Sustainability By Industry Sector |
| Sustainability in Services and General Office Practices |
| Sustainability in Manufacturing and Product Design |
| Sustainability in Government Agencies |
| Part III Sustainability By Organizational Function |
| Senior Management: How to Lead the Sustainability Effort |
| Facilities: How to Save Energy and Water, Improve Productivity and Reduce Waste |
| Human Resources: How to Support the Change Process and Bolster Employee Commitment |
| Purchasing: How to Determine What to Buy and How to Work with Suppliers |
| Environmental Affairs: How to Support the Move Beyond Compliance and Eco-efficiencies to Sustainability |
| Marketing/Public Relations: Whether and How to Promote Your Sustainability Efforts |
| Accounting and Finance: How to Account for Environmental and Social Impacts |
