George P. Nassos - Practical Sustainability Strategies
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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
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
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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8 PART IV: CONCLUSION CHAPTER 25: Epilogue: Where Do We Go Now? REFERENCES
9 INDEX
10 END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT
List of Tables
1 Chapter 1 TABLE 1.1 Ecological footprint for 2016
2 Chapter 11TABLE 11.1 Drawdown: top solutions in each sector TABLE 11.2 Drawdown: top 20 solutions
3 Chapter 18TABLE 18.1 Sustainable Development Goals for which BMO can have the Greatest Imp...
4 Chapter 19TABLE 19.1 Stakeholder engagement by Campbell Soup Company TABLE 19.2 Stakeholder engagement by TD TABLE 19.3 Stakeholder engagement by Hess Corporation
List of Illustrations
1 Chapter 1 FIGURE 1.1 Limits of growth. FIGURE 1.2 Distribution of earth's water. FIGURE 1.3 Hubbert's peak. FIGURE 1.4 World population growth.
2 Chapter 2 FIGURE 2.1 Triple bottom line. FIGURE 2.2 Realistic triple bottom line.
3 Chapter 3 FIGURE 3.1 2015–2030 Sustainable development goals. FIGURE 3.2 Sustainable development goals as a pyramid.
4 Chapter 4 FIGURE 4.1 The funnel.
5 Chapter 7FIGURE 7.1 Diminishing returns.FIGURE 7.2 Tunneling through the cost barrier.
6 Chapter 8FIGURE 8.1 Base of economic pyramid.FIGURE 8.2 Great leap downward. (a) Instead of selling to the top of the pyr...FIGURE 8.3 How electricity powers well-being.
7 Chapter 9FIGURE 9.1 Abalone shell—stronger than ceramic.FIGURE 9.2 Rhinoceros horn—made of keratin.FIGURE 9.3 Fish behavior avoid collisions.FIGURE 9.4 Fish behavior rules.FIGURE 9.5 Nissan's robot car inspired by fish.FIGURE 9.6 Cheetah inspiring fast robots.FIGURE 9.7 Fastest robot inspired by cheetah.FIGURE 9.8 Structure with circles.FIGURE 9.9 Structure with triangles.FIGURE 9.10 Structure with squares.FIGURE 9.11 Structure with pentagons.FIGURE 9.12 Structure with hexagons.FIGURE 9.13 Beehive—most efficient structure.FIGURE 9.14 Hummingbird inspired wind turbines.FIGURE 9.15 Eel inspired power.FIGURE 9.16 Shark scales.FIGURE 9.17 Pine cones for energy efficient buildings.
8 Chapter 10FIGURE 10.1 Flowchart of Kalundborg's circular economy.FIGURE 10.2 Infographic of circular economy.FIGURE 10.3 MSW versus GNT.
9 Chapter 14FIGURE 14.1 Gross national trash.FIGURE 14.2 Waste incinerator.FIGURE 14.3 Steamboiler with steam turbine.
10 Chapter 15FIGURE 15.1 Bank of America Tower.FIGURE 15.2 The Bullitt Center.FIGURE 15.3 Bullitt Center solar array.FIGURE 15.4 Bullitt Center energy consumption.
11 Chapter 16FIGURE 16.1 Toilet using gray water.FIGURE 16.2 Urinals with sink for flushing.FIGURE 16.3 AeroFarms, Newark, NJ.
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1 Cover
2 Table of Contents
3 Begin Reading
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PRACTICAL SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGIES
HOW TO GAIN A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
Second Edition
George P. Nassos
Principal
George P. Nassos & Associates, Inc
Nikos Avlonas
Founder and President
Center for Sustainability & Excellence
This second edition first published 2020
© 2020 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Edition History
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (1e, 2014)
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