Beyond the triple bottom line : eight steps toward a sustainable business model /
Many recent books make the case for businesses to become more sustainable, but few explain the specifics. In this book, Francisco Szekely and Zahir Dossa offer a pragmatic new business model for sustainability that extends beyond the traditional framework of the triple bottom line, describing eight...
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MIT Press,
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Publisher Address: | Cambridge, MA : |
Publication Dates: | [2017] |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Summary: |
Many recent books make the case for businesses to become more sustainable, but few explain the specifics. In this book, Francisco Szekely and Zahir Dossa offer a pragmatic new business model for sustainability that extends beyond the traditional framework of the triple bottom line, describing eight steps that range from exploring a vision and establishing a strategy to implementing the strategy and promoting innovation. Szekely and Dossa argue that businesses and organizations need to move away from the business case for sustainability toward a sustainable business model. That is, businesses |
Carrier Form: | xx, 224 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9780262035996 0262035995 |
Index Number: | HD30 |
CLC: | F272-05 |
Call Number: | F272-05/S997 |
Contents: | Introduction -- Sustainability Mission: What Is The Purpose Of Your Organization -- Long-Term Vision: What Will Your Organization Look Like In 25 Years? -- Sustainability Strategy: Identify Your Stakeholders And Develop A Plan To Impact Them In A Positive Way? -- Implementing Sustainability Strategy: How Can You Engage Your Stakeholders For Maximum Impact? -- Measuring Sustainability Performance: How Do You Measure Nonfinancial Performance? -- Transparency And Accountability: Can You Pass The Newspaper Test? -- Scaling: Can Sustainability Scale? -- Sustainability Innovation: What Makes Susta |