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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Main Authors: Szekely, Francisco
Group Author: Dossa, Zahir; Hollender, Jeffrey
Published: MIT Press,
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