The Sustainability Handbook

November 21, 2007

A detailed guide, written to help organisations implement, embed and maintain a sustainable business model. The guide, written with large organisations in mind, also includes chapters on sustainability for small organisations, NGOs, governmental organisations and colleges/universities. Blackburn, having catered for both those who know nothing about sustainability and seasoned experts alike, leads the reader through the complexities of sustainability, the value of sustainability to business and society and introduces the concept of the sustainability operating system (SOS): a “process of proactive, holistic organisational management for purposes of achieving sustainability for both the organisation and society”. The elements of SOS discussed at length are: the ‘drivers’ such as a champion or leader, the ‘efficient enablers’ such as organisational structure, the ‘pathway’ such as strategic planning, and the ‘evaluators’ such as indicators and goals. Follow-up checklists at the end of each chapter, and examples throughout make this book very accessible.

Published by Earthscan
803pp, £49.95 hardback
ISBN 978 1 84407 495 2
www.earthscan.co.uk

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