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The Sustainability Handbook: How to Go About Disruptive Sustainability Innovation, Volume Three provides a comprehensive and holistic understanding of sustainability, bridging the gap between academic theory and business practices. Using numerous specific case studies and insights from industry leaders, the book shows how to strategically integrate sustainability into an organization, with extensive focus on policies, incentives, measures, operations, production, consumption and lifecycle management. Aimed at those who have already established a mature Sustainability Portfolio Management approach, it explores the ¿why” of Disruptive Sustainably Innovation and how to capture and use Sustainability Drivers and Requirements.
Global climate change poses enormous environmental challenges, and societies across the world must adapt and innovate to further the goals of sustainability for present and future generations. The private sector especially must find new ways of doing business to align their practices with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the international community. Using a conceptually structured framework throughout, the book examines the latest academic research to summarize what environmental, social, and economic sustainability actually means in different contexts. This book will be ideal for researchers, students and businesspeople at all levels and sectors.
List of contents
Part I Radical Sustainability Innovation1. Why this book is relevant2. What this book covers and what it doesn't cover3. Sustainability trends and drivers4. Sustainability Drivers and requirements5. Environment, Social and Governance6. Sustainability and Innovation7. Sustainable Portfolio
Part II Environment8. Introduction9. Net-zero emission products10. CO2-negative value chain11. Self-sufficient production plants12. Corporate Biodiversity Plan13. Sustainable Business Model14. Rethink water cycle to Zero freshwater consumption15. Closed loop16. Eliminating business travels using avatars17. Conclusion
Part III Social18. Introduction19. Temporary transfers to NGOs20. Open Innovation Supporting Sustainable Innovation21. Employee sustainability tracking app22. Ethical Financing23. Lifetime product liability24. Conclusion
Part IV Economic and Governance25. Introduction26. Sustainability CoE27. Sustainability Lifecycle28. Sustainability Governance29. Democratic decision-making, including minority groups30. Sustainability Change Management31. Bonus systems based on sustainability tracking32. Sustainability Outsourcing33. Sustainable Financing34. "Planet AI" on the management board35. Sustainability Policy 36. Sustainability Governance37. Conclusion
Part V Substantial Sustainability Innovation38. Introduction39. Sustainability Drivers and Requirements40. Strategy41. Roadmap42. Sustainability Maturity43. Knowledge Building44. Conclusion
