The Sustainability Handbook, Volume 1: The Body of Knowledge around Substantial Sustainability Innovation provides a comprehensive and holistic understanding of sustainability, bridging the gap between academic theory and business practices. Global climate change poses enormous environmental challenges, and societies across the world must adapt and innovate to further the goals of sustainability. The private sector must find new ways of doing business to align 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 means in different contexts.
Using numerous specific case studies and insights from industry leaders, the book shows how to strategically integrate sustainability into the organization, with extensive focus on policies, incentives, measures, operations, production, consumption, and lifecycle management. Volume 1 explores the concept of Substantial Sustainability Innovation within an enterprise and why it is important. It clarifies the difference between environmental, social and governance aspects of sustainability and how they relate to each other. With examples from local sourcing to C02 reduction, business ethics to sustainability portfolio management, green business process management to gender diversity, this volume explores how you can use sustainability to innovate and identifies which components to use to build an effective sustainable strategy.
For researchers, students, and businesspeople at all levels and sectors, this handbook is an essential reference of the latest sustainability tools and methodologies required to adapt and innovate towards sustainability.
1. Introduction of all the authors - p. xxvii 2. Chapter 1 Why is sustainability so important? - p. 3 3. Chapter 2 What this book covers and what it doesn't cover - p. 9 4. Chapter 3 Substantial sustainability innovation trends and drivers - p. 17 5. Chapter 4 Environment, social and governance - p. 31 6. Chapter 5 Substantial sustainability innovation - p. 43 7. Chapter 6 Why you need sustainable portfolio management in the age of substantial innovation - p. 73 8. Chapter 7 The sustainability portfolio concept - p. 85 9. Chapter 8 PART II—Introduction to the environmental aspects of sustainability - p. 101 10. Chapter 9 CO2 reduction (scopes 1-2-3) and how to go about it - p. 103 11. Chapter 10 Use case of carbon footprint reduction—Use case from European aviation industry - p. 115 12. Chapter 11 CO2 compensation - p. 151 13. Chapter 12 CO2 reduction in supply chain - p. 171 14. Chapter 13 Sustainable sourcing practices - p. 197 15. Chapter 14 Green IT - p. 213 16. Chapter 15 Green power: Renewable energy types and sources - p. 231 17. Chapter 16 Innovation in the power industry - p. 245 18. Chapter 17 The what, why, and how around design-to-circularity - p. 255 19. Chapter 18 Service prototyping—Sustainability impact of a service innovation approach - p. 265 20. Chapter 19 Increasing recyclates - p. 285 21. Chapter 20 Limiting business travel - p. 295 22. Chapter 21 The need for sustainable financing: A research between the two emergencies; climate and pandemic - p. 313 23. Chapter 22 What we can learn from a COVID-19-related lockdown period - p. 337 24. Chapter 23 PART II—Conclusion to the environmental aspects of sustainability - p. 353 25. Chapter 24 PART III—Introduction to the social aspects of sustainability - p. 357 26. Chapter 25 Diversity of perspectives - p. 359 27. Chapter 26 Gender diversity - p. 375 28. Chapter 27 Board diversity and sustainable corporate performance: A research use case study from Turkey - p. 387 29. Chapter 28 Senior expert program - p. 415 30. Chapter 29 Job rotation - p. 425 31. Chapter 30 Employee volunteering: The what, why, and how - p. 435 32. Chapter 31 The Paris Agreement and human rights: Is sustainable development the “new human right”? - p. 445 33. Chapter 32 Human rights in supply chain - p. 465 34. Chapter 33 Eliminating child and forced labor - p. 479 35. Chapter 34 Sustainable workplace and workspace—A research use case - p. 487 36. Chapter 35 A developing country’s perspective on race to sustainability - p. 511 37. Keywords - p. 511 38. Key takeaway - p. 511 39. Who should read this chapter: - p. 512 40. How “Race to Sustainability” relates to other chapters across all four volumes - p. 512 41. Volume 1: Substantial Sustainability Innovation - p. 512 42. Volume 2: Radical Sustainability Innovation - p. 512 43. Volume 3: Disruptive Sustainability Innovation - p. 513 44. Volume 4: Sustainability Transformation - p. 513 45. Introduction - p. 514 46. Egypt’s situational description - p. 515 47. Purpose and scope - p. 516 48. Background - p. 517 49. Population - p. 519 50. Economy - p. 523 51. Education - p. 529 52. Health - p. 531 53. Basic infrastructure - p. 533 54. Agriculture - p. 538 55. Sectoral scenarios - p. 540 56. The most common artifacts used with a Race to Sustainability Concept - p. 553 57. Conclusion - p. 554 58. Annex: Current Path adjustments and scenarios within IFs - p. 555 59. References - p. 565 60. Chapter 36 Conclusion to the social aspects of sustainability - p. 571 61. Chapter 37 PART IV—Introduction to the economic and governance aspects of sustainability - p. 575 62. Chapter 38 Understanding business sustainability: The what, why, and how of sustainable business practices - p. 579 63. Chapter 39 Business ethics 2.0: The what, why, and how and practical suggestions - p. 601 64. Chapter 40 Sustainability board with veto rights - p. 613 65. Chapter 41 Sustainability policy, guidelines and procedures - p. 621 66. Chapter 42 Why you need a coherent whistleblowing system - p. 639 67. Chapter 43 Mandatory sustainability reporting - p. 647 68. Chapter 44 External ESG auditing: The what, why, who, and how - p. 661 69. Chapter 45 ESG supplier selection - p. 671 70. Chapter 46 Supply chain sustainability - p. 687 71. Chapter 47 Greening the workplace: How sustainable practices drive employee engagement - p. 699 72. Chapter 48 The what, why, and how around responsible lobbying - p. 711 73. Chapter 49 Conclusion to the economic and governance aspects of sustainability - p. 719 74. Chapter 50 PART V—Introduction to substantial sustainability innovation execution - p. 723 75. Chapter 51 Developing a substantial innovation sustainability strategy - p. 725 76. Chapter 52 Sustainability innovation roadmap—The what, why, and how - p. 745 77. Chapter 53 Continuous improvement - p. 759 78. Chapter 54 PART V—Conclusion to the substantial sustainability innovation execution aspects - p. 771 79. Index - p. 773
The Sustainability Handbook, Volume 1: The Body of Knowledge around Substantial Sustainability Innovation provides a comprehensive and holistic understanding of sustainability, bridging the gap between academic theory and business practices. Global climate change poses enormous environmental challenges, and societies across the world must adapt and innovate to further the goals of sustainability. The private sector must find new ways of doing business to align 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 means in different contexts.
Using numerous specific case studies and insights from industry leaders, the book shows how to strategically integrate sustainability into the organization, with extensive focus on policies, incentives, measures, operations, production, consumption, and lifecycle management. Volume 1 explores the concept of Substantial Sustainability Innovation within an enterprise and why it is important. It clarifies the difference between environmental, social and governance aspects of sustainability and how they relate to each other. With examples from local sourcing to C02 reduction, business ethics to sustainability portfolio management, green business process management to gender diversity, this volume explores how you can use sustainability to innovate and identifies which components to use to build an effective sustainable strategy.
For researchers, students, and businesspeople at all levels and sectors, this handbook is an essential reference of the latest sustainability tools and methodologies required to adapt and innovate towards sustainability.
1. Introduction of all the authors - p. xxvii 2. Chapter 1 Why is sustainability so important? - p. 3 3. Chapter 2 What this book covers and what it doesn't cover - p. 9 4. Chapter 3 Substantial sustainability innovation trends and drivers - p. 17 5. Chapter 4 Environment, social and governance - p. 31 6. Chapter 5 Substantial sustainability innovation - p. 43 7. Chapter 6 Why you need sustainable portfolio management in the age of substantial innovation - p. 73 8. Chapter 7 The sustainability portfolio concept - p. 85 9. Chapter 8 PART II—Introduction to the environmental aspects of sustainability - p. 101 10. Chapter 9 CO2 reduction (scopes 1-2-3) and how to go about it - p. 103 11. Chapter 10 Use case of carbon footprint reduction—Use case from European aviation industry - p. 115 12. Chapter 11 CO2 compensation - p. 151 13. Chapter 12 CO2 reduction in supply chain - p. 171 14. Chapter 13 Sustainable sourcing practices - p. 197 15. Chapter 14 Green IT - p. 213 16. Chapter 15 Green power: Renewable energy types and sources - p. 231 17. Chapter 16 Innovation in the power industry - p. 245 18. Chapter 17 The what, why, and how around design-to-circularity - p. 255 19. Chapter 18 Service prototyping—Sustainability impact of a service innovation approach - p. 265 20. Chapter 19 Increasing recyclates - p. 285 21. Chapter 20 Limiting business travel - p. 295 22. Chapter 21 The need for sustainable financing: A research between the two emergencies; climate and pandemic - p. 313 23. Chapter 22 What we can learn from a COVID-19-related lockdown period - p. 337 24. Chapter 23 PART II—Conclusion to the environmental aspects of sustainability - p. 353 25. Chapter 24 PART III—Introduction to the social aspects of sustainability - p. 357 26. Chapter 25 Diversity of perspectives - p. 359 27. Chapter 26 Gender diversity - p. 375 28. Chapter 27 Board diversity and sustainable corporate performance: A research use case study from Turkey - p. 387 29. Chapter 28 Senior expert program - p. 415 30. Chapter 29 Job rotation - p. 425 31. Chapter 30 Employee volunteering: The what, why, and how - p. 435 32. Chapter 31 The Paris Agreement and human rights: Is sustainable development the “new human right”? - p. 445 33. Chapter 32 Human rights in supply chain - p. 465 34. Chapter 33 Eliminating child and forced labor - p. 479 35. Chapter 34 Sustainable workplace and workspace—A research use case - p. 487 36. Chapter 35 A developing country’s perspective on race to sustainability - p. 511 37. Keywords - p. 511 38. Key takeaway - p. 511 39. Who should read this chapter: - p. 512 40. How “Race to Sustainability” relates to other chapters across all four volumes - p. 512 41. Volume 1: Substantial Sustainability Innovation - p. 512 42. Volume 2: Radical Sustainability Innovation - p. 512 43. Volume 3: Disruptive Sustainability Innovation - p. 513 44. Volume 4: Sustainability Transformation - p. 513 45. Introduction - p. 514 46. Egypt’s situational description - p. 515 47. Purpose and scope - p. 516 48. Background - p. 517 49. Population - p. 519 50. Economy - p. 523 51. Education - p. 529 52. Health - p. 531 53. Basic infrastructure - p. 533 54. Agriculture - p. 538 55. Sectoral scenarios - p. 540 56. The most common artifacts used with a Race to Sustainability Concept - p. 553 57. Conclusion - p. 554 58. Annex: Current Path adjustments and scenarios within IFs - p. 555 59. References - p. 565 60. Chapter 36 Conclusion to the social aspects of sustainability - p. 571 61. Chapter 37 PART IV—Introduction to the economic and governance aspects of sustainability - p. 575 62. Chapter 38 Understanding business sustainability: The what, why, and how of sustainable business practices - p. 579 63. Chapter 39 Business ethics 2.0: The what, why, and how and practical suggestions - p. 601 64. Chapter 40 Sustainability board with veto rights - p. 613 65. Chapter 41 Sustainability policy, guidelines and procedures - p. 621 66. Chapter 42 Why you need a coherent whistleblowing system - p. 639 67. Chapter 43 Mandatory sustainability reporting - p. 647 68. Chapter 44 External ESG auditing: The what, why, who, and how - p. 661 69. Chapter 45 ESG supplier selection - p. 671 70. Chapter 46 Supply chain sustainability - p. 687 71. Chapter 47 Greening the workplace: How sustainable practices drive employee engagement - p. 699 72. Chapter 48 The what, why, and how around responsible lobbying - p. 711 73. Chapter 49 Conclusion to the economic and governance aspects of sustainability - p. 719 74. Chapter 50 PART V—Introduction to substantial sustainability innovation execution - p. 723 75. Chapter 51 Developing a substantial innovation sustainability strategy - p. 725 76. Chapter 52 Sustainability innovation roadmap—The what, why, and how - p. 745 77. Chapter 53 Continuous improvement - p. 759 78. Chapter 54 PART V—Conclusion to the substantial sustainability innovation execution aspects - p. 771 79. Index - p. 773
