Pathways to Success: Case Studies for Mainstreaming Corporate Sustainability by

Description: Pathways to Success by Suzanne Farver Used as a companion guide to Mainstreaming Corporate Sustainability, this case book provides specific examples of companies who have incorporated successful techniques to promote sustainability within their organization. Combined with the textbook, it provides a full curriculum for any introductory course on corporate sustainability. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Used as a companion guide to Mainstreaming Corporate Sustainability, this case book provides specific examples of companies who have incorporated successful techniques to promote sustainability within their organization. Combined with the textbook, it provides a full curriculum for any introductory course on corporate sustainability. Through the examples of companies from around the world, the reader will learn about best practices and helpful tools, including international standards and performance frameworks, that can be adapted to any company. These resources are described in a manner that allows the reader to successfully integrate sustainability into a companys corporate culture. It is useful for students, faculty, and practicing sustainability professionals.Pathways to Success will help develop an understanding of the pitfalls and challenges of this ever-changing field. It shows how to become adept at asking the right questions and speaking the language of sustainability to become a leader in this important business arena.Key FeaturesProvides questions for discussion at the end of each chapter to promote dialogue and learningIncludes additional resources to allow the reader to delve more deeply into the subjectOffers examples of companies who have profitably integrated environmental and social responsibility into their management systemsIllustrates from leaders in the sustainable field the successful use of stakeholder engagement and supply chain management to respond to customer demandDetails strategy and management systems to show how to actually integrate sustainability in-to a company at any stage of development, and describes various risks and pitfalls to help avoid mistakes Author Biography Suzanne Farver, ALM, JD, has spent her career leading organizations toward more responsible management and has a strong track record of building consensus and emulating vision. She holds a BA in economics from Grinnell College (Phi Beta Kappa), a JD from University of Denver, and an ALM in environmental management from Harvard University Extension School (class marshal).Her educational work includes teaching Corporate Sustainability Strategy at Harvard University Extension School, a course she helped develop in the fall of 2010. Suzannes nonprofit management includes serving as finance chair for the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) board during its merger with the Carbon War Room. During that time, RMI tripled in size and impact and continues now as a leading organization helping the business community drive energy savings and reduce carbon emissions worldwide. Since 2006 Suzanne has served on the board of Presidio Graduate School (PGS), including board chair from 2015 to 2018, during a time of enormous transition for the school. Under Suzannes leadership, the school entered a new partnership with Amity University, a leading nonprofit international university with campuses worldwide. This new venture greatly increases the impact of the PGS mission, which includes promoting business practices that recognize the importance of social justice. PGS awards MBAs and MPAs who are focused on sustainable management principles and was mentioned in The New York Times as the best MBA program to attend if you want to change the world. Suzanne is also the author of a companion book to this text, Pathways to Success: Case Studies for Mainstreaming Corporate Sustainability. Review "If youre interested in bringing sustainability to life in a company, Farvers new book is a must read. It delivers real-world examples of sustainability-in-practice among leading companies, garnished with insightful references, useful tools, and thought-provoking questions that foster the understanding needed to plant sustainability deep and wide within your organization." --William R. Blackburn, JD, Author of The Sustainability Handbook"This case book is an invaluable teaching complement to Suzanne Farvers excellent textbook, Mainstreaming Corporate Sustainability. She demonstrates with exceptional clarity how to learn from exemplary companies who deploy sustainability principles across their business operations." --Dariush Rafinejad, PhD, Provost, Presidio Graduate School, Author of Sustainable Product Innovation Review Quote "This case book is an invaluable teaching complement to Suzanne Farvers excellent textbook, Mainstreaming Corporate Sustainability . She demonstrates with exceptional clarity how to learn from exemplary companies who deploy sustainability principles across their business operations." --Dariush Rafinejad, PhD, Provost, Presidio Graduate School, Author of Sustainable Product Innovation Details ISBN160427171X Author Suzanne Farver Pages 232 Publisher J Ross Publishing Year 2019 ISBN-10 160427171X ISBN-13 9781604271713 Format Paperback Publication Date 2019-08-30 Imprint J Ross Publishing Subtitle Case Studies for Mainstreaming Corporate Sustainability Place of Publication Florida Country of Publication United States DEWEY 658.408 Short Title Pathways to Success Language English AU Release Date 2019-08-30 NZ Release Date 2019-08-30 US Release Date 2019-08-30 UK Release Date 2019-08-30 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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