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Creating a Sustainable Organization: Approaches for Enhancing Corporate Value Through Sustainability


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Organizations that prioritize environmental, health, and safety (EHS) issues are well placed to attract better customers, better talent, and today's growing number of socially responsible investors. But, to gain these benefits, companies must choose the right sustainability strategies, and then manage and measure them well. Now, leading business sustainability consultant Peter Soyka offers a complete and actionable guide to driving greater value through sustainability. Soyka bridges the disparate worlds of the EHS/sustainability professional and the investor/analyst, covering all this and more: What the evidence says about linkages between sustainability and value Key stakeholder relationships influencing corporate behavior related to EHS and social equity Best practices for managing sustainability throughout the business How sustainability posture and performance can be evaluated by investors, markets, and managers How to maximize the influence of organizational actors focused on sustainability This book will be invaluable for all environmental, health, and safety decision-makers and professionals concerned with improving sustainability and value; for executives and strategists seeking competitive advantage; for analysts evaluating investments; and for researchers and MBA candidates currently studying the techniques and potential of corporate sustainability. INSTRUCTOR SUPPLEMENTS: Instructor's Manual available for download at www.pearsonhighered.com.

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 Introduction 1 Major Themes and Messages in This Book 4 A Few Disclosures and Caveats 9 Endnotes 12 Chapter 2 Background and Context 15 What Is Sustainability, and Why Is It Important to Business? 16 Why Sustainability Is and Will Remain Important to U.S. Corporations 22 Where We’ve Been and What We’ve Learned 29 What ESG/Sustainability Investing Is and Why You May Never Have Heard of It 42 Major Factors, Actors, and Trends 44 ES&G Concerns as Key Requirements and Determinants of Long-Term Business Success 47 Implications for Sustainability Professionals and Others Working on Corporate Sustainability Issues 52 Endnotes 54 Chapter 3 ES&G Issues and How They Affect the Business Enterprise 57 Environmental, Health and Safety, and Social Equity Laws and Regulations 57 An Abridged History 58 Corporate ES&G Obligations 70 Legal Liability 80 Stakeholder Expectations and Nonlegal Requirements 82 Costs and Cost Structure 89 Revenue Impacts 93 Organizational Strength and Capability 96 Endnotes 106 Chapter 4 Stakeholder Interests and Influences and the Social License to Operate 109 The Social License to Operate 111 Major Company Stakeholders 115 Typical Stakeholder Involvement in and Influence on Corporate Behavior 129 Endnotes 147 Chapter 5 Managing ES&G Issues Within the Organization 149 Relationships Among and Between EHS, Social, and Governance Issues 150 Effective ES&G Management Structures and Practices 154 Integrating Sustainability into the Company’s “Organizational DNA” 178 Endnotes 185 Chapter 6 Investors and the Power of Markets 187 Market Theory and Underlying Assumptions 188 Who Investors Are and What They Care About 194 Size and Composition of U.S. Capital Markets 197 Disclosure 201 Institutional Investors and Fiduciary Duty 209 Traditional and Emerging Security Evaluation Methods 214 Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) and ES&G Investing 227 ES&G Evaluation and Investing Methods 232 Barriers to ES&G Investing 239 International Situation and Trends 247 Analysts, Rating Agencies, Data Providers, and Other Intermediaries 251 Trends and Potential Game-Changers 254 Summary and Implications 261 Endnotes 263 Chapter 7 The Financial Impact of Effective (or Ineffective) ES&G/Sustainability Management 267 Insights from the Literature 268 Surveys of Corporate and Investor Attitudes and Beliefs 289 Summary and Implications 299 Endnotes 305 Chapter 8 Defining, Measuring, and Reporting ES&G Performance 307 Why Performance Measurement and Reporting Are Crucial 308 ES&G Data, Information, Knowledge, and Insight 308 Major ES&G Data Types and Sources 310 Creating Knowledge and Insight from Corporate and Industry ES&G Information 314 Key Needs and Gaps 321 Sustainability Reporting: Extent of Use 323 Evaluation of Current ES&G Reporting Practices, Limitations, and Trends 327 ES&G Research and Analysis Firms 339 Potential Improvements 351 Endnotes 356 Chapter 9 Making It Happen in Your Organization 359 Creating Sustainable Value for the Enterprise 360 Implications for Sustainability Professionals 369 What It Takes 372 Closing Thoughts 380 Endnotes 380 References 381 Index 393

About the Author :
Peter A. Soyka, President of Soyka & Company, LLC, is a highly experienced and respected sustainability and environmental management consultant. A recognized expert working at the intersection of EHS and finance, he specializes in helping companies identify and overcome the obstacles to sustainable business success.   Soyka brings a substantial track record of innovative thinking and success in devising creative solutions to the most challenging environmental/business management problems, and in translating new ideas into approaches, tools, and techniques that produce real results. Much of his recent work has involved identifying and capturing the financial and other organizational benefits of proactive environmental management and sustainability practices.   


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  • ISBN-13: 9780133886573
  • Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
  • Publisher Imprint: Pearson FT Press
  • Height: 100 mm
  • No of Pages: 432
  • Spine Width: 100 mm
  • Weight: 100 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0133886573
  • Publisher Date: 15 May 2014
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: Approaches for Enhancing Corporate Value Through Sustainability
  • Width: 100 mm


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