How to Be Sustainable
Kogan Page Ltd (Verlag)
9781398618527 (ISBN)
WINNER: Goody Business Book Award 2025 - Business - Environment
Is your sustainability strategy bold enough to drive real impact, or is it just ticking boxes?
How to Be Sustainable is a practical guide for senior leaders, CSOs and board-level professionals who want to lead with purpose and deliver measurable change.
Written by renowned sustainability expert Paolo Taticchi with Melina Corvaglia-Charrey, this book draws on interviews with Chief Sustainability Officers from global organizations including Enel Group, Microsoft, Canon and Sage. It explores what sets high-impact sustainability strategies apart and how others can close the gap.
You'll learn how to:
- Build sustainability plans that go beyond compliance and drive long-term value
- Align environmental goals with commercial performance, governance and stakeholder demands
- Integrate net zero commitments and carbon targets into strategy and reporting
- Elevate the CSO role while building leadership accountability and internal engagement
Featuring real-world case studies, frameworks and practical tools, How to Be Sustainable helps you lead a future-ready organization that's both commercially resilient and environmentally responsible.
Themes include: sustainability leadership, ESG strategy, long-term value, net zero, carbon targets, responsible business
Paolo Taticchi is Professor in Strategy and Sustainability and the Co-Director of the Centre for Sustainable Business at University College London, School of Management. He is a prominent sustainability expert, speaker and consultant working with corporates and governments around the world. He is based in London, UK. Melina Corvaglia-Charrey is a Researcher at University College London, School of Management. She has over 15 years of experience as a senior marketing leader in the media industry, and also works as a consultant supporting small-to-medium size businesses with their sustainability reporting efforts. She is based in Toronto, Canada.
Chapter - 00: Introduction;
Chapter - 01: Transforming tomorrow: The evolution and impact of sustainable transformation;
Chapter - 02: Defining the role of the Chief Sustainability Officer;
Chapter - 03: What compels people to pursue a job in sustainability;
Chapter - 04: There is no single path to becoming a Chief Sustainability Officer;
Chapter - 05: Essential skills and traits for Chief Sustainability Officers to thrive;
Chapter - 06: Structuring sustainability for long-term success;
Chapter - 07: Engaging employees on a company's sustainability journey;
Chapter - 08: Industry-leading practices of sustainability-oriented innovation;
Chapter - 09: Navigating the biggest challenges facing business;
Chapter - 10: Decarbonizing business and paths to net zero;
Chapter - 11: The CSOs' crystal ball and inspiring words of wisdom;
Chapter - 12: Conclusion;
Chapter - 13: Podcast links;
| Erscheinungsdatum | 28.01.2025 |
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| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 348 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft ► Wirtschaft |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz | |
| Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Planung / Organisation | |
| Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management | |
| ISBN-13 | 9781398618527 / 9781398618527 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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