{"product_id":"9781394307388","title":"Sustainability Programs A Design Guide to Achieving Financial, Social, and Environmental Performance","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSustainability Programs\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Design Guide to Achieving Financial, Social, and Environmental Performance\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWilliam Borges | John Grosskopf\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eScience \/ Chemistry \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGo-to guidance for designing, implementing, and managing effective sustainability programs and their management systems\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoving past vague concepts, buzzword overloads, superficial efforts, and flavor-of-the-month misdirections, \u003ci\u003eSustainability Programs\u003c\/i\u003e presents a pragmatic, step-by-step approach to creating and managing adaptable, organization-wide sustainability programs to achieve People, Planet, and Profit (3P) objectives with least cost, effort, and risk. Key steps covered in this book include reaching a programmatic \"Go\" decision, developing sustainability policies, designing an organizational framework, defining the most pressing sustainability needs, and cascading 3P goals, tactics, targets, and initiatives into business units, functions, and departments to create new capabilities and improve performance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBy following the principles and practices in this book, any organization can better achieve sustainability's full promise of social responsibility, environmental stewardship, and financial performance. Written by authors with a wealth of practitioner experience in the field, \u003ci\u003eSustainability Programs\u003c\/i\u003e explores topics including:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCreating social, environmental, and financial strategies, tactics, targets, and initiatives that create new capabilities and resolve 3P performance issues\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAvoiding ad hoc projects that fail to address critical sustainability issues, wasting valuable resources and squandering competitive advantages\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOvercoming technical professionals' lack of business management experience and helping management professionals understand sustainability's benefits and intricacies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnderstanding sustainability through the management lenses of risk reduction, improved efficiencies through eradication of wastes, increased revenues via innovation, and enhanced competitive advantages fueled by greenwash-free transparency.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eResponding to the demanding data capture, analysis, and reporting challenges of environmental, social, and governance (ESG).\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledging that one size does not fit all, this book delivers individual concepts and methods adaptable across any organization's value chains. It is an essential read for leaders and practitioners working within private and public enterprises of all types and sizes, especially those with 2,000 to 5,000 employees.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Borges\u003c\/b\u003e has directed and participated in 100+ sustainability and environmental management projects. His work includes restructuring departments during the financial turnaround of an eventual Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award winner in Silicon Valley, designing and introducing one of the first environmental management systems (EMS) at a United States military base, and initiating an EMS consulting practice at a major research institute. He has also designed and taught professional development and university-level sustainability courses. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Grosskopf\u003c\/b\u003e has helped hundreds of public and private organizations worldwide dramatically improve their environmental, health, and safety (EHS), security, and sustainability performance while simultaneously reducing their costs, risks, and impacts. He was a principal architect of General Dynamics’ pioneering EMS and its Zero-Discharge program. He is a management systems innovator that has advanced systematic and systemic EHS and sustainability management practices to help organizations better address climate change threats, ESG practices, and marketplace competitiveness. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22 April 2025\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781394307388\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e288\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44352065437836,"sku":"9781394307388","price":97.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781394307388_56d0b8fa-9181-4bf2-b927-c48534c987d3.jpg?v=1780193468","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781394307388","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}