Sustainability Reporting for SMEs: Competitive Advantage Through Transparency (DoShorts) - Softcover

Cohen, Elaine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1909293369 ISBN 13: 9781909293366

Publisher: Routledge, 2013

Synopsis

Sustainability reporting can help companies make more money. Sustainability Reporting for SMEs shows you how. Reporting, done well, requires a company to make public a set of promises that bind the company to its sustainability commitments. By adopting a transparent approach to both business practice and reporting, SMES can gain significant business advantage, both in terms of more effective internal processes and in terms of reputation and business-building.Elaine Cohen provides guidance and tools for actual actions that will improve the sustainability impacts of your company, and a process for reporting that adds value which is much greater than the printed or online report itself. This book will help SMEs develop "the transparency habit" so that they both make more money and contribute more proactively to the sustainability of our society and planet.It is vital reading for SME owners and managers, entrepreneurs, business and sustainability students and teachers, and consultants. Sustainability managers in larger organisations will find this book helpful in assisting their organisations manage their supply chains which undoubtedly include several SMEs.

About this title

Book Description:

Sustainability reporting can help companies make more money. Sustainability Reporting for SMEs shows you how. By adopting a transparent approach to both business practice and reporting, SMEs can gain a significant business advantage, establishing more effective internal processes and a commitment to reputation- and business-building along the way. Elaine Cohen provides guidance and tools for immediate actions that will improve the sustainability impacts of your company, and a process for reporting that goes beyond a printed or online worksheet. This book will help SMEs develop the 'transparency habit', a vital tool for increasing revenue while contributing more proactively to the sustainability of our society and planet. Vital reading for SME owners and managers, entrepreneurs, business and sustainability students and teachers, and consultants.

About the Author:

Elaine Cohen is an expert in the fields of CSR, sustainability strategy and reporting and the CSR interface with Human Resources Management. She is the author of three books on sustainable practice and reporting.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1909293369
• ISBN 13: 9781909293366
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 102