The Sustainability Handbook. The Complete Management Guide to Achieving Social, Economic and Environmental Responsibility.

Blackburn, William R.

ISBN 10: 1844074951 / ISBN 13: 9781844074952

Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2007

About this Item

Covers the challenges, complexities and benefits of sustainability for businesses, governments and other organizations. This book shows how organizations can reach or exceed economic, social and environmental excellence. It offers practical approaches and tools including a model sustainability policy for organizations. Num Pages: 826 pages, Figures, tables, boxes, index. BIC Classification: KJJ; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1324. . 2007. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Sustainability Handbook. The Complete Management Guide to Achieving Social, Economic and Environmental Responsibility.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1844074951
• ISBN 13: 9781844074952
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The Sustainability Handbook covers all the challenges, complexities and benefits of sustainability for businesses, governments and other organizations. It provides a blueprint for how organizations can reach or exceed economic, social and environmental excellence. It offers a host of practical approaches and tools including a model sustainability policy for organizations, summaries of sustainability codes and tips on selecting them, an extensive collection of metrics and a wealth of supplementary reference material. This is the essential reference for every organization in pursuit of sustainability.

About the Author

William R. Blackburn is a lawyer and leading sustainability consultant with three decades of experience. Amongst his positions, Blackburn is a member of the Management Team of the Stakeholder Council, Global Reporting Initiative and expert delegate of the Working Group on the Guidance on Social Responsibility of ISO 26000. He was former Vice-President and Chief Counsel of Corporate Environment, Health and Safety at Baxter International Inc.