| The Sustainable Company: How to Create Lasting Value Through Social and Environmental Performance Contributor(s): Laszlo, Chris (Author) |
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ISBN: 1597260185 ISBN-13: 9781597260183 Publisher: Island Press OUR PRICE: $31.68 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2005 Annotation: "This is not a book of fluff or feel-good case studies. It's a handbook for organizational change. The instructions are specific, potential pitfalls are highlighted, and the appendix provides a detailed discussion of outside evaluation tools." -GREEN MARKET REPORT "The Sustainable Company offers some genuinely practical insights into what it really takes to improve stakeholder impacts." -ETHICAL CORPORATION "Laszlo endeavors to translate social and environmental concerns into the language of marketing and corporate strategy...well-meaning executives will find much food for thought here." -PUBLISHERS WEEKLY "What Mr. Laszlo calls 'Planetary Ethics' or the integration of economic, environmental, social and high ethical objectives into long-term business strategy, is the new price of entry for corporate survival. Those who 'get' this and do it best will enjoy increasing shareholder value. I believe this book carries a critical message for today's corporate executives."-DEBORAH D. ANDERSON, PH.D., FORMER VICE PRESIDENT, ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY WORLDWIDE, THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY The Sustainable Company shows how to create value for shareholders while balancing responsibilities to society and the environment. Its step-by-step approach and tool-kit for managers make this book the solutions manual for the twenty-first-century manager. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Green Business - Business & Economics | Development - Sustainable Development - Business & Economics | Management - General |
| Dewey: 658.408 |
| Physical Information: 0.49" H x 6.08" W x 8.92" (0.69 lbs) 232 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Shows how to create value for shareholders, while balancing responsibilities to society and the environment. With a step-by-step approach and a tool-kit for managers, this book aims to be a solutions manual for the twenty-first-century manager. |
Contributor Bio(s): Laszlo, Chris: - Chris Laszlo is partner and co-founder of Sustainable Value Partners, Inc., a firm specializing in creating shareholder value through corporate responsibility. For nearly ten years, Chris was an executive of Lafarge S.A., a world leader in building materials, holding positions as head of strategy, general manager of a manufacturing subsidiary and vice president of business development. Prior to that he spent 5 years with Deloitte & Touche, where he consulted to global industry leaders such as Dupont, Toshiba, Avon Products and Renault on strategy. He received his Ph.D. with distinction in Economics and Management Science from the University of Paris, a Masters in Economics from Columbia University and a B.A. (Honors) from Swarthmore College. He has authored management books including Large Scale Organizational Change: An Executive's Guide (with Jean-Francois Laugel, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2000) and The Insight Edge: An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Evolutionary Management (with Ervin Laszlo, Quorum Books, 1997). |
