Sustainability is now the greatest business imperative, yet how do you actually develop and implement a sustainability plan if you aren't an expert?

From the authors of the award-winning handbook The Business Guide to Sustainability, comes this highly practical guide to designing and implementing a customized sustainability plan in any business, organization or government department of any type and scale.

Users are provided with a step-by-step guide through the successive stages of plan development. Each chapter has two vital sections. The first contains background reading, tips and case examples to help you be successful. The second presents a set of methods each with step-by-step instructions and a selection matrix to help choose the best methods. The book also contains sample worksheets and exercise materials that can be copied for organization-wide use.
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Sustainability promises both reduced environmental impacts and real cash savings for any organization — be it a business, non-profit/NGO or government department.

This easy-to-use manual — clear, concise and logically laid out — has been written by top business consultants.

The authors desmystify 'sustainability', untangle the plethora of sustainability frameworks, tools and practices, and make it easy for the average person in any organization to move towards sustainability. Organized by sector and common organizational functions, the authors show how organizations can incorporate sustainability into their everyday work through the application of useful tools and self-assessments.

Building on the success of the first edition, the second edition includes a new chapter on information and communication technology (ICT). The authors have also added many new facts, stories, practices and resources throughout the book to keep up with this rapidly emerging field and have updated their widely used SCORE sustainability assessment....