Business and the sustainable development goals : measuring and managing corporate impacts / edited by Norma Schönherr, André Martinuzzi.
This innovative and engaging book discusses the contribution of business to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations in 2015. It critically analyses selected impact measurement and management tools to highlight their respective benefits and limitations, and also provide...
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Cham, Switzerland :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2019.
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Table of Contents:
- Intro; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; Notes on Contributors; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Boxes; Chapter 1: Introduction: The Sustainable Development Goals and the Future of Corporate Sustainability; A History of Corporate Sustainability in a Nutshell; Impact and the Future of Corporate Sustainability; Enter the Sustainable Development Goals; What to Expect of This Book; References; Chapter 2: The Corporate Toolbox; What Is in a Tool?; Purpose; Contents; Level of Analysis; Application Context; Implementation Requirements; Building a Smart Toolbox; References.
- Chapter 3: Scoping What Matters: An Introduction to Impact MappingThe Concept of Materiality; A Review of Current Materiality Assessment Practices; Basics of Impact Mapping; Implementing Impact Mapping; Using Impact Mapping for Understanding Pathways of Impact; Henkel: Alternatives to Animal Testing; Brau Union Österreich AG: Measures for Renewable Energy Use: CO2 Neutral Brewery; Vöslauer Mineralwasser AG: The PET to PET Recycling Manufactory; Developing an Impact Map at Company Level; Summary; References.
- Chapter 4: Measuring What Matters: Standardized Versus Customizable Impact Measurement ToolsStandardized and Customizable Impact Measurement Tools; Standardized Tools; When to Use Standardized Tools; Customizable Tools; When to Use Customizable Tools; Hybrid Approaches; Conclusions; References; Chapter 5: Managing What Matters: Integrating Impact Measurement into Corporate Sustainability Management; Sustainability Management Systems and Impact Assessment; A Typology of Tools; Management System Control Tools; Management System Frameworks; Impact-Oriented Tools; Business Value Tools.
- Reporting ToolsChoosing a Tool for Specific Management Objectives; Summary and Conclusions; References; Chapter 6: Implementing Impact Measurement and Management; Index.