Strategic Sustainability Management
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2022
Pages: 174
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Strategic Sustainability Management captures the main principles of sustainability management in corporate settings. It is an introductory text for practitioners of sustainability in the business world as well as in the public sector. The book will give a holistic understanding of strategic sustainability management, what it entails, as well as provide tools to support its practice.
Sustainability management is not just about products or manufacturing processes, it is about how to build a vision and mission, strategies and how to implement them in such a way so the whole organization is involved. Therefore, with the understanding of how companies and organizations function, they can leverage from the complex business ecosystem approaches and solutions for effective sustainability management.
It is about balancing the short-term interests with long-term needs and optimizing to the best of the organization’s ability to have a positive impact to our society. The book is a unique theory and experience-based synthesis of the basics in strategic sustainability management.
PART 1: BUSINESS FUNDAMENTALS FOR SUSTAINABILITY
CHAPTER 1—INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS
Overview
Introduction to Business
What Does Business or Corporation Mean?
Company Structures and Models
Role of Corporations in Society
Importance of Small Businesses
Summary
CHAPTER 2—GOVERNANCE AND ORGANIZATION MODELS
Overview
Introduction to Governance and Organizations
Corporate Governance Systems
Organization Structures and Models
Business Dimensions
Summary
CHAPTER 3—INDUSTRY KNOWLEDGE AND FORESIGHT
Overview
Industry Knowledge and Taxonomy
Supply Chain and Value Chain
Circular Economy and Bioeconomy
Industry Foresight
Summary
PART 2: SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 4—SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS
Overview
Introduction to Sustainable Business
Importance of Corporate Sustainability?
Profitable Sustainability
Sustainable Banking and Finance
Summary
CHAPTER 5—SUSTAINABILITY CONCEPTS
Overview
Introduction to Sustainability
Corporate Social Responsibility
Triple Bottom Line and 3P
Natural Capitalism
United Nations—Sustainable Development Goals
Biomimicry and Industrial Ecology
Cradle to Cradle and Life Cycle Assessment
Summary
CHAPTER 6—SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
Overview
Introduction to Sustainability Reporting
Operational Sustainability Reporting
Strategic Sustainability Reporting
Summary
PART 3: STRATEGY AND STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 7—STRATEGY
Overview
Introduction to Strategy
Schools of Strategy
Strategic Management
Strategic Management Processes and Tools
Sustainability Strategy Development
Summary
CHAPTER 8—CHANGE MANAGEMENT
Overview
Introduction to Change Management
Change Management Concepts and Models
Lewin’s Change Management Model
Kotter’s Eight-Step Change Model
Kubler-Ross Model
Top-Down and Buttom-Up Approach
The Cultural Center
KPIs for Change Management
Summary
CHAPTER 9—GLOBAL MEGATRENDS AND FUTURE OF SUSTAINABILITY
Overview
Introduction to Global Megatrends
Economic Power Shift
Urbanization
Social and Demographic Change
Technology Advancement
Summary
Dr. Marko Hakovirta is a professor in sustainable business at North Carolina State University. He has a PhD and MSc in Physics from the University of Helsinki and an MBA from Emory University. Dr. Marko Hakovirta’s scholarly work is focused on sustainable business, responsible innovation, and entrepreneurship with an emphasis on the bioeconomy. He also publishes research on interdisciplinary work on topics such as processing and engineering of renewable biomaterials and valorization of waste. His teaching experience includes sustainability and innovation management, life cycle analysis and physics. Dr. Hakovirta brings his more than 20 years of leadership experience working on local, national and international topics in research, education, and strategic sustainability and innovation management. He has previously worked as Senior Vice President, Innovation and R&D including New Business Development at Stora Enso Corporation and he served as Group Vice President, Technology, Environment and Quality at Metso Corporation. He has held leadership positions at North Carolina State University, Auburn University and Georgia Tech and served as a board member in TAPPI (Technical Association for Pulp and Paper Industry) and SWST (The Society of Wood Science & Technology). As a Scientist he has worked as a Fellow at CERN (European Particle Physics Laboratory), as a director’s funded Post-Doctoral Fellow at Los Alamos National Laboratory and as a Junior Fellow at the Academy of Finland. He engages with global businesses, aligning sustainability and value creation. Dr. Hakovirta is a member of the North Carolina State University’s Faculty Senate, Fulbright specialist, TAPPI Fellow and EVA Business Fellow. He advises and consults small and large corporations in sustainable business