Routledge The Sustainable Enterprise Fieldbook: Building New Bridges, Second Edition

With deep thought and inspiring examples, this updated book engages readers by increasing their understanding and awareness of what sustainability means conceptually, practically, personally, and professionally. It provides readers with the tools and techniques to improve the social, environmental, and economic performance of their organizations in both the short and long term. Since sustainability is not achieved in a siloed environment, everyone has a critical role to play on this journey. The Sustainable Enterprise Fieldbook, with full companion materials at https://TheSustainableEnterpriseFieldbook.com, engages today’s managers and leaders of organizations, in both the private sector and civil society, who are being challenged as never before to find ways to play a proactive role in understanding and addressing the risks and opportunities of sustainability. It teaches them how to apply systems thinking to turn our most intractable problems into exciting business opportunities, and offers ground breaking frameworks in new chapters on globalization, strategy, metrics, and sustainability models for collaboration, technology, and community. That is why this book is structured to be a fieldbook to provide practitioners the Activities, Cases, and Tools that they can use to help move their enterprise through progressively higher performing stages of sustainability. Readers also have access to the innovative Living Fieldbook, an online community forum filled with supporting materials: https://www.thesustainableenterprisefieldbook.com/webinars.html. Review “WOW! This incredible work defines both the breadth and depth of the sustainability movement. The Activities, Cases, and Tools delineate the qualities of a sustainable enterprise with insight, practical value, and passion. It will shape the path to a better world for at least another 10 years. Mega-kudos to the authors for this amazing compendium, the definitive statement of the sustainable enterprise.” Dave Ulrich, Rensis Likert Professor, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, and Partner, The RBL Group, USA “The Sustainable Enterprise Fieldbook is a collection of deep context and practical tools to help every reader equip their organization for the sustainable future. The authors have crafted a rich read with hundreds of case studies and perspectives ranging from Pope Francis to the animal kingdom to Mark Twain. There are countless books about the future of sustainable business, but none stitch together the historical wisdom, activation methods and storytelling like The Sustainable Enterprise Fieldbook .” Dave Stangis, Chief Sustainability Officer, Campbell Soup Company, USA “As sustainability becomes the business of the 21st century, it is essential that responsible executives and managers have the tools and mindsets to help navigate the challenges facing this transition. The Sustainable Enterprise Fieldbook is a helpful guide for those seeking to add their mark on the larger sustainability movement, and can help ensure that companies and organizations act as positive agents toward this future.” Jonas Haertle, Head of PRME, United Nations Global Compact “Sustainability management is a core competency and a competitive advantage. Most managers must overcome barriers to change, while building a culture of sustainability. Dr Wirtenberg, Linda M. Kelley, David Lipsky and William G. Russell have created an excellent guide with change management tactics that will ensure performance is optimized. This book will prepare you to become certifi ed in the profession as a Sustainability Management Certifi ed Professional, SMCP.” Angela Casler, SMCP, CEO/President, Sustainability Management Association, USA “As we move into the 2020s – facing an array of critical social and environmental challenges – no task has more urgency than the building of sustainable enterprise. The updated Fieldbook retains the practical focus of the fi rst edition, while al