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The sustainability management handbook: Do You Speak Sustainability?<\/h2>\n
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Two decades of sustainability consulting have gone into this sustainability management handbook. It is a navigator through the key topics of sustainability management, from ESG strategy and sustainability reporting to greenwashing, sustainable supply chains, and carbon footprints. \u201cDo you speak sustainability?\u201d offers guidance for newcomers and experienced practitioners alike, through terms, concepts, figures, examples, and food for thought. Well-founded, clearly structured, and practical.<\/p>\n

The handbook supports sustainability managers, executives, and everyone who wants to understand and shape sustainability in their company. Each of the ten chapters includes toolboxes, reflection questions, and further links for deeper reading and reference.<\/p>\n

Flip through the book<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Sustainability management handbook: the ten chapters at a glance<\/h2>\n
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Chapter 1<\/p>\n

Business in the 21st century<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Business, responsibility, and the business case<\/p>\n

Why sustainability belongs at the core of business: business case, value chains, and corporate social responsibility<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Chapter 2<\/p>\n

What it’s all about<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Sustainability terms and concepts<\/p>\n

CSR, triple bottom line, carbon footprint, and ESG basics in a business context<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Chapter 3<\/p>\n

Understanding drivers<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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ESG drivers and stakeholder management<\/p>\n

Regulation, supply chain requirements, investors, and customers: how external requirements shape sustainability strategy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Chapter 4<\/p>\n

Managing sustainability<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Sustainability management and ESG strategy<\/p>\n

Developing a sustainability strategy, building governance, and operationalizing ESG reporting and CSRD requirements<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Chapter 5<\/p>\n

Avoiding greenwashing<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Sustainability communication and green claims<\/p>\n

Credible communication, sustainability reporting, and avoiding misleading green claims<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Chapter 6<\/p>\n

Ideas and innovation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Sustainable innovation and business models<\/p>\n

Sustainable entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship, and sustainable business models: from idea to impact<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Chapter 7<\/p>\n

The people factor<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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People, work, and purpose<\/p>\n

The future of work, careers in sustainability, purpose, and corporate culture<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Chapter 8<\/p>\n

Contributing to society<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Corporate citizenship and CSR<\/p>\n

Strategic social engagement, community investment, and the SDGs in business practice<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Chapter 9<\/p>\n

Revising global dynamics<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Global supply chains and industry dynamics<\/p>\n

Sustainable supply chains in fashion, electronics, and food: risks, regulation, and levers<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Chapter 10<\/p>\n

About you and me<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Personal responsibility and sustainable consumption<\/p>\n

Reducing your carbon footprint, conscious consumption, and personal action with impact<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\u00a9 STEINBACH STRATEGIEN \u00b7 steinbach-strategien.de<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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