Sustainability Metrics and Management - by Steven Cohen & William B Eimicke & Dong Guo (Paperback)

About the Book

This book is a comprehensive guide to sustainability metrics and management, introducing readers to key concepts and techniques.

Book Synopsis

In recent years, increasingly sophisticated metrics have been created to measure sustainability. First devised to address environmental concerns such as greenhouse gas emissions, they now also assess organizational governance, community benefits, and hiring practices, among others. The field of sustainability management uses these metrics to track and advance progress on environmental, social, and business goals. How can an organization incorporate sustainability metrics into performance measurement and decision making? Which metrics should different organizations adopt, and why? What should sustainability management do to adapt in the face of political hostility, economic volatility, and technological change?

This book is a comprehensive guide to sustainability metrics and management, introducing readers to key concepts and techniques. It details the measurement process needed to produce reliable and verifiable sustainability metrics and discusses the relationship to financial performance. The authors show how to integrate sustainability into the core of organizational management and make it a routine part of administration. They also emphasize the importance of metrics for measuring, assessing, and managing risk. Written for practitioners, students, and managers of organizations of all sizes, this book gives readers the tools and understanding they need to lead the journey toward sustainability.

Review Quotes

Sustainability metrics are an essential part of any business transformation. The authors offer an insightful summary of the challenges of integrating sustainability into management practices for managers and emerging leaders alike. A wonderful book on an important topic.--Peter McAteer, Managing Director, SustainLearning

About the Author

Steven Cohen is senior vice dean of the School of Professional Studies, professor of practice in the School of International and Public Affairs, and director of the Earth Institute's Research Program on Sustainability Policy and Management as well as two other masters' programs at Columbia University.

William B. Eimicke is professor of practice and founding director of the Picker Center for Executive Education at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs. He was previously New York City's deputy fire commissioner and New York State's housing "czar."

Guo Dong is professor of practice in sustainability management and associate director of the Research Program on Sustainability Policy and Management at Columbia University.