Business and the Sustainable Development Goals [electronic resource] : Measuring and Managing Corporate Impacts  /
Schönherr, Norma.editor.
Martinuzzi, André.editor.
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 provides guidance on critical management decisions to support high-quality impact measurement and management. The analyses underlying this book are the result of a three year research project conducted by an international consortium in the EU-funded research project GLOBAL VALUE – Managing Business Impact on Development. The research is complemented by examples from corporate practice and expert interviews to demonstrate and measure the contribution of business to sustainable development in the context of the SDGs.
Introduction: The Sustainable Development Goals and the future of corporate sustainability -- The corporate toolbox -- Scoping what matters: An introduction to impact mapping -- Measuring what matters: Standardized v. customizable impact measurement tools -- Managing what matters: Integrating impact measurement into corporate sustainability management -- Implementing impact measurement and management.
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 provides guidance on critical management decisions to support high-quality impact measurement and management. The analyses underlying this book are the result of a three year research project conducted by an international consortium in the EU-funded research project GLOBAL VALUE – Managing Business Impact on Development. The research is complemented by examples from corporate practice and expert interviews to demonstrate and measure the contribution of business to sustainable development in the context of the SDGs.
Industrial management—Environmental aspects.
Leadership.
Sustainability Management.
Business Strategy/Leadership.