Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the publication on April 11th, 2006 of:
Managing the Business Case for Sustainability
The Integration of Social, Environmental and Economic Performance
Edited by Stefan Schaltegger and Marcus Wagner
Centre for Sustainability Management (CSM)
University of Lüneburg, Germany
April 2006 | 626 + xiv pp | 234 x 156 mm
Hardback: ISBN 1 874719 95 0 | GBP55.00 USD100.00
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Performance ‘ by Stefan Schaltegger and Marcus Wagner
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THE DIFFICULTIES in moving towards corporate sustainability raise the
question of how environmental and social management can be integrated
better with economic business goals. Over the last decade, the
relationship between environmental and economic performance, and more
recently the interaction between sustainability performance and
business competitiveness, have received considerable attention in both
theory and practice. However, to date, only partial aspects of the
relationship between sustainability performance, competitiveness and
economic performance have been studied from a theoretical as well as an
empirical perspective. And, to date, no unique relationship has
prevailed in empirical studies. A number of explanations have been put
forward to explain this, including methodological reasons, such as the
lack of statistical data, the low quality of that data, or the fact
that such data is often available for short time periods only. Other
theoretical explanations have been developed, such as the influence of
different corporate strategies or the relatively small influence of
environmental or sustainability issues as one factor among many on the
economic or financial success of firms. So, how should the business
case for sustainability be managed?
This is the starting point for this book, which compiles insights on a
large number of aspects of the link between sustainability performance,
business competitiveness and economic success in an attempt to provide
a comprehensive and structured view of this relationship. The book
provides an unrivalled body of knowledge on the state of theory and
practice in this field and identifies prospective future fields of
work.
The book includes: conceptual frameworks for the interaction of social,
environmental and economic issues in business environments; case
studies of companies that have successfully integrated social,
environmental and economic issues; analyses of the causal and empirical
relationship between environmental and/or social performance, business
performance and firm-level competitiveness; concepts and tools useful
for improving business value with proactive operational strategies;
assessment of the factors influencing operational sustainability
strategies and their economic impact; and comparisons of interactions
between sustainability performance and firm competitiveness across
industry sectors and countries.
‘Managing the Business Case for Sustainability‘ is the definitive work
in its field: the most comprehensive book yet published on the theory
and practice of managing sustainability performance, competitiveness,
environmental, social and economic performance in an integrated way. It
will be essential reading for managers, academics, consultants, fund
managers, governments and government agencies, NGOs and international
bodies who need a broad and comprehensive overview of the business case
for sustainability.
PRAISE
This is a critical area — and a key book . . . [this] book provides
probably the most comprehensive collection to date of business case
analyses, with contributions from more than 40 experts.
John Elkington, Founder and Chief Entrepreneur, SustainAbility
This new book . . . provides the most comprehensive collection of
analyses currently available in this area.
Professor Peter Forstmoser, CEO, Swiss Re
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword
John Elkington
Foreword
Peter Forstmoser
* Introduction.
Managing and Measuring the Business Case for Sustainability. Capturing
the Relationship between Sustainability Performance, Business
Competitiveness and Economic Performance
Stefan Schaltegger and Marcus Wagner
PART 1. THEORY — CONCEPTUAL APPROACHES
1
The Link between Environmental and Economic Performance
* Environmental Performance and Economic Performance. The Basic Links
Leena Lankoski
* How Can Environmental Management Contribute to Shareholder Value? The
Environmental Shareholder Value Approach
Stefan Schaltegger
2
Social Performance and Economic Success
* Do Social Objectives Integrate with Core Corporate Objectives? The
Future of Social Auditing
Trevor Goddard
* Social Performance and Competitiveness. A Socio-Competitive Framework
Kuno Spirig
3
Integrative Approaches
* Mapping the Links of Corporate Sustainability. Sustainability
Balanced Scorecards as a Tool for Sustainability Performance
Measurement and Management
Marcus Wagner and Stefan Schaltegger
* A Model of Financial Analysis at the Service of Sustainability
Juan Pineiro Chousa and Noelia Romero Castro
* Sustainable Value Added. A New Approach to Measuring Corporate
Sustainable Performance
Frank Figge and Tobias Hahn
* Sustainable Analysis of Industrial Operations. A Proof of Concept
Demonstration Study
Sonja Lynn Odom
PART II. EMPIRICAL SURVEYS — FINANCIAL MARKETS; INDUSTRY AND COUNTRY
SURVEYS
4
Views from the Financial Markets
* The Economic Performance of European Stock Corporations. Does
Sustainability Matter?
Klaus Rennings, Michael Schröder and Andreas Ziegler
* Capital Markets and Corporate Environmental Performance. Research in
the United States
Dinah A. Koehler
* Sustainable Investment and Financial Performance. Does Sustainability
Compromise the Financial Performance of Companies and Investment Funds?
Eckhard Plinke and Andreas Knörzer
* Benchmarking Competitiveness and Management Quality with the Dow
Jones Sustainability Index. The Case of the Automotive Industry and
Climate Change
Niki Rosinski
5
Industry Surveys
* Have Trends in Corporate Environmental Management Influenced
Companies' Competitiveness?
Henning Madsen and John P. Ulhøi
* Competitiveness, Environmental Performance and Management of SMEs
David Hitchens, Jens Clausen, Mary Trainor, Michael Keil, Samarthia
Thankappan and Wilfried Konrad
* IPPC and the Impact of Best Available Techniques (BAT) on the
Competitiveness of European Industry. Survey of the European
Non-Ferrous Metals Industry
David Hitchens, Frank Farrell, Josefina Lindblom and Ursula Triebswetter
6
Country Surveys
* The Mutual Relationship between the Environmental Context and
Management in the Netherlands
Ronald S. Batenburg
* The Norwegian Environmental Business Barometer
Bjarne E. Ytterhus
* Sustainability Performance of Countries. Based on the Example of
Oekom Research AG's Country Rating
Matthias Bönning
* Does a Nation's Ecological Performance Affect its Economic Stability?
The Potential for Enhancing Sovereign Credit Risk Assessments with
Ecological Resource Accounts
Mathis Wackernagel, Chris Martiniak, Fred Wellington, Chad Monfreda,
Steve Goldfinger, Justin Kitzes and Deborah Cheng
PART III. EVIDENCE — STRATEGIES, CASE STUDIES AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
7
Strategies and the Business Case for Sustainability
* Achieving Sustainable Corporate Competitiveness. The Strategic Link
between Top Management's (Green) Commitment and Corporate Environmental
Strategy
Ki-Hoon Lee and Robert Ball
* Ecopreneurship and Competitive Strategies. Striving for Market
Leadership by Promoting Sustainability
Holger Petersen
* Building a Business Case for Corporate Sustainability
Ulrich Steger
* Developing Value. The Business Case for Sustainability in Emerging
Markets
Jodie Thorpe and Kavita Prakash-Mani
8
Company Cases
* Managing Sustainability Performance in the Textile Chain
Stefan Seuring and Maria Goldbach
* Sustainability and Competitiveness in the Renewable Energy Sector.
The Case of Vestas Wind Systems
Rolf Wüstenhagen
* Path-Dependent Thinking and Eco-Products. An Empirical Study of
Socio-Cognitive Models and Product Propositions of Ford and Volvo Cars
Mats Williander
* Honda and Toyota. Using Sustainability in a New Competitive
Battleground
Peter A. Stanwick and Sarah D. Stanwick
* Incremental Change towards Sustainability. Integrating Human and
Ecological Factors for Efficiency
Suzanne Benn and E. Jane Probert
9
Environmental Management Systems and Competitiveness
* ISO 14001: Profitable? Yes! But is it Eco-Effective?
Jost Hamschmidt and Thomas Dyllick
* The Promises and Pitfalls of ISO 14001 for Competitiveness and
Sustainability. A Comparison of Japan and the United States
Eric W. Welch, Ashish Rana and Yasuhumi Mori
* What Makes Environmental Management Systems Successful? An Empirical
Study in the German Manufacturing Sector
Boris Braun
About the Contributors
Index
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Case for Sustainability. Capturing the Relationship between
Sustainability Performance, Business Competitiveness and Economic
Performance ‘ by Stefan Schaltegger and Marcus Wagner
please visit the Greenleaf website at:
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