This book offers a practical, relevant, and easily grasped overview of sustainability issues and the systems logic that informs them, supported by empirical research and applied to corporate rationales, decision-making, and business processes. Intended for business professionals seeking concise, reliable, and current knowledge and trends, it will support them in leading their organizations' corporate sustainability, social responsibility, and citizenship efforts so they can remain competitive and successful.

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Acknowledgments
• Quick Reference Glossary and Acronyms
• Chapter Synopses
• Chapter 1 Systems Simplified
• Chapter 2 What Is Meant By Sustainability and Who Defines It
• Chapter 3 Systems and Sustainability
• Chapter 4 Commerce as a System
• Chapter 5 Why Industry Is Crucial to Sustainability
• Chapter 6 Corporate Sustainability Frameworks, Metrics, and Indices
• Chapter 7 Where to Start in Your Business
• References