Sustainability Strategies (2016)
56mIntermediate2020-01-09
Authors
David Bennell
Consulting on sustainability strategy and ESG practices
Course details
A changing climate compels us to change the way we do business. Incorporating sustainability into your business can help your bottom line and build your company's brand. This course shows how to adopt smart sustainability practices to drive financial performance, attract and retain employees, and protect your company's license to operate. David Bennell outlines how to establish your reputation as a company focused on sustainability, manage supply chains more responsibly and effectively, create sustainable products and services, and reduce energy use, waste, toxic substances, and emissions. Last, he helps you figure out how to track key metrics, assess your company's carbon footprint, and improve your environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices.
Learning objectives
Learn how to build a reputation as a company focused on sustainability.
Discover how to manage supply chains more responsibly and effectively.
Identify meaningful goals.
Identify the distinctions between supply chains and value chains.
Learning objectives
Learn how to build a reputation as a company focused on sustainability.
Discover how to manage supply chains more responsibly and effectively.
Identify meaningful goals.
Identify the distinctions between supply chains and value chains.
Skills covered
Sustainable Business StrategyBusiness StrategyBusiness Analysis and StrategyLeadership and ManagementOne-Off
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Business and sustainability
1. The Business of Sustainability
- 02 - Establish your brand and reputation
- 03 - Manage supply chains responsibly
- 04 - Compete in a world of finite resources
- 05 - The triple bottom line
- 06 - Drive stakeholder engagement
- 07 - Improve employee engagement and retention
2. Develop New Products and Services
- 08 - Create sustainable products and services
- 09 - Leverage sustainability to reach new customers
3. Increase Operational Efficiency
- 10 - Reduce inefficient operations
- 11 - Reduce energy use in operations
- 12 - Reduce water use in operations
4. Manage Risk
- 13 - Compliance and sustainability
- 14 - Minimize value chain impacts
- 15 - Mitigate your impacts related to climate change