Overview

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.

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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 Sustainability Metrics and Management offers a clear, timely roadmap for translating sustainability from aspiration to operational reality. It’s an essential resource for leaders navigating the complex intersection of environmental performance, organizational strategy, and long-term value. -- Alexis Abramson, Columbia Climate School

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

Sustainability Metrics and Management offers a clear, timely road map for translating sustainability from aspiration to operational reality. It’s an essential resource for leaders navigating the complex intersection of environmental performance, organizational strategy, and long-term value. -- Alexis Abramson, dean of Columbia Climate School Sustainability Metrics and Management shows how rigorous measurement transforms sustainability from aspiration into effective, routine management. This timely book demonstrates why integrating environmental, social, and governance metrics is essential to organizational performance, risk management, and long-term prosperity in a complex, innovation-driven economy. The book offers essential guidance for leaders striving to enhance performance, reduce risk, and build resilient institutions in a rapidly changing world. -- Michael M. Crow, president, Arizona State University A smart, practical road map for turning sustainability into a management advantage. Sustainability Metrics and Management shows how clear, credible metrics can reduce risk, improve performance, and make sustainability a routine part of how organizations operate. -- Leah Stokes, author of <i>The Carbon Wave: A Story of Democracy, Parenthood, and the Race to Protect Our Planet</i> Mayor Bloomberg always said that 'if you can't measure it, you can't manage it.' As sustainability management has grown into a core part of both government and business, we need the metrics that can help us manage. This book provides an excellent overview both for students new to the field and experienced practitioners. -- Rohit T. Aggarwala, former chief climate officer of New York City This book offers a pragmatic approach for integrating key sustainability metrics into actionable management practice. For scholars and practitioners committed to building organizations and management systems that can respond to environmental and financial risks in a complex global economy, this is an essential read. -- Tanya Heikkila, coauthor of <i>Learning for Environmental Governance: Insights for a More Adaptive Future</i> Current—with an eye to the future, as well as an anchor in history—this user-friendly guide is a must-have, fundamental resource for responsible and risk-aware leaders seeking to integrate the full range of long-term oriented metrics into financial, organizational, and sustainability management. -- Celine Ruben-Salama, Columbia University 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

Author Information

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.

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