Table of Contents

Preface Introduction 1. Putting social responsibility at the heart of business strategy: What is a sustainable business? 2. Empowering employees to drive social responsibility: What is sustainability engagement? 3. Giving employees the tools to become sustainability advocates: What is sustainability engagement training? Final remarks Useful tools References Further reading Mindfulness for meditation

Promotional Information

For future, just societies we need to bring sustainability to the heart of business. Joanna Sullivan shows how this helps our planet flourish - and even more the people involved. -- Dr. Maja Gopel, Head Berlin Office, Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy, Germany In future companies will be evaluated not only according to earnings and profit, but in how companies educate their employees on sustainable development to care for society, for our planet. -- Dr. Ibrahim Abouleish, Right Livelihood Award Laureate 2003, Founder SEKEM, Egypt A must read and must act upon. Our engagement with the health sector shows again and again, if managers apply sustainability criteria in their work they achieve a triple win: improved satisfaction of patients, engaged and highly motivated staff and less harm for the environment. I can highly recommend reading this book, a win all round. -- Anja Leetz, Executive Director, Health Care Without Harm Europe

About the Author

JOANNA M SULLIVAN is a specialist in global sustainability policy challenges with 25 years' experience in issues, advocacy and communication. Joanna has advised global multinational corporations, NGOs, EU and UN bodies and business federations.

Reviews

"For future just societies we need to bring sustainability to the heart of business. Joanna Sullivan shows how this helps our planet flourish - and even more the people involved."--Dr. Maja G�pel, Head Berlin Office, Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy, Germany

"A must read and must act upon. Our engagement with the health sector shows again and again, if managers apply sustainability criteria in their work they achieve a triple win: improved satisfaction of patients, engaged and highly motivated staff and less harm for the environment. I can highly recommend reading this book, a win all round."--Anja Leetz, Executive Director, Health Care Without Harm Europe

"In future companies will be evaluated not only according to earnings and profit, but in how companies educate their employees on sustainable development to care for society, for our planet."--Dr. Ibrahim Abouleish, Right Livelihood Award Laureate 2003, Founder SEKEM, Egypt