"WOW! This incredible work defines both the breadth and depth of the sustainability movement. The Activities, Cases, and Tools delineate the qualities of a sustainable enterprise with insight, practical value, and passion. It will shape the path to a better world for at least another 10 years. Mega-kudos to the authors for this amazing compendium, the definitive statement of the sustainable enterprise.”
- DAVE ULRICH
RENSIS LIKERT PROFESSOR, ROSS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN PARTNER, THE RBL GROUP
- DAVE ULRICH
RENSIS LIKERT PROFESSOR, ROSS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN PARTNER, THE RBL GROUP
" The Sustainable Enterprise Fieldbook is a collection of deep context and practical tools to help every reader equip their organization for the sustainable future. The authors have crafted a rich read with hundreds of case studies and perspectives ranging from Pope Francis to the animal kingdom to Mark Twain. There are countless books about the future of sustainable business, but none stitch together the historical wisdom, activation methods and story-telling like The Sustainable Enterprise Fieldbook.”
- Dave Stangis
chief sustainability officer, campbell soup company
"As sustainability becomes the business of the 21st century, it is essential that responsible executives and managers have the tools and mindsets to help navigate the challenges facing this transition. The Sustainable Enterprise Fieldbook is a helpful guide for those seeking to add their mark on the larger sustainability movement, and can help ensure that companies and organizations act as positive agents toward this future.”
Jonas Haertle
project Leader, Division for people and Social inclusion/prosperity, UN institute for training & Research
(Fomer HEAD OF PRME, UNITED NATIONS GLOBAL COMPACT )
"Sustainability management is a core competency and a competitive advantage. Most managers must overcome barriers to change, while building a culture of sustainability. Dr. Wirtenberg, Linda M. Kelley, David Lipsky and William G. Russell have created an excellent guide with change management tactics that will ensure performance is optimized. This book will prepare you to become certified in the profession as a Sustainability Management Certified Professional, SMCP.”
ANGELA CASLER, SMCP
CEO/PRESIDENT, SUSTAINABILITY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
"Sustainability management is a core competency and a competitive advantage. Most managers must overcome barriers to change, while building a culture of sustainability. Dr. Wirtenberg, Linda M. Kelley, David Lipsky and William G. Russell have created an excellent guide with change management tactics that will ensure performance is optimized. This book will prepare you to become certified in the profession as a Sustainability Management Certified Professional, SMCP.”
ANGELA CASLER, SMCP
CEO/PRESIDENT, SUSTAINABILITY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
"As we move into the 2020’s— facing an array of critical social and environmental challenges--no task has more urgency then the building of sustainable enterprise. The updated Fieldbook retains the practical focus of the first edition, while also helping practitioners understand the holistic sustainability advantage that arises across the enterprise, from mission-aligned strategy to employee engagement to metrics. The Fieldbook is a terrific practical guide for a sustainability transition.”
EBAN GOODSTEIN
DIRECTOR, GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN SUSTAINABILITY, BARD COLLEGE
"This important update of the Sustainable Enterprise Fieldbook offers so much valuable and practical guidance for any manager to help his or her company become a sustainability leader. With its particular emphasis on people, their mental models, the development of new behaviors and expectations, and the metrics and feedback by which progress can be evaluated, this book goes to the core of how to motivate change in any organization and help us strive for, in the words of John Ehrenfeld, a flourishing and sustainable world..”
ANDREW J. HOFFMAN
HOLCIM (US) PROFESSOR OF SUSTAINABLE ENTERPRISE, ROSS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS/SEAS, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
"Authors’ holistic representation of sustainable globalization using a six-lens framework is an incredibly useful addition to the decision-making toolkit of business leaders and managers driving strategic initiatives in multinational firms. It is an especially valuable resource for managers seeking to design and execute global strategies that are aligned with sustainable objectives. This well-researched book not only draws readers’ attention toward numerous environmental and social problems currently facing humanity, using up to date numbers and figures, but also provides insights and detailed examples of specific projects undertaken by multinational firms that have sought to address a few of these problems as part of their sustainability initiatives. This book urges leaders to place sustainability at the core of their business strategy. To this end, it provides conceptual tools and real-world examples to help business leaders find their way to sustainable profits...”
PALLAVI SHUKLA, PhD,
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE, RUTGERS BUSINESS SCHOOL
"The Sustainable Enterprise Fieldbook: Building New Bridges is an excellent resource for students just learning the ropes of organizational sustainability. It paints a clear picture of the current state of sustainable enterprise, where the gaps are, and what needs to be done by both individuals and organizations in order to cross the bridge to achieve true sustainability. In addition to theories and examples, this book provides the tools needed for people – at all levels of an organization – to take action to promote purposeful, sustainable enterprise, making it a valuable resource for both sustainability newcomers and seasoned experts alike."
KINAN TADMORI
MASTER OF BUSINESS AND SCIENCE STUDENT IN SUSTAINABILITY, RUTGERS UNIVERSITY PROFESSIONAL SCIENCE MASTER'S PROGRAM
"The next time I teach my “Sustainable Business” course, I will certainly be using The Sustainable Enterprise Fieldbook as the primary text. Having reviewed the advance copy of the fully revised and updated Second Edition, I am aware of no better resource for faculty and students than this text. The breadth of topics covered ensures an interdisciplinary approach to sustainable business practices with an emphasis on Human Capital, and the depth of each of the chapters, with numerous case studies, will facilitate engaged class discussion. And do not forget the significant bonus of an accessible online platform developed specifically for The Sustainable Enterprise Fieldbook. In particular, the chapters that discuss change management and sustainability metrics are especially good on important topics that are all too frequently glossed over. The opening chapter, providing an overview of progress in the field since the First Edition, is not only useful for providing detailed context, it also demonstrates that the team of author-editors have their fingers on the pulse of sustainable enterprise."
IRA FELDMAN
FOUNDER & MANAGING DIRECTOR, SUSTAINABILITY CURRICULUM CONSORTIUM