Making Sustainability Measurable: A Practical Book for Sustainable Living and Working

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Making something measurable means being able to control it Sustainability is a term with a wealth of meanings and many possible misinterpretations. Yet sustainability can be a powerful and effective tool to guide our practical actions and simplify complicated decisions. Sustainability can save costs and stabilize any organization and company. It protects the climate and the environment and leads all people into a good future. The non-fiction book "Making Sustainability Measurable" is a practical guide on how methods and instruments of sustainability can be used successfully - be it in professional life or in private and voluntary engagement. The book not only provides the interested layperson with a comprehensive overview of the central aspects of sustainability management, it also offers practitioners important decision-making aids and tips for implementation. The easy-to-understand style conveys all the essential contents of the topic of sustainability even to newcomers. Whether you have previous knowledge or not - with the many immediately implementable "best practices", the book offers a lot of practical application possibilities. The appendices contain unrestricted tools from the author's practice for the introduction of successful sustainability management. Preface Contents About the Author 1 Definition Sustainability—My Version 2 A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words 3 Adaptation to Climate Change and Its Consequences Require Sustainability 4 A Change in Consumer Behavior Leads to Sustainability 5 Finding Ways to the Best Sustainability Strategy 5.1 Transformation Through Efficiency and Sufficiency 5.2 Resource Efficiency Saves Material and Energy 5.3 Unique Selling Proposition Sustainability 6 The Challenge Sustainability Management 6.1 Sustainable Leadership and Corporate Culture 6.2 Strategic Guidelines and Objectives 6.3 Concept for Economic Behavior 6.4 Concept for Social Behavior 6.5 Concept for Ecological Behavior 6.6 Supply Chain Management—Sustainability in the Supply Chain 6.7 Sustainability Management in Municipalities 6.8 Sustainability Management in Companies 6.9 Sustainability in the (Air) Transport Sector 6.10 Certification of the Sustainability of Organizations 7 Making Sustainability Measurable 8 Life Cycle Assessment and CO2 Footprint—Two Sides of the Same Coin? 8.1 Life Cycle Assessment 8.2 CO2-Footprint 9 Sustainability Report—Compulsory or Freestyle? 9.1 Procedure and Structure 9.2 Basic Principles of Content and Quality 9.3 Compilation of the Standard Disclosures According to GRI 9.4 GRI Standards Reporting Principles of the GRI Standards Materiality in GRI Standards Transition from GRI G4 to GRI Standards 9.5 Non-Financial Reporting—CSR Directive Requirements for the non-financial reporting Materiality According to the CSR-Directive/non-financial reporting 10 Make your Dream Come True: Sustainability Manager 10.1 Living Values 10.2 The Power of Creeds 10.3 The Role of the Sustainability Manager 10.4 Dealing with Human Behavior 10.5 NLP and the Power of Questions 10.6 Investing in Networking 10.7 Innovations are Promoted 10.8 Project Management 10.9 Outfit and Communication Style 10.10 Self-Realization Requires Discipline 10.11 Making Money is not a Shame 11 The Key to Your Success 12 In the Right Place at the Right Time 13 Sustainability—The Future is Waiting for you Appendix Appendix 1: SWOT Analysis Appendix 2: The Temple of Sustainability Appendix 3: Sustainability Criteria for Purchasing Appendix 4: Fields of Action in (Municipal) Sustainability Management Appendix 5: Benefits of a Sustainability Report Appendix 6: Strategic Cornerstones for Sustainable Development in Municipalities Appendix 7: Sustainable Balanced Scorecard Appendix 8: Checklist—Mitigation of Climate Change Appendix 9: GRI Standards Appendix 10: Transformation from GRI –G4 to GRI Standards Appendix 11: Links to Helpful Tools Appendix 12: The Backpack of the Sustainability Manager Appendix 13: Recording List of Energy Consumers