In this groundbreaking book, Lowellyne James demonstrates how sustainability can be a profit driver for small businesses. He shows how innovative SMEs can pursue accreditations and awards--as well as use environmental legislation--to increase resource efficiency, reduce consumption and improve stakeholder engagement.
In this groundbreaking book, Lowellyne James demonstrates how sustainability can be a profit driver for small businesses. He shows how innovative SMEs can pursue accreditations and awards--as well as use environmental legislation--to increase resource efficiency, reduce consumption and improve stakeholder engagement.
Dr Lowellyne James is an academic, consultant and the author of Sustainability Footprints in SMEs: Strategy and Case Studies for Entrepreneurs and Small Business. He has pioneered the development of the (c) Certificate in Sustainability Strategy, (c) Diploma in Sustainability Strategy and The W. Edwards Deming Institute® Sustainability Strategy Program.
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Acknowledgements Contents Glossary of abbreviated terms Chapter 1 - Introduction 1.1 Incremental CSR 1.2 Peripheral CSR 1.3 Chapter 2 - Sustainability awards and quality management tools 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Sustainability assurance 2.3 Sustainability reporting 2.4 Sustainability improvement 2.5 Cost of quality 2.6 Sustainability footprints 2.7 Sustainable Strategic Growth Model - a tool for embedding quality and strategy 2.8 Sustainability performance framework Chapter 3 - Sustainability and CSR Leadership 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Honeybee Leadership 3.3 Complexity Leadership 3.4 Collaborative Leadership 3.5 Collaborative Sustainable Development Framework 3.6 Values-based service leadership 3.7 Continuous collective learning process for CSR 3.8 Vital Smarts Model 3.9 Talent management benefits of sustainable development 3.10 Communicating sustainability 3.11 Caring leadership and the caring organisation 3.12 Regenerative Leadership Chapter 4 - Sustainable entrepreneurship and sustainable intrapreneurship 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Sustainable Entrepreneurship Value Creation 4.3 Social Entrepreneurship 4.5 A process approach to Sustainable Entrepreneurship Chapter 5 - Capital Cooling - a green approach to quality 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Sustainability assurance 5.3 Sustainability footprints 5.4 Sustainability reporting 5.5 Sustainability improvement 5.6 Summary Chapter 6 - Underwood Consultants - sustainable agribusiness 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Sustainability reporting 6.3 Sustainability footprint 6.4 Sustainability improvement 6.5 Summary Chapter 7 - Dalbeattie Parish Church - faith driven quality and sustainability management 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Sustainability reporting 7.3 Sustainability footprints 7.4 Sustainability improvement 7.5 Summary Chapter 8 - Conclusions Bibliography Index
