The step-by-step guide to sustainability planning : how to create and implement sustainability plans in any business or organization / Darcy Hitchcock and Marsha Willard ; with foreword by Alan Atkisson.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sustainability is now the greatest business imperative, yet how do you actually develop and implement a sustainability plan if you aren't an expert? From the authors of the award-winning handbook The Business Guide to Sustainability comes this highly practical guide to designing and implementing a customized sustainability plan in any business, organization or government department of any type and scale. This step-by-step guide explains how to create a sustainability plan and sustainability report. Each chapter has two vital sections. The first contains background reading, tips and case examples to help you be successful. The second presents a set of methods each with step-by-step instructions and a selection matrix to help choose the best methods. The book also contains sample worksheets and exercise materials that can be copied for organization-wide use.

Preparing for change -- Refining the business case -- Creating the vision of sustainability -- Identifying impacts and priorities -- Developing sustainability metrics and reports -- Developing an implementation strategy and choosing projects -- Developing effective management systems -- Determining the structures needed to manage the effort -- Informing and involving employees.