Metrics for sustainable business : measures and standards for the assessment of organizations / Scott R. Herriott.

Metrics for Sustainable Business is the first book to give students a comprehensive understanding of sustainability in organizations from an accounting perspective. The book walks student through the steps for doing a sustainability assessment, and aims to develop them into financial analysts who un...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Main Author: Herriott, Scott R. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Routledge, 2016.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Systems for disclosure
  • Corporate ratings and rankings
  • Organizational certifications
  • Philosophies of sustainability: the values and worldview behind a standard
  • Indicators and measurement systems
  • Greenhouse gas assessment and energy accounting
  • Water
  • Waste
  • Social impacts
  • Issues in the analysis of metrics for sustainability.