Is it possible for all companies to contribute to a sustainable society and make more money at the same time? In his critically acclaimed book ”CSR in practice – how companies are using sustainability to make money”, Per Grankvist demonstrates that it is possible – and how to do it.
Whereas other CSR and sustianability books are created around complex theoretical models and academic arguments, Per Grankvist offers the perspective of inside the corporation. A well regaded writer, thinker and speaker on the subject, Grankvist offers no less than 150 examples of how companies, big and small, from around the globe, have done to unite sustainability and profitability.
Published in late 2009, the book recieved immediate praise from the press as well as from faculty readers. Hailed as ”an eye opening book” by leadership magazine Personal & Ledarskap”, ”the most extensive and the most useful book in its field” by management journal Chefstidningen, and ”the only book you need to read on CSR” by Affärsvärlden, the Swedish equivalent to Bloomberg Business Week has become a bestseller in its category and is now a part of the curicculum at several academic institutions in Sweden. In August 2010, a new chapter was added to the book, to reflect how sustainability has changed in the economic downturn of the last year and how CSR is being handled by small business owners.
”CSR in practice” is written to be read from cover to cover, but also doubles as a refrence guide to all things sustainability. In the beck of the book, a number of directories makes is easy to find relevant cases, listed by name, industry and region. In addition, for those seeking to report their companies environmental and social results, in addition to the financial results, the book also includes a comprehensive guide to GRI reporting and another directory which lists the cases in the book in accordance with the key indicators in the GRI standard.
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