Awards
- "Sustainability Strategies was finalist of the 2010 Best Book Award in Montreal, Canada, promoted by the Organizations and the Natural Environment division of the Academy of Management"
- Sustainability Strategies was selected as the 2008 most promising (in-print) management book by the European Academy of Management - EURAM
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Contents
PART I - FUNDAMENTALS
1 When Does It Pay to Be Green?
Greening as a Commitment
Greening as a Core Competence
The Frontiers of Corporate Environmentalism 1
Methodological Challenges in When It Pays To Be Green
Conclusion
2 What Are Sustainability Strategies?
What Sustainability Strategies are not
Competitive Advantage: Positioning and Capabilities
Competitive Environmental Strategies
Beyond Competition: Sustainable Value Innovation
The Sustainability Strategies Portfolio
Conclusion
PART II - COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENTALISM
3 Eco-Efficiency
From Resource Productivity to Eco-Efficiency
Eco-Efficiency at the Firm: Lean Thinking
Eco-Efficiency beyond Borders: Industrial Symbiosis
Eco-Efficiency in the Skies: Carbon Credits
When Eco-Efficiency Pays
Conclusion
4 Beyond Compliance Leadership
Reputation and its Risks
Green Clubs: Reputation Insurance?
When Beyond Compliance Leadership Pays
Conclusion
5 Eco-Branding
Product Certification Clubs: Eco-Labels
From Eco-Labeling to Eco-Branding
When Eco-Branding Pays
Conclusion
6 Environmental Cost Leadership
Eco-Designing Products: Life Cycle Thinking
Changing Products’ Nature
Redefining Products’ Concept and Use
When E-Cost Leadership Pays
Conclusion
PART III - BEYOND COMPETITION
7 Sustainable Value Innovation
The Call for SVI Strategies: The Troublesome Auto Industry
The Dominant Strategic Logic: Greener Cars
Sustainable Value Innovation in Mobility: Greener Systems
When Sustainable Value Innovation Pays
Conclusion
8 Sustainability Strategies and Beyond
When Does It Pay to Be Green, Really?
Competitive Environmentalism
Beyond Competition
Conclusion