The Future of Value

Enhance business performance by using sustainability for competitive advantage The Future of Value reveals what it takes for companies to grow and outperform the competition in today's growth-constrained, sustainability conscious world. The author shows leaders how to use sustainability as a powerful, pragmatic lens to enhance business performance. He also explores how to craft and oversee a portfolio of effective tools, develop competitive strategies, and adjust value chain activities, talent management practices, and corporate policies to help organizations execute powerful sustainability strategies. He provides a systematic, yet instantly familiar, model all companies can use to connect sustainability with their growth and competitive strategies. In this way, the author shows leaders how to shape, color, and own The Future of Value. Outlines the keys to implementing sustainability in organizations to achieve business success today and tomorrow Reveals how to engage stakeholders in day to day sustainability management as a means to shape and fuel efforts to continuously renew their sustainability strategies The author is a 15-year veteran of sustainability and strategy management consulting, having worked with clients in the US, Japan, Australia, and Europe. He has an MBA in Strategic Management from The University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School and writes a regular column for Sustainable Life Media and GreenBiz, two of the world's most heavily trafficked sustainability news and thought leadership portals The author draws useful and accessible conclusions from a rich, diverse set of corporate interviewees. A core part of his research was the selection and interrogation of more than 25 Global Fortune 500 companies' sustainability, strategy, and finance leads.

Enhance business performance by using sustainability forcompetitive advantageThe Future of Value reveals what it takes for companiesto grow and outperform the competition in today'sgrowth-constrained, sustainability conscious world. The authorshows leaders how to use sustainability as a powerful, pragmaticlens to enhance business performance. He also explores how to craftand oversee a portfolio of effective tools, develop competitivestrategies, and adjust value chain activities, talent managementpractices, and corporate policies to help organizations executepowerful sustainability strategies.He provides a systematic, yet instantly familiar, model allcompanies can use to connect sustainability with their growth andcompetitive strategies. In this way, the author shows leaders howto shape, color, and own The Future of Value.* Outlines the keys to implementing sustainability inorganizations to achieve business success today and tomorrow* Reveals how to engage stakeholders in day to day sustainabilitymanagement as a means to shape and fuel efforts to continuouslyrenew their sustainability strategies* The author is a 15-year veteran of sustainability and strategymanagement consulting, having worked with clients in the US, JapanAustralia, and Europe. He has an MBA in Strategic Management fromThe University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School and writes aregular column for Sustainable Life Media and GreenBiz, two of theworld's most heavily trafficked sustainability news and thoughtleadership portalsThe author draws useful and accessible conclusions from a richdiverse set of corporate interviewees. A core part of his researchwas the selection and interrogation of more than 25 Global Fortune500 companies' sustainability, strategy, and finance leads.

Foreword by William Sarni ixPreface xiiiAcknowledgments xviiAbout the Author xxiIntroduction 1Part One: How Sustainability Creates Value 171. Sustainable Companies Are Market Leaders 192. Sustainable Market Leaders Compete on Sustainability 313. Competing on Sustainability Creates Value 51Part Two: How to Create Value in Your Organization 834. Crafting Sustainability Strategy 855. Leading Strategy and Management Efforts 1136. Embedding Sustainability into the Value Chain 1417. Analyzing and Communicating Performance 1778. Renewing Sustainability Efforts 1959. Keeping Sustainable and Agile 209Appendix A: Research Methodology 221Appendix B: Interviewees 225Appendix C: Interview Protocol 227Notes 229Index 237