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Solutions For Sustainability Challenges


Solutions For Sustainability Challenges

Technical Sustainability Management and Life Cycle Thinking

von: Wulf-Peter Schmidt

117,69 €

Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Veröffentl.: 10.08.2024
ISBN/EAN: 9783031636240
Sprache: englisch

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<p>The book is intended as a primary resource for Chief Sustainability Officers (CSOs), all professionals with interest in sustainability as well as sustainability courses at CBS International Business School and other universities. It starts by reviewing the challenges of sustainability (environmental, social, economic, and governance). The basics of life cycle thinking are explained, looking at Life Cycle Assessment/LCA, Life Cycle Costing/LCC, Social LCAs, and Life Cycle Management. These are applied to sustainable strategy development, sustainable product development, sustainable supply chain management and logistics, sustainable production, sustainable consumption, circular economy, sustainable digitalization, sustainable finance, sustainable employee relations, sustainable advocacy, law and policymaking, etc.—to show how each person in each profession and role can act sustainably and how to democratize sustainability.</p>
<p>Introduction – The global Challenge.- Fundamentals - Holistic Life Cycle Thinking.- Typical life cycle performance differences.- Sustainable Strategy Development and Planning.- Sustainable Product Development.- Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Purchase.- Sustainable Goods Transportation.- Sustainable Production.- Sustainable Consumption and Use.- Sustainable End-of-Life Operations.- Sustainable Digitalization.- Sustainable employee relations.- Sustainable Stakeholder relations.- Sustainable Finance.- Sustainable Policy Making, Judiciary and Advocacy.- Sustainable Actions by Everybody.- Bibliography.</p>
<p>Wulf-Peter (Ph.D., Environmental Engineering) worked for more than 26 years in the automotive industry in various positions related to sustainability—the last 10 years as European Director. He served also as Assistant Professor of RMIT, Melbourne, and is Member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. He is now with CBS International Business School as Endowed Chair of Technical Sustainability Management.</p>
<p>The book is intended as a primary resource for Chief Sustainability Officers (CSOs), all professionals with interest in sustainability as well as sustainability courses at CBS International Business School and other universities. It starts by reviewing the challenges of sustainability (environmental, social, economic, and governance). The basics of life cycle thinking are explained, looking at Life Cycle Assessment/LCA, Life Cycle Costing/LCC, Social LCAs, and Life Cycle Management. These are applied to sustainable strategy development, sustainable product development, sustainable supply chain management and logistics, sustainable production, sustainable consumption, circular economy, sustainable digitalization, sustainable finance, sustainable employee relations, sustainable advocacy, law and policymaking, etc.—to show how each person in each profession and role can act sustainably and how to democratize sustainability.</p>
Condenses almost 30 years of sustainability management and engineering experience, sharing what works and what not Presents mixture of theory, tutorials, and industry examples that help readers to learn quickly Shows relevance of sustainability and opportunities of life cycle thinking for almost all professions

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