Bücher von Elaine Cohen

Sustainability for SMEs offers a comprehensive introduction to sustainable business for small and medium-sized enterprises. It offers: the first ever guide to sustainability reporting for SMEs, including tips for using sustainability reporting to gain customer loyalty and build a brand; a collection of airtight arguments and business cases for putting sustainability at the heart of an SME; and a practical guide to lowering environmental impact through improved energy usage, sourcing or generation.

Should you or your clients report using the new G4 sustainability reporting framework? What's the significance of the changes and how do they affect you? What is the right reporting level for your company? What should you do next...? Sustainability reporting is here to stay and expanding its influence. The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) G4 Sustainability Reporting Framework was launched in May 2013, with the publication of two manuals, adding up to 300 pages of technical guidance. Since then thousands of reporters have been hoping for a short and definitive guide to this new reporting paradigm. This is it! In this expert guide to G4, Elaine Cohen cuts to the chase, presenting an easy-to-follow review of everything any company needs to know in order to decide whether to use the G4 Framework and if so, how. If you want to know what G4 means for corporate reporters, whether they are first-timers, SMEs, experienced global companies or existing GRI reporters at any level, this book is for you. It will give you the answers you need to make decisions, in a user-friendly format, and help you deliver greater value to your own company or your client companies. This book will also help users of reports know what to expect from the new generation of G4 sustainability reports and reporting consultants, as they advise clients on reporting process, content and disclosure.

Sustainability reporting can help companies make more money. Sustainability Reporting for SMEs shows you how. Reporting, done well, requires a company to make public a set of promises that bind the company to its sustainability commitments. By adopting a transparent approach to both business practice and reporting, SMEs can gain significant business advantage, both in terms of more effective internal processes and in terms of reputation and business-building. Elaine Cohen provides guidance and tools for actual actions that will improve the sustainability impacts of your company, and a process for reporting that adds value which is much greater than the printed or online report itself. This book will help SMEs develop 'the transparency habit' so that they both make more money and contribute more proactively to the sustainability of our society and economy. It is vital reading for SME owners and managers, entrepreneurs, business and sustainability students and teachers, and consultants. Sustainability managers in larger organisations will find this book helpful in assisting their organisations manage their supply chains which undoubtedly include several SMEs.