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Sustainability Compact : Short Guide / by Manfred Sietz.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sietz, Manfred.
- Series:
- Springer essentials, 2731-3115
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sustainability.
- Environmental chemistry.
- Ecology.
- Environmental education.
- Climatology.
- Environmental Chemistry.
- Environmental Sciences.
- Environmental and Sustainability Education.
- Climate Sciences.
- Local Subjects:
- Sustainability.
- Environmental Chemistry.
- Environmental Sciences.
- Environmental and Sustainability Education.
- Climate Sciences.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (68 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2025.
- Place of Publication:
- Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2025.
- Summary:
- The essential guide “Sustainability Compact” begins with various definitions of sustainability, explores different approaches to evaluating the sustainability of companies and their products, presents common sustainability indicators, and concludes with the current state of sustainability reporting. On the path toward comparability of corporate sustainability performance, monetary and CO₂-based evaluation methods are introduced, along with measurable sustainability based on energy consumption and entropy analysis. The Content Structure of the essential guide Definitions and Historical Development Connection of Sustainability to Quality Assurance and Environmental Protection Sustainability and Climate Change Making Sustainability Measurable Product-Related Sustainability Sustainability Indicators and CO₂ Footprints Sustainability Reports and Reporting Target Groups Professionals responsible for sustainability management Sustainability auditors The Author Prof. Dr. Manfred Sietz, graduate chemist, environmental, energy, and sustainability auditor. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence. A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Definitions and Historical Development
- Connection of Sustainability to Quality Assurance and Environmental Protection
- Sustainability and Climate Change
- Making Sustainability Measurable
- Product-Related Sustainability
- Sustainability Indicators and CO₂ Footprints
- Sustainability Reports and Reporting (for example, according to the German Sustainability Code – DNK – and European regulations)
- Discussion on the Relationship Between Emotions, Entropy, and States of Motion
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9783662723807
- OCLC:
- 1561088949
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