January 14, 2010
Introduction
• Sustainability Management (SM): What is it?
   – SM Measurement and Reporting Trends
   – Enterprise Versus Life Cycle Orientations
   – The SM Function
• Mainstream Organizing Principles for SM
   – Triple Bottom Line
   – Eco-efficiency
   – Social Benevolence
   – Context-based Sustainability

Methods
• Standards and Methods in SM
   – A Framework for Analysis
   – Principles-based Standards
   – Process Standards
   – Performance Standards
   – Hybrid Standards
• Scorecarding Systems
   – Retailer Supplier Assessments
   – Vital Capital Index (Dairy)
   – Other Scorecarding Initiatives of Interest
• Footprinting Methods
   – Carbon Footprints
   – Water Footprints
   – Ecological Footprint Method
   – Social Footprint Method
• Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
   – LCA Explained
   – Applications in Business
   – The Sustainability Consortium
   – Other Product Labeling Efforts

Metrics
• Sustainability Metrics: The Basics
   – Areas of Impact and the Triple Bottom Line
• Non-financial Bottom Lines and What They Tell Us
• Eco-efficiency Metrics
• Social Benevolence Metrics
• Context-based Metrics (CBMs)

January 15, 2010
Tools
• Mapping the Territory
   – The SM Action Cycle (Plan/Act/Assess)
   – Enterprise Versus LCA Tools
   – A Taxonomy of Tools
• LCA Tools
   – Sample Products
   – Demonstration
• Enterprise Tools
   – Assessment Tools
   – Planning Tools
   – Acting Tools

Summary and wrap-up (by 3:00 pm)