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)