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Deliver groundbreaking sustainability programs without losing sight of shareholder returnsIn The Sustainability Imperative: A Roadmap to Combining Purpose and Profit Chief Sustainability Officer of General Electric, Roger Martella, delivers a practical and exciting new take on the rapidly converging areas of shareholder return and environmental sustainability. In the book, you'll learn how to improve your company's bottom line while, at the same time, making decisions that improve your organization's ability to offer environmentally responsible solutions.The author provides first-of-their-kind blueprints for creating best-in-class Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) programs that transform how your company approaches the climate crisis. You'll discover how to maintain a laser focus on investor return while achieving extraordinary things in sustainability.The Sustainability Imperative also offers: Explorations of the nuts-and-bolts of how to operationalize and govern sustainability programs that deliver shareholder returnsA pragmatic and practical approach to sustainability that puts your company firstA comprehensive roadmap for how companies and employees can lead and succeed in sustainabilityAn invaluable resource for managers, executives, and other business leaders at companies of all sizes,The Sustainability Imperative is the practical, hands-on guide to pursuing sustainability efforts without losing sight of shareholder return that you've been waiting for.

In a dramatic departure from its voluntary origins, corporate social responsibility (CSR) is rapidly shifting to hold multinational companies accountable for more than traditional shareholder performance. This CSR movement is embracing new environmental, social and governance (ESG) frameworks that both promote global sustainability goals and enhance accountability for negative impacts businesses can have on ‘planet and people’. This collection of essays by leading businesspeople, international civil servants, legal practitioners, academics, and other experts offers a forward-looking and pragmatic perspective that illuminates the major themes in this movement towards increasingly sustainable, transparent and accountable business practices.

The collection shows how CSR has evolved to account for societal pressures, environmental, climate change and human rights impacts, international policy imperatives and the practical challenges of regulating commercial activity that transcends borders. The chapters offer an in-depth examination of current issues including:

international frameworks and multistakeholder initiatives catalysing foundational change; the shifting emphasis on corporate imperatives to avoid harm to third parties; trends in CSR, focused on assuring the planet's future sustainability and social stability; regulatory initiatives around the globe, including Europe, North America, Asia and Africa; and extended accountability for activities of corporate group members and supply chains.

The pressure and business case for companies to incorporate CSR into corporate governance is intensifying with each quarter, shareholder meeting, and regulatory agenda. The integration of CSR and new ESG frameworks into multinational corporate strategy and operations is key to sustainable business models that can generate long-term value for the organization and all stakeholders. Their acceptance as cornerstones of 21st century business practice appears inevitable. Taking full account of the imperative for companies and their lawyers to grapple with the practical and legal challenges in this area, this volume is an invaluable and pragmatic addition to the practitioners’ toolbox at this important juncture in an ever-more dynamic field.