Dear Colleagues,
We would like to announce the publication on June 21st, 1999 of
'Sustainable Measures
Evaluation and Reporting of Environmental and Social Performance'
Edited by Martin Bennett and Peter James
with Leon Klinkers
£35.00 US$65.00 592 pp. Hardback ISBN 1 874719 16 0
ENVIRONMENTAL and social performance measurement and reporting by
business has become a high-profile issue during the 1990s. It is
increasingly being requested by stakeholders and required by
governments. Companies too are finding that they need better
environmental and social performance data for effective internal
management. And there are a growing number of standardisation
initiativesÑsuch as the ISO 14031 guidelines on environmental
performance evaluation or the CERES Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
template for sustainability reportingÑthat are aimed at making it easier
for more companies to take action, and for stakeholders to compare their
progress.
'Sustainable Measures' collects together most of the key work and
individuals concerned with the topic from around the world.
Contributions include: environmental and social reporting by John
Elkington and colleagues at SustainAbility; the GRI discussion draft;
Roger Adams and Martin Houldin on the FEE study of environmental
reporting; Janet Ranganathan of the World Resources Institute on
sustainability measures; and Martin Bennett and Peter James on ISO 14031
and the future of environmental performance evaluation. There are also
chapters examining current practice in Austria, Denmark, India,
Indonesia, Japan, the Netherlands and South Africa, developments in
electronic reporting, as well as case studies of Baxter, Kunert, Niagara
Mohawk, Unox, The Body Shop and the UK water industry, and an analysis
of leading social reports.
The book is essential reading for all academics, campaigners,
policy-makers and practitioners with an interest in issues such as:
¥ The standardisation and comparability of environmental and social
performance measures
¥ Measuring and reporting on sustainable business
¥ Eco-points and other means of evaluating product impacts
¥ The implementation of measurement and reporting
¥ Best practice in corporate environmental and social reporting
¥ New means of communicating environmental data
¥ÊEnvironmental performance evaluation in developing countries
"UNEP welcomes the publication of 'Sustainable Measures'. It is an
excellent overview of state-of-the-art developments in this field and
should be of considerable use to organisations seeking to respond to
increasing stakeholder pressures for greater transparency and
comparability in the reporting of environmental and social performance."
Klaus Tšpfer, Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme
(UNEP)
"This very useful book collects ideas and examples from around the
world. It should add considerably to the understanding and further
development of social and environmental performance evaluation and
reporting."
Jonathan Lash, President, World Resources Institute
"I'm sure that the wide spread of authors and subjects collected here
will be essential reading for anyone interested in the past, present and
future of environmental and social performance measurement and
reporting."
Lise Kingo, Vice-President, Stakeholder Relations, Novo Nordisk
"We will certainly be taking on board many of the ideas and lessons
contained within this book."
Mar’a Emilia Correa, Executive Director, the Colombian Business Council
for Sustainable Development (CECODES)
Forewords
Klaus Tšpfer, United Nations Environment Programme
Jonathan Lash, World Resources Institute
Lise Kingo, Novo Nordisk
Mar’a Emilia Correa, BCSD Colombia
Introduction
Martin Bennett, Gloucestershire Business School, UK, Peter James,
Sustainable Business Centre, UK, and Leon Klinkers,
PricewaterhouseCoopers, Netherlands
1. Key Themes in Environmental, Social and Sustainability Performance
Evaluation and Reporting, Martin Bennett and Peter James
Section 1: Evaluating Environmental Performance
2. ISO 14031 and the Future of Environmental Performance Evaluation,
Martin Bennett and Peter James
3. An Environmental Performance Measurement Framework for Business,
William Young, University of Manchester Institute of Science and
Technology, UK, and Richard Welford, Huddersfield University, UK
4. Standardisation: The Next Chapter in Corporate Environmental
Performance Evaluation and Reporting, Allen White and Diana Zinkl,
Tellus Institute, USA
5. Information Systems for Corporate Environmental Management Accounting
and Performance Measurement, Pall Rikhardsson, PricewaterhouseCoopers,
Denmark
6. Ecobalancing in Austria: Its Use in SMEs and for Benchmarking,
Christine Jasch, Institut fŸr …kologische Wirtschaftsforschung, Austria
7. Ecobalance Analysis as a Managerial Tool at Kunert AG, Rainer
Rauberger, Institut fŸr Management und Umwelt, Germany, and Bernd
Wagner, Augsburg University Management Centre, Germany
8. Environmental Performance Evaluation and Reporting in Developing
Countries: The Case of Indonesia's Programme for Pollution Control,
Evaluation and Rating (PROPER), Shakeb Afsah, International Resources
Group Ltd, USA, and Damayanti Ratunanda, Environmental Impact and
Management Agency, Indonesia
9. Evaluating Corporate Environmental Performance in Developing
Countries: TERI's Eco-Rating System, Vandana Bhatnagar, Tata Energy
Research Institute, India
10. Measuring and Benchmarking Environmental Performance in the Electric
Utility Sector: The Experience of Niagara Mohawk, Joseph Miakisz,
Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, USA
11. A Weighted Environmental Indicator at Unox: An Advance towards
Sustainable Development?, Willem van der Werf, Unilever, Netherlands
12. The Evolution of Integrated Environmental Performance Evaluation and
Reporting at Baxter International, Martin Bennett and Peter James
13. Evaluating the Whole-Life Environmental Performance of Products: A
Comparison of Eco-Points, Eco-Compass and Eco-Costing Approaches, Martin
Bennett, Andrew Hughes, University of Bradford, UK, and Peter James
Section 2: Reporting Environmental Performance
14. Towards a Generally Accepted Framework for Environmental Reporting,
Roger Adams, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, UK, Martin
Houldin, EMAG Ltd, UK, and Saskia Slomp, European Federation of
Accountants, Belgium
15. A Survey of Company Environmental Reporting: The 1997 Third
International Benchmark Survey, John Elkington, Niklas Kreander and
Helen Stibbard, SustainAbility, UK
16. Statutory Environmental Reporting in Denmark: Status and Challenges,
Pall M. Rikhardsson, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Denmark
17. Reaching Consensus on the Implementation of Good Practice in
Environmental Reporting: A Dutch NGO's Perspective, Jan Willem Biekart,
Stichting Natuur en Milieu, Netherlands, and Karin Ree, University of
Groningen, Netherlands
18. Environmental Reporting in Japan: Current Status and Implications of
ISO 14001 and a Pollutant Release Inventory, Takehiko Murayama,
Fukushima University, Japan
19. South African Corporate Environmental Reporting: Contrasts with the
Experience in Developed Countries, Charl de Villiers, University of
Pretoria, South Africa
20. The Relationship between Company Environmental Reports and their
Environmental Performance: A Study of the UK Water Industry, Peter
Hopkinson, University of Bradford, UK, and Michael Whitaker, freelance
environmental consultant, UK
21. Internet-Based Environmental Reporting: Key Components, Kathryn
Jones and Julia Walton, University of Sunderland, UK
22. Sustainable Industrial Development: Benchmarking Environmental
Policies and Reports, Riva Krut, Benchmark Environmental Consulting,
USA, and Ken Munis, Environmental Protection Agency, USA
Section 3: Social and Sustainability Performance Evaluation and
Reporting
23. Sustainability Reporting Guidelines: Exposure Draft for Public
Comment and Pilot-Testing, The Global Reporting Initiative
24. Signs of Sustainability: Measuring Corporate Environmental and
Social Performance, Janet Ranganathan, World Resources Institute, USA
25. Socially Challenged: Trends in Social Reporting, John Elkington and
Franceska van Dijk, SustainAbility, UK
26. Social Reporting: Developing Theory and Current Practice, Andrew
Wilson, Ashridge Business School, UK
27. A New Deal for Sustainable Development in Business: Taking the
Social Dimension Seriously at The Body Shop, Maria SillanpŠŠ, KPMG, UK
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