The Sustainability Officer's Handbook

We are pleased to inform you of a new Canadian book to add to your teaching materials. The Sustainability Officer's Handbook: A Step-By-Step Guide to Helping Your Organization Become Sustainable will introduce business students to the very practical aspects of managing for sustainability - with checklists on what to measure now and what to plan for the future. It will appeal to students looking for a "how-to" manual on the subject. It includes chapters on:

Choosing sustainability indicators
Greening buildings
Reducing energy from fossil fuels
Making transportation networks more efficient
Reducing material throughput
Assessing legal obligations
Canvassing stakeholder obligations
Social accountability

For more information, go to www.sustainabilitymanagement.ca and click on the name at the top of the page.

The book is available for teachers seeking an instructor's copy.

A companion book, 7 Perspectives On Sustainability, will be of interest to students looking for a short, jargon-free introduction to the idea of sustainability. The perspectives start with the well-known definition from the Brundtland Commission ("development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs") and then look at ecological footprints, ecology, The Natural Step, climate change, natural capital, and corporate social responsibility. Again, go to
www.sustainabilitymanagement.ca for more information.