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In an era in which scientists say we are approaching a point of no return in terms of climate change, companies are looking for ways to improve productivity of innovations that reduce environmental footprints. Among the questions they are looking to answer are: How can financial tools be leveraged for positive energy outcomes? How can the energy strategy be integrated into board responsibility? This book provides answers to these questions and more, presenting a selection of decision-making frameworks for strategy and sustainability management. Comprehensive in scope, its 120 frameworks-some well-known while others are original-provide a thorough, practical guide to inform the sustainability strategy of your organization. In addition to learning how to green your organizational strategy, you will also learn how to communicate your strategy to your teams. An essential source for executives desiring to be more responsible in energy performance and to decarbonize theiroperations, this book will prove useful in your day-to-day organizational work.



Autorentext
Jimmy Y. Jia is Managing Partner of the Jia Group and an entrepreneur, author and strategist, who uses energy as an indicator of corporate governance and strategy. His approach helps corporations right-size consumption, thereby reducing waste. In acting as a virtual Chief Utility Officer," executives improve deployment of capital towards climate-resilient infrastructure, saving money, reducing exposure to volatile pricing and improving competitive advantage.

He sits on the boards of the Center for Sustainable Energy and the CleanTech Alliance, is an Adjunct Professor at Presidio Graduate School and a Visiting Scholar at George Washington University. He graduated from MIT and Oxford. 


Inhalt

Chapter 1. Prologue: Why Create a Toolkit of Frameworks?

Part I. Energy-as-Strategy

Chapter 2. Introduction to Part I: What Is Energy-as-Strategy?

Chapter 3. Strategy Literacy: Seeking Competitive Advantage

Chapter 4. Energy Literacy: The Energy Balance for Business Decisions

Chapter 5. Financial Statements: The Universal Language of Business

Chapter 6. Energy Statements: Mediating Decision Cycles

Chapter 7. Carbon Strategies: De-risking Exposures

Part II. On System Properties

Chapter 8. Introduction to Part II: What Is a System?

Chapter 9. Systems Literacy: How to Think in Systems

Chapter 10. Metrics Systems: Managing Resource Flows

Chapter 11. How to Create Your Own Framework

Part III. On Leadership

Chapter 12. Introduction to Part III: What Is a Leader?

Chapter 13. Organizational and Decision-Making Tools

Chapter 14. Communication: Using Structures to Send Information

Chapter 15. Communication: Perceiving Structure When Receiving Information

Part IV. On Innovation

Chapter 16. Introduction to Part IV: What Is Innovation?

Chapter 17. How to Ask Questions

Chapter 18. Micro-Innovations: Incremental Process Improvements

Chapter 19. Meso-Innovations: Creating Serendipity for Emergent Ideas

Chapter 20. Macro-Innovations: The Discipline of Scaling Adoption

Part V. Non-Financial Indicators for Corporate Governance

Chapter 21. Introduction to Part V: What Is Governance?

Chapter 22. Influence of Energy on Internal Reporting

Chapter 23. External ESG Reporting Frameworks

Part VI. Epilogue

Chapter 24. Epilogue: Advice to an Energy Strategist
Titel
The Corporate Energy Strategist's Handbook
Untertitel
Frameworks to Achieve Environmental Sustainability and Competitive Advantage
Autor
Jimmy Y. Jia
EAN
9783030368388
Format
E-Book (pdf)
Hersteller
Springer International Publishing
Genre
Politik, Gesellschaft, Wirtschaft
Veröffentlichung
30.01.2020
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Wasserzeichen
Dateigrösse
9.39 MB
Anzahl Seiten
264