{"product_id":"metrics-for-sustainable-business-scott-herriott-9781138901711","title":"Metrics for Sustainable Business: Measures and Standards for the Assessment of Organizations","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMetrics for Sustainable Business\u003c\/em\u003e is the first book to give students a comprehensive understanding of sustainability in organizations from an accounting perspective. The book walks student through the steps for doing a sustainability assessment, and aims to develop them into financial analysts who understand sustainability reports, and are able to create or audit them.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhile most books focus on environmental issues, Herriott trains his gaze on the corporate and institutional perspective, covering measurement systems, how to evaluate and improve a standard, and conducting a life cycle assessment. Walking students through the programs of disclosure, the varying standards for corporate ratings, and organizational certification, allows them to grasp the tools for conducting a sustainability assessment and auditing reports. Chapters on accounting for greenhouse gas emissions, water use, and waste introduce students to the technical details in sustainability accounting, while a chapter on the philosophies of sustainability offers an answer to the question, \"Why are they asking us to report \u003ci\u003ethat\u003c\/i\u003e?\" \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRichly demonstrated with practical examples and informative visuals, this book will serve students of sustainability, accounting, and integrated reporting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Scott Herriott\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138901717\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138901711\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d","brand":"Scott Herriott","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065379172607,"sku":"9781138901711","price":220.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5e9d07f4-60f5-411c-8acc-b8ec4db7901c.jpg?v=1768674801","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/metrics-for-sustainable-business-scott-herriott-9781138901711","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}