Effective Sustainability Strategies

Born in the Canary Islands, Elisa Gomez has always been aware of the immense potential and limitations that resources provide to communities. Following her passion towards the environment and sustainable development mechanism, she completed the Madrid Environmental Sciences degree and later completed a Master's degree in International Sustainable Development and Corporate Sustainability.She has worked for a wide range of industries and sectors as a sustainability consultant and analyst implementing international standards, achieving certifications, and ensuring the management processes were effective. The sectors englobe oil and gas, construction, telecommunications, and software design.Moved by a great passion towards her work, she decided to quit the corporate environment and set up her own company, Better Together (www.bettertogether-sustainability.com) an online sustainability company that specializes in simple, effective, and understandable sustainability practices for all types of companies. They focus especially on Startups and SMEs, as these are growing; ensuring that they are sustainable right from the start without the burden of complicated, time-consuming, and expensive measures.

• Chapter 1 Sustainability: IntroductionChapter 2 Sustainable Development Strategic TopicsChapter 3 Strategic Trends Per SectorChapter 4 Strategic Macrotrends and Disruptions Shaping 2020–2030Chapter 5 Creating Resilient StrategiesChapter 6 Overall Sustainability Implementation ProcessChapter 7 The Stakeholder PerspectiveChapter 8 The Eight Key ExpectationsChapter 9 Strategic CompetenciesChapter 10 Strategic Reporting and CommunicationsChapter 11 Certifications Bodies and StandardsChapter 12 Policies and TemplatesChapter 13 Good Business Practice Checklist