Sustainable Value Chain Management

Michael D'heur is the Founder and Managing Director of sust.biz, a management advisory firm specializing in sustainable business transformation. His mantra is “Building Better Business”, and he believes that only sustainable business is viable business—that triple value creation within planetary boundaries is achievable—and that we must accelerate tenfold from idea to impact by harnessing the power of collaboration and cross-functional teams.With over 25 years of management consulting experience at leading firms including PwC, PRTM Management Consultants, i2 Technologies, and BearingPoint, he has delivered projects across 15 industries and five continents.Michael is a recognized thought leader focused on practical approaches to accelerate the journey from idea to positive impact. He helps organizations create measurable improvements by reducing waste in products, processes, and systems. He is the editor and author of Sustainable Value Chain Management (Springer Gabler, 1st ed. 2015), showcasing his expertise in guiding multinational and mid-sized companies to build sustainable products and supply chains.

• Chapter 1. Audi: Raw Materials, Road, Recycling – How Life Cycle Analysis Influences Product Development.- Chapter 2. BASF: Carbon emission reduction in agriculture - from transparency to business.- Chapter 3. Basler & Hofmann: Managing decarbonisation in real estate portfolios with Stratus – the pragmatic path to net zero.- Chapter 4. Fairphone: Sustainability from the Inside-Out and Outside-In.- Chapter 5. Henkel Consumer Brands: Leading by example with decarbonization of our own Operations.- Chapter 6. Independent Capital Group: Relevance of Sustainable Value Creation to Investors.- Chapter 7. Infineon: Integrated Supply Chain Architecture to Support Sustainability.- Chapter 8. Klenk & Hoursch: Beyond Transparency – Transformation Communications for Resilient Value Chains.- Chapter 9. Melles & Stein: Transformation from the core business - the path to sustainable trade fair services.- Chapter 10. Nanogate AG: Sustainable Value Creation in Technology Companies.- Chapter 11. SAP AG & StarShea Limited (Ghana): Sustainable Value Creation Through Collaboration with Companies, NGOs, and Intermediaries.- Chapter 12. sust.biz: Sustainable Value Chains - The Lifeline of Sustainable Business.- Chapter 13. Swiss Fintech Ladies: Opportunities Through Positive Impact Investing and Finance Embedded in Banking Value Chains.- Chapter 14. The Thin Air Factory: The Value Chain Unchained.- Chapter 15. VAUDE: Sustainable Business as Company Mission in the Textile Industry.- Chapter 16. Voltfang: Circular Economy Leading the Energy Transition – A Second Life for EV Batteries.