Heiko Spitzeck is professor at Fundação Dom Cabral in Brazil and heads the Sustainability Management Research Center. Clarissa Lins is founding partner of Catavento, a private consultancy on corporate strategy and sustainability.

• Foreword by Philippe JoubertAbout the AuthorsIntroduction Chapter 1. Why discuss sustainability at board level? Chapter 2. How to insert sustainability into board talk? Chapter 3. Board Composition & Competencies Chapter 4. A dedicated Sustainability Committee Chapter 5. Stages of Sustainability Governance Conclusion

"At last! A comprehensive guide for boards, directors, managers, governance professionals and sustainability practitioners interested in elevating the board’s role in providing essential oversight over the firm’s sustainability risks and opportunities. This book is chock-full of practical advice, case studies with a touch of humour, making this book an essential and easy read for anyone serious about first understanding and then implementing sustainability in the board room. One of the most detailed and visionary set of ideas for embedding sustainability into board governance to date. I especially appreciate the emerging markets perspective. Long overdue."Coro Strandberg, President, Strandberg Consulting, Canada"Be careful what you do today! The decisions your board takes today will be evaluated by society´s values in five to ten years’ time. For all companies that might be feeling not up to the task, I recommend this book as a relevant guide to future-proof your organization"Fabio Barbosa, Board Member at Itaú-Unibanco, Brazil, and Natura Cosmeticos, Brazil

Heiko Spitzeck is professor at Fundação Dom Cabral in Brazil and heads the Sustainability Management Research Center. Clarissa Lins is founding partner of Catavento, a private consultancy on corporate strategy and sustainability.

• Foreword by Philippe JoubertAbout the AuthorsIntroduction Chapter 1. Why discuss sustainability at board level? Chapter 2. How to insert sustainability into board talk? Chapter 3. Board Composition & Competencies Chapter 4. A dedicated Sustainability Committee Chapter 5. Stages of Sustainability Governance Conclusion

"At last! A comprehensive guide for boards, directors, managers, governance professionals and sustainability practitioners interested in elevating the board’s role in providing essential oversight over the firm’s sustainability risks and opportunities. This book is chock-full of practical advice, case studies with a touch of humour, making this book an essential and easy read for anyone serious about first understanding and then implementing sustainability in the board room. One of the most detailed and visionary set of ideas for embedding sustainability into board governance to date. I especially appreciate the emerging markets perspective. Long overdue."Coro Strandberg, President, Strandberg Consulting, Canada"Be careful what you do today! The decisions your board takes today will be evaluated by society´s values in five to ten years’ time. For all companies that might be feeling not up to the task, I recommend this book as a relevant guide to future-proof your organization"Fabio Barbosa, Board Member at Itaú-Unibanco, Brazil, and Natura Cosmeticos, Brazil

Heiko Spitzeck is professor at Fundação Dom Cabral in Brazil and heads the Sustainability Management Research Center. Clarissa Lins is founding partner of Catavento, a private consultancy on corporate strategy and sustainability.

• Foreword by Philippe JoubertAbout the AuthorsIntroduction Chapter 1. Why discuss sustainability at board level? Chapter 2. How to insert sustainability into board talk? Chapter 3. Board Composition & Competencies Chapter 4. A dedicated Sustainability Committee Chapter 5. Stages of Sustainability Governance Conclusion

"At last! A comprehensive guide for boards, directors, managers, governance professionals and sustainability practitioners interested in elevating the board’s role in providing essential oversight over the firm’s sustainability risks and opportunities. This book is chock-full of practical advice, case studies with a touch of humour, making this book an essential and easy read for anyone serious about first understanding and then implementing sustainability in the board room. One of the most detailed and visionary set of ideas for embedding sustainability into board governance to date. I especially appreciate the emerging markets perspective. Long overdue."Coro Strandberg, President, Strandberg Consulting, Canada"Be careful what you do today! The decisions your board takes today will be evaluated by society´s values in five to ten years’ time. For all companies that might be feeling not up to the task, I recommend this book as a relevant guide to future-proof your organization"Fabio Barbosa, Board Member at Itaú-Unibanco, Brazil, and Natura Cosmeticos, Brazil