While the focus of the traditional business model is with providing shareholder returns on investment, the emerging sustainable business model incorporates an environmental focus, providing goods and services that add value while ensuring that those goods and services can continue to be provided to future customers. Leadership for sustainable business practices describes leaders who actively encourage and integrate environmentally and socially responsible practices within a business. The characteristics of sustainable business leaders include establishing clear sustainability goals, strategic integration, nurturing a sustainability culture, stakeholder engagement, innovation and continuous improvement, transparency and accountability, and ethical decision-making. The qualities of sustainable business leaders include visionary thinking, excellent communication skills, collaboration and teamwork, flexibility and resilience, accountability, and ethical behavior. This chapter explores the models and frameworks of sustainable business, the types of sustainable leaders, and the leadership styles commonly demonstrated by sustainable leaders.

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Leadership for Sustainable Business Practice

  • Christopher G. Beehner

摘要

While the focus of the traditional business model is with providing shareholder returns on investment, the emerging sustainable business model incorporates an environmental focus, providing goods and services that add value while ensuring that those goods and services can continue to be provided to future customers. Leadership for sustainable business practices describes leaders who actively encourage and integrate environmentally and socially responsible practices within a business. The characteristics of sustainable business leaders include establishing clear sustainability goals, strategic integration, nurturing a sustainability culture, stakeholder engagement, innovation and continuous improvement, transparency and accountability, and ethical decision-making. The qualities of sustainable business leaders include visionary thinking, excellent communication skills, collaboration and teamwork, flexibility and resilience, accountability, and ethical behavior. This chapter explores the models and frameworks of sustainable business, the types of sustainable leaders, and the leadership styles commonly demonstrated by sustainable leaders.