The Adventure of Sustainable Performance: Beyond ESG Compliance to Leadership in the New Era 9781394177417, 9781394187263, 9781394187256, 1394177410

Table of contents :
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Our thanks. . .
Contents
Foreword
Prologue: Encounters with Elephants
Day 1
Day 2
Day 1 – The Charge
Day 2 – The Reapproach
The Adventure
Introduction
The Reality of Now
Reality in a ‘Post-Truth’ World
End of an Era
Part I – ‘Day 1’: The Charge
The Rise and Fall of Strongholds
The Next Industrial Revolution
The Importance of Stakeholders in Value Creation
Part II – The Campfire
Part III – ‘Day 2’: The Reapproach
Sustainable Performance
References
Part I ‘Day 1’: The Charge
Chapter 1 Reality: Today, Tomorrow, and the Peril of Business as Usual
The Size of the Challenge
The Speed of the Change
Individual Versus Collective
Pivot or Perish
Environmental, Social, Governance – ESG
How Burnt Is the Burning Platform?
Size of the Charge
Urgency
The Ventilator Project
References
Chapter 2 Strongholds: The Fantasy of the Status Quo
The Mountain is Broken
The Nature of Strongholds
Is Capitalism a Stronghold?
Industry Strongholds
Financial Strongholds
Consumerism Strongholds
Obsession with Conformity Strongholds
Breaking Silo Strongholds in Our Value Chains
Reality and Fantasy in the Midst of the Charge
References
Chapter 3 Disruptions: Change as Never Before
Existential Externality
Unpacking the Web of Disruption
Casting Some Light
Purpose
Values
Generations
Enterprise
Technology
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Impact Accounting
The Will to Change and Alignment with Capital
References
Part II The Campfire
Chapter 4 Reflections: The Insufficiency of Compliance
Strategic Choice
Leadership Dilemma: Day 1 and Day 2
Investors and Jargon-Busting
Regulatory Compliance
Changing Customer Habits
Talent
Reapproaching Your Supply Chains
Is There Really a Choice?
References
Chapter 5 Pivot: Mindsets, Models, and Honouring Planetary Boundaries
Operating Within Planetary Boundaries?
Adapting Beyond the Boundaries
New Business Models
Circular Value Chains
Nature and Food Supply
References
Chapter 6 Leadership: Leaders, Organisational Will, and Guides
Leading Beyond Compliance
Day 1 to Day 2 – Leading Through the Transition
Courage in the Canoe
The Enterprise of Day 2
Humility and Self-Reflection
ESG as an Acronym for Leaders
Guides
References
Part III ‘Day 2’: The Reapproach
Chapter 7 Natives: How Some Enterprises Are Built for Total Value
Making Choices
Native Canoers
Clear and Focused Impact Purpose
Native Canoeing Is Not New
Natives of the Future
Compliance and Performance
References
Chapter 8 Journeyers: How Established Enterprises Reconfigure for Day 2
Journeying Towards Total Value Systems
Repurposing Assets and Leveraging Competences
Foresight and Pre-empting the Charge
Timeframes
Building a Crew for the Canoe
References
Chapter 9 Value: A Reapproach to Defining and Creating Total Value
Value Chains and Beyond
How Day 2 Natives Define and Create Value
How Established Enterprises Reapproach Value for Sustainable Performance
New Ways to Think About and Bring About Value Creation
Blended Value from Blended Capital
How Do We Value the Value We Create?
Comparing Day 1 Value Chains with Day 2 Value Systems
References
Conclusion
Becoming Unstuck
References
Appendix 1: The Anthesis Activator Journey
Appendix 2: Building Organisational Will and Operational Capabilities
Appendix 3: Classic Value Chain Compared with the Total Value System
Index
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