Talent, Transformation, and the Triple Bottom Line: How Companies Can Leverage Human Resources to Achieve Sustainable Growth

Praise for Talent, Transformation, and the Triple Bottom Line "Sustainability is often a disruptive change that requires companies to abandon or alter traditional business practices. Now we have a book that offers real insight to business leaders about what sustainability means for them and how they can help their organizations plan and innovate to maximize the benefits it promises, both to their organizations and to the society in which they live." Clayton Christensen, professor, Harvard Business School and author, The Innovator?s Dilemma and How Will You Measure Your Life? "Andy Savitz shows how to inspire a workforce to promote sustainability. The bonus is that engaged employees will help their organizations to achieve financial, social, and environmental payoffs as well. It?s all laid out clearly for readers by a great leadership strategist." Walter Isaacson, president and CEO, the Aspen Institute and author of the best–selling biography Steve Jobs "I?m delighted that this book, which originated with Andy Savitz?s work on sustainability with SHRM, is now available to human resources professionals everywhere. Andy shows how HR departments can support environmental and social initiatives while leveraging sustainability to achieve traditional HR goals including diversity, employee engagement, worker safety, and health care cost control. This is a remarkable and much needed guide for HR professionals and advisors." Sue Messinger, former CEO, Society for Human Resource Management "In this breakthrough book for HR leaders, Andy Savitz shows clearly and convincingly how sustainability can help any organization strengthen its ability to attract and retain talent, increase the engagement of its employees, and develop important capabilities for doing business in an interconnected world, all in the service of core business objectives." Lisa G. Bisaccia, senior vice president and chief human resource officer, CVSCaremark Corporation "A wholly new point of view on how business leaders can align corporate culture, organizational capacity, and employee engagement with sustainability. Along with a fresh perspective, Savitz provides practical guidance to CEOs, human resource leaders, sustainability professionals, and anyone else trying to advance sustainability within their organization. This is a must read for 21st century business leaders." Tobias Webb, founder, Ethical Corporation magazine