Integrationhas been a key theme across the general management, organizational behaviour,supply chain management, strategy, information systems and the environmentalmanagement literature for decades.  Sustainabilitycontinues to be, at the “top of the agenda” in the C-suite.  Despite this, specialists in academia andorganizations lack the peripheral vision to understand the power of a more integratedapproach that will empower functional groups to become best-in-class withoutforcing trade-offs that pull down other groups connected to overall operations.  Integration is the key driver of innovationand profitability in progressive companies. It reduces risks while pursuing newopportunities, and the checks and balances for prudent management are baked inthe strategy for modern go-to-market synergy and growth. 

What can bedone, then, by individuals, functions, organizations, value chains, and evenwhole cities to integrate and align sustainability? To answer this and otherquestions, the information in this book finds enterprises already on the pathtoward integrated management and strategic sustainable development.  It considers the opportunity we have toenable an enterprise value proposition that includes environmental, social andgovernance (ESG) performance.  Integratedmanagement applies a proven strategic planning approach to uncover the toolsand actions available for change management and performance measured with anIntegrated Bottom Line (IBL).  Usingevidence based examples from best-in-practice enterprises, proven managementtenets, models and tools alongside emerging technologies, we can developintegrated solutions aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs). 

It’s easy tosay sustainability is important, yet not so easy to understand how it is partof the decisions that are made every day and how it cuts across businessfunctions, systems, and supply chains. The information within this book, the application of systems thinking tocomplex problems, development of a vision and action plan, your own research,and action learning activities are all designed to accelerate management action,value creation, and the goal of a sustainable future.