Managing the Future

Managing the Future: Sustainability Leadership in Energy reveals, first hand, how to lead sustainability in the energy sector and shares factual and practical experiences of leaders who integrated sustainability and made it work. The book lays a framework through an overview of the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), covers Sustainability Strategies, Sustainability and ESG reporting, the intersections of Sustainability and Geoscience, Communicating, Vision and Strategy Setting. A special chapter is dedicated to faculty leaders of academia in careers related to the energy sector who have advanced programs with a fresh perspective grounded in advancing the 2030 UN Sustainability Agenda. Narratives and stories from other sectors are also included, to showcase that both hurdles and acceleration paths for rooting sustainability in corporate arenas are not only similar, but identical, when entities set out to pursue the betterment of people, the planet and prosperity.

• Enables readers to understand what a sustainability strategy entails, especially as pertains to energy-focused companies
• Identifies which sustainability elements need monitoring in an energy organization
• Differentiates Sustainability from ESG frameworks
• Recognizes what works in leading sustainability, with practical examples and testimonials drawn from energy leaders in industry, academia and professional organizations
• Supports United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: #SDG1 #SDG7 #SDG12 #SDG7 and #SDG8