Sustainability Analytics Toolkit for Practitioners: Creating Value in the 21st Century

Preface
Contents
Acronyms
List of Figures
List of Tables
1 Introduction to Sustainability Analytics
	1.1 Introduction
	1.2 What Is Sustainability Analytics?
	1.3 Why Sustainability Analytics?
		1.3.1 Knowledge Is Key
		1.3.2 Minimise Cost and Supply Chain Disruptions
		1.3.3 Better Understanding of Emerging Risks and Opportunities
		1.3.4 Horizon Scanning/Future Landscapes
2 Classifications of Analytical Tools
	2.1 Introduction
	2.2 Frameworks
	2.3 Standards
	2.4 Ratings and Indices
	References
3 Building/Infrastructure Sustainability Analytical Tools (SATs)
	3.1 Introduction
	3.2 SATs for Buildings
	3.3 SATs for Infrastructure
	3.4 Benefits of Engaging with SATs
	3.5 Critique of Building/infrastructure SATs
	References
4 Sustainability Decision Analytics
	4.1 Cost–Benefit Analysis
	4.2 Risk and Opportunity
	4.3 Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM)
		4.3.1 Weighted Sum Model (WSM) Method
		4.3.2 Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) Method
		4.3.3 TOPSIS Method
		4.3.4 ELECTRE Method
	4.4 Big Data Analytics
	4.5 Uncertainty in Sustainability Measurements
		4.5.1 Experimental Study on Uncertainty in Measurements
	References
5 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Impact Investing Framework
	5.1 Challenges and Risks
6 Sustainability Ratios
	6.1 Introduction
	6.2 Background
		6.2.1 Corporate SATs (See Chapter 2 for Further Details)
		6.2.2 Link Between Corporate SATs and Financial Ratios
	6.3 Sustainability Ratios
		6.3.1 Efficiency Ratios
		6.3.2 Impact Ratios
		6.3.3 Engagement Ratios
		6.3.4 Innovation Ratios
	6.4 Results and Discussion
	6.5 Conclusion
	References
7 Sustainability Communication
	7.1 Challenges in Sustainability Communication
		7.1.1 Stages of a Crisis
	7.2 Frameworks for Crisis Management and Communication
		7.2.1 Frandsen and Johansen (2011) Model
		7.2.2 Major Crisis Models
		7.2.3 Stewart and Wilson (2015) Model
	References
8 Stakeholder Engagement
	8.1 What is Stakeholder Theory?
	8.2 Stakeholder Engagement Tools
	References
9 Analytics for Sustainability Issues
	9.1 Environmental Issues
		9.1.1 Climate Change
		9.1.2 Biodiversity
		9.1.3 Air Pollution
		9.1.4 Water
		9.1.5 Waste
	9.2 Social Issues
		9.2.1 Health and Safety
		9.2.2 Industrial Incident Reporting
		9.2.3 Labour and Human Resource Management
		9.2.4 Social Return on Investment (SROI)
	9.3 Sustainability Governance
	References
10 Sustainability Risks and Policies/Instruments
	10.1 What Are Sustainability Risks?
	10.2 Types of Risks
		10.2.1 Physical Risks
		10.2.2 Transition Risks
		10.2.3 Liability Risks
		10.2.4 Reputational Risks
		10.2.5 Policy Risks
		10.2.6 Market Risks
		10.2.7 Technology Risks
	10.3 Policy Responses/Instruments to Manage Sustainability Risk
	10.4 Tools for Policy Analysis
	References
11 Conclusion
Appendix A: RSPO Criteria and Indicators (RSPO, 2022)
Appendix B: Profitability, Leverage and Equity Valuation
Index