PROVEN STRATEGIES FOR CREATING CORPORATE
SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAMS
Co-written by Six Sigma Black Belts and LEED
Accredited Professionals, this pioneering guide reveals how to use the power of Six Sigma
to develop and implement enterprise-wide green initiatives.
Six Sigma Sustainability explains how typical
Six Sigma DMAIC structures such as program governance, project charters, transfer
functions, measurement systems, risk assessment, and process design support
environmentally sound business practices.
Real-world examples demonstrate how specific problems
in areas such as carbon emissions, energy conservation, materials recycling, water use,
and finance can be solved using Six Sigma tools. The detailed information in this
practical resource helps you to deliver innovative programs that simultaneously reduce
environmental impact and create business value.
COVERAGE INCLUDES:
- Developing the business case for necessary
investments in sustainability
- Sustainability leadership and the
collaborative management model
- Applying the Six Sigma transfer function
framework to identify critical drivers of success
- Sustainability measurement and reporting
- Designing a change management strategy and
leveraging teams using the Six Sigma DMAIC framework
- Managing corporate real estate portfolios in
compliance with green initiatives
- Case studies that show how to use Six Sigma
methodologies to improve sustainability functions
- Design for Six Sigma—using the House of
Quality and other essential Six Sigma design tools
- Stakeholder management—best practices for
driving adoption of high quality solutions
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Developing the Business Case
Chapter 2. Sustainability and the Collaborative Management Model
Chapter 3. The Sustainability Transfer Function
Chapter 4. Sustainability Measurement and Reporting
Chapter 5. Transformational Change and the Power of Teams
Chapter 6. Sustainability and Real Estate
Chapter 7. Six Sigma Sustainability Project Examples
Chapter 8. Design for Six Sigma
Chapter 9. Stakeholder Management Conclusion: Letters to Tomorrow's Corporate
Leaders
Appendix A: Business Case Template and Examples
Appendix B: Sustainability Transfer Function
Appendix C: Sample Energy Conservation Opportunity Evaluation Checklist for an
Office Building Assessment
Appendix D: Sample High-Level Process Map for Energy Conservation in an Office
Facility
Appendix E: Sample Functional Performance Criteria for Enterprise Carbon
Accounting
Software Index
304 pages, Hardcover