The Sustainability Scorecard

How to Implement and Profit from Unexpected Solutions

By: Urvashi Bhatnagar, Paul Anastas

Narrated by: Tiffany Williams

Using a rigorous, straightforward scorecard as a guide, this book shows business leaders and innovators how to create breakthrough sustainable products and processes that are good for the planet, human health, and profits.

Natural resource inputs to business operations are getting scarcer and more expensive, while climate change-related economic shocks pose a risk to seamless operations and, more importantly, threaten business continuity. How can organizations integrate sustainable design into their overarching operations and align it with profitability and corporate strategy?

Based on Paul Anastas’ foundational 12 Principles of Green Chemistry, The Sustainability Scorecard is the first scientifically rooted, data-driven methodology for creating inherently sustainable and profitable products and processes. By redesigning with sustainability as a key design element, firms open themselves to unexpected solutions, leapfrog innovations, and sources of value that simply don’t occur when sustainability is leveraged purely as a risk-avoidance and compliance measure.

Urvashi Bhatnagar and Anastas offer dozens of examples of how sustainable operations can yield benefits such as expanding market share, creating new service lines, and transforming supply-chain and sourcing models to drive the most consistent and highest long-term value. With this comprehensive framework, your firm will be able to identify truly innovative, inherently sustainable products as opposed to “less bad” products and processes that don’t provide the exponential value that only breakthrough products can.

©2022 Urvashi Bhatnagar and Paul Anastas (P)2022 Urvashi Bhatnagar and Paul Anastas

A Must-Listen for Visionaries Committed to a Sustainable Future

The Sustainability Scorecard is a masterclass in long-term, systems-level thinking. It distills the complexity of today’s environmental and operational challenges into a clear, actionable framework that is both strategic and visionary. What truly sets this book apart is its emphasis on implementation—moving beyond good intentions to measurable, practical solutions that organizations can adopt to build a resilient and regenerative future.

The insights are timely and grounded in real-world examples, making it a compelling guide for those looking to future-proof their organizations. Whether you’re a business leader, innovator, or systems thinker, this audiobook will challenge your assumptions and inspire a proactive approach to sustainable transformation.

Highly recommended for anyone serious about designing the kind of world we want to live in—not just today, but for generations to come.