The Sustainable Business Blueprint

“Zabihollah Rezaee, an academic expert in the field of business sustainability, provides an exploration of environmental, social and governance factors together with economic financial performance and ethics. His analysis offers readers insights into the complex interplay between sustainability and operating a contemporary business from strategic planning to disclosure and assurance.” Brigitte W. Muehlmann, Ph.D., CPA, Professor of Accounting, Babson College “This book by Dr. Zabihollah Rezaee is an excellent practitioner book that addresses important and emerging issues of sustainability including strategic planning, performance, risk, reporting, and assurance. It has chapters on shareholder and stakeholder primacy in the context of a corporate mission of profit-with-purpose and discusses how business organizations can focus on achieving financial economic sustainability while generating a desired rate of return for their shareholders and simultaneously producing a positive social and environmental impact.” Dr. Kenneth Lambert, Professor and Interim Director, Crews School of Accountancy In this book, Dr. Rezaee competently examines an integrated and strategic approach to business sustainability planning, performance, risk, reporting, and assurance, including the fiduciary roles of those charged with governance. Specifically, Dr. Rezaee conveys his deep understanding of the emerging ESG landscape by revealing what his mind has grasped, while suitably highlighting for the reader what has grasped his mind…” Dr. Sridhar Ramamoorti, University of Dayton