Capital investment
Financial case for a sustainability project
From the lecture power point on Financing and Assessing:
1) Describe an example (your own, not one of mine) of how making the financial case for a sustainability project can overcome resistance to the project.
From the Lifecycle Cost Analysis overview and Stanford example:
2) Even if a sustainability project might bear a higher up-front (capital) cost, explain how it can be justified over the long-term.
From the ROI and Payback Period videos:
3) What is a reasonable ROI % and Payback Period for a new capital investment? How might those answers vary for a for-profit vs. a not-for-profit organization?
From Confessions:
4) Chapters 10 and 11 continue with the theme of assessing progress on sustainability goals and specific initiatives, but also introduce the HUMAN component of sustainability, including addressing ways they care for their own employees and for the communities they are a part of of.