The Centre for Sustainability (CSE) is proud to announce the release of the first book of its President and Founder, Nikos Avlonas, along with George Nassos, entitled “Practical Sustainability Strategies: How to Gain a Competitive Advantage.” The book is published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Following the global experience of the CSE’s president at  North America, Europe, Asia and Middle East, the book goes a step beyond all the theoretical solutions about sustainability and offers proven practical strategies that organizations can follow to develop and maintain a unique competitive advantage.

Book co-author Nikos Avlonas said that: “This book reflects my fifteen-year global professional experience on four continents during which I worked with numerous organizations and Fortune 500 companies. This contributed towards creating practical strategies with a positive impact on both company performance and on society and the environment as a whole.”

Joseph Maguire, President, Society of Environmentally Responsible Facilities, said that “Nikos Avlonas is a global leader in developing and implementing sustainability strategies for organizations--including SERF. He has teamed with his colleague George Nassos to masterfully distill their decades of experience in to this powerful and useful work.” Maguire adds “With an all-too-rare mix of accessible prose and hard data, these gentlemen have produced a work that belongs on the bookshelf of every corporate sustainability officer and concerned citizen of the world.”

CSE being a leader on sustainability issues with experience on four continents and 28 countries as well as cooperation with an important network of global companies, including Global Reporting Initiative, UN Global Compact, Green America and My Climate is especially proud that this book serves a practical guide on how to set realistic goals and measure the progress toward achieving corporate and environmental sustainability. To achieve so, the authors have included case studies from their experiences and demonstrate how big companies have implemented in the past the strategies discussed in the book.

Nikos Avlonas and George Nassos will be officially presenting their book at DIRTT in Chicago on February 11, 2014 at 5 pm.

To view or purchase the book please visit http://www.amazon.com/Practical-Sustainability-Strategies-Competitive-Advantage/dp/1118250443

OLD Centre for Sustainability and Excellence (CSE)

OLD Centre for Sustainability and Excellence (CSE)

The Centre for Sustainability and Excellence (CSE) is a global strategic advisory and training organization specialized in Sustainability with offices in Chicago, Athens and Brussels. As an international network of specialists and consultants, CSE provides organizations, governments, and institutions unique and advanced services to achieve Stakeholder Value across Operational and Organizational frameworks.

Working with both the public and private sector, CSE offers clients advanced methodologies that adhere to social and environmental criteria. Contributing to the formation of Responsible Business worldwide, CSE produces positive impacts, enhances best practice and promotes Sustainability and Excellence through key service areas.

With a unique network of international partners, CSE also offers training on Sustainability, Corporate Social Responsibility and Climate Change in Europe, North America, Middle East and Asia. CSE is an approved training provider under the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA), offering unique learning opportunities for professionals to earn global Certifications as Sustainability (CSR) Practitioners. CSE is a Carbon Neutral Organization since 2007 and issues an Annual Sustainability Report, based on the UNGC Principles.

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