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Sustainability Upstream and Downstream: The project has placed emphasis on energy efficiency, as well as emissions reductions and workplace improvements. Hydro has already lowered its fluoride emissions, while improved process control and natural ventilation in particular are helping to reduce power consumption. When Hydro built the new Sunndal plant, the company also made other...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, workplace, sustainability, carbon dioxide, natural gas, power consumption; Case studies
Department of Human Services Building: Energy efficiency and employee comfort were top priorities for the State of Oregon when it went searching for new space for the Department of Human Services DHS. The existing, 20-year old heating, ventilation, and air conditioning HVAC system had to be replaced so that the building could be converted into...; Tags: sustainability, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, HVAC, modeling, leadership, team; Case studies
Environmental Messages Need to Be Authentic: It's not news that the environment and sustainability are hot topics and that many companies are striving to "green" their corporate images. But a new report by Nielsen Online says you better not try "greenwashing" or the environmental blogosphere will take you to task. Instead, said Nielsen,...; Tags: Jon Greer, Nielsen; Blog posts 2008-04-03
The Greening of Training: How Sustainability is Reshaping Organizational Learning: Is your company "going green?" Would you like it to? This paper looks at corporate sustainability efforts and the pivotal role that the learning department can play in them. Also included are practical ideas for making training more environmentally-friendly.; Tags: Workforce management, SkillSoft, sustainability, training; White papers 2007-12-01
10 In Responsibility: Big or small, traditional or innovative, consolidated or nascent, businesses of all shapes and sizes and from across all industries are at the forefront of a new industrial revolution; and this time, it's sustainable. Sustainability is topping the agendas of more and more CEOs. For the first time it is...; Tags: Financial accounting, sustainability, finance, industry; Case studies 2008-02-05

Hot-Button Topics for Managers in 2007: Much of success in business comes from listening to your customers, and the same is true for those of us writing for a management audience. Your insights shape the conversation, inspiring us all to question what defines strong leadership, what motivates employees to go the extra mile, and what propels...; Tags: Leadership, Lori Deschene; Blog posts 2007-12-18
50 Ways to Green Your Business: It is easy being green, and the magazine "Fast Company" shows you how. Their latest issue offers 50 ways to green your business, referencing tactics used by General Electric, Wal-Mart, Microsoft, Intel, Kaiser Permanente, Nike, Target, JPMorgan Chase,Â and more. From turning waste into profits, toÂ collecting rain water for toilet-flushing,Â to using...; Tags: INTERNET, Strategy, Lori Deschene; Blog posts 2007-11-09
The Business of Environmental Sustainability: Is your business successful? Traditionally the answer has come in the form of a question: Do you make more money than you spend operating the business? Increasingly, however, shareholders demand their companies create a social payoff as well as a financial one -- everything from providing financial support for a...; Tags: Sean Silverthorne, sustainability; Blog posts 2007-11-13
Sustainability: Balancing Opportunity and Risk in the Consumer Products Industry: Sustainability is nothing new, yet it is unlike any issue the consumer products industry has encountered. Over the past 12 to 18 months, momentum has been building, with mounting pressures from all major stakeholders. These pressures are culminating in a perfect storm of heightened media attention, increasing consumer and shareholder...; Tags: Deloitte & Touche, sustainability, shareholder, industry, financial; White papers 2007-09-09
Rolling Stone Knows the Profit-Planet Problem: Rolling Stone Knows the Profit-Planet ProblemRolling Stone is getting on the "Sustainability Staircase"Here's the "Planet-Profit" Problem: Rolling Stone is a magazine made of paper and paper production releases greenhouse gases, contributes to deforestation, uses more water to produce one ton of product than any other industry, and the list goes...; Tags: Rolling Stone, Sustainability Staircase, sustainability; Discussion threads 2007-06-12
Green IT: The Fast-Track To Enterprise Sustainability: A company's Chief Information Officer CIO must be involved if the company is going to be effective at going green. Not only can the CIO and the Information Technology IT group help drive IT, but they can push toward a new type of competitive advantage. This Deloitte paper provides the...; Tags: Strategy, Deloitte & Touche, chief information officer, sustainability, Green IT, greenhouse gas, information technology, competitive advantage, ROI, vision; White papers 2007-08-21
CPG Industry Leads the Green Front: Companies in the consumer packaged goods CPG industry are ahead of most other producers in implementing sustainability programs, according to a new joint study by Deloitte Consulting and the Grocery Manufacturers Association. The research found that 85 percent of companies in the CPG industry manage active sustainability programs, and the...; Tags: Andrew Hines, sustainability, CPG Industry; Blog posts 2007-06-19
Calculating Return on Assets: Return on Assets is a measure of a company’s profitability expressed as a percentage of its total assets, not to be confused with return on capital employed—a nebulous phrase demanding a definition of capital—or return on equity.Return on Assets, also called return on investment, measures how effectively a company has...; Tags: Asset management, BNET Editorial, net income, asset, working capital, investor, sustainability, banking, stock price, ROI, manufacturing, performance, stock, industry; Articles 2007-07-16
Sustainability: A New Paradigm For Industrial Production: Briefly discusses the industrial development process in Brazil by highlighting a few examples of its social and environmental implications. The current environmental crisis for which the industrial sector is co-responsible puts evidence on the existing links between production and consumption cycles. In order to identify impacts at their origin, production...; Tags: Sustainability; White papers 2007-04-30
Flattening The World Efficiently: Digital Sustainability For The 21st Century: Information Technology IT infrastructure will drive globalization and growth in the world economy of the twenty-first century. These technologies expose comparative advantages and increase productivity, effectively flattening the competitive landscape. While the economic benefits of digital adoption are often cited, the environmental impact of these technologies remains unclear. Policy research...; Tags: Strategy, Harvard University, sustainability, globalization, knowledge management, information technology, data center, knowledge, environment, benefit; White papers 2007-04-23
Environmental Management Systems and Green Supply Chain Management: Complements for Sustainability?: Some researchers question the legitimacy of Environmental Management Systems EMSs since organizations can claim to have one when in fact they make no attempt to reduce their environmental harm. In instances where EMSs enhance an organization's environmental performance, critics argue that improvements are likely to occur within the organization's operational...; Tags: John Wiley & Sons Inc., sustainability, supply chain, performance; White papers 2006-08-10
Socially Responsible Procurement: Corporate Social Responsibility In A Supply Chain Context: Internationally, CSR Corporate Social Responsibility is an increasingly important issue that is being specifically and systematically addressed by many companies - large and small. This is why international companies feature most prominently on global sustainability registers, such as the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World.1 In broad terms,...; Tags: Sustainability, Supply Chain, Procurement, Corporate Social Responsibility, Business Ethics, Leadership, Corporate Law, Management, Business Operations; White papers 2006-07-11
Democratizing Decision-Making and Achieving Sustainability?: Environmental protection has long been established as an important state goal by countries across the globe. Nonetheless, the extent to which states have actually and effectively integrated environmental concerns across all government activity appears to be partial at best. This paper inquires into the sources of success and failure of...; Tags: University of Toronto, sustainability, decision-making, strategy; White papers 2006-06-01
Sustainable Operations Management: Operations management researchers and practitioners face new challenges in integrating issues of sustainability with their traditional areas of interest. During the past 20 years, there has been growing pressure on businesses to pay more attention to the environmental and resource consequences of the products and services they offer and the...; Tags: sustainability, supply chain, health care; White papers 2006-03-10
Primary Surplus Behavior and Risks to Fiscal Sustainability in Emerging Market Countries: A "Fan-Chart" Approach: This paper proposes a probabilistic approach to public Debt Sustainability Analysis DSA using "Fan charts." These depict the magnitude of risks - upside and downside - surrounding public debt projections as a result of uncertain economic conditions and policies. The paper proposes a simulation algorithm for the path of public...; Tags: Financial services, IMF, sustainability, interest rate, emerging market; White papers 2006-03-01