June 30th, 2009
by Will Sarni
Last week, Cisco released the results of a telecommuting study performed by DOMANI and internal Cisco teams.
The study is not only an excellent illustration of the tangible benefits of promoting telecommuting, but also how IT can promote productivity and collaboration.
The results of the study make a compelling case for deploying “collaboration technology” and promoting telecommuting. The bottom line is that telecommuting creates value through benefits such as increased productivity, employee satisfaction and reduced carbon emissions.
A quick overview of the study:
• The objective of the study was to “evaluate the social, economic and environmental impacts associated with telecommuting …
Tagged: business value, Cisco, innovation, telecommuting
Posted in Business
April 13th, 2009
by Will Sarni
I participated in a panel discussion titled “Communicating the Business Value of Sustainability” at the Food Processing Environmental Conference in San Antonio a couple of weeks ago.
Tim Carey from PepsiCo (Director, Sustainability) participated on the panel and presented “Sustainability in a Recession: Keys to Performance in a Capital-Constrained Environment.”
Tim presented a very clear and concise case for aggressively pursuing a sustainability strategy in the “middle” of this economic downturn.
His key theme was that during the recession it is essential (yes, essential) to leverage sustainability to drive innovation and increase resource efficiency. Why, you ask, would this be critical during a …
Tagged: business value, PepsiCo, resource efficiency, supply chain, Sustainability
Posted in Business, Sustainability
