August 10th, 2009
by Will Sarni
I just received and have “scanned through” the latest issue of the Harvard Business Review (July-August 2009) and wanted to share some of the articles, which focus on some key sustainability drivers.
The issue includes “10 Trends You Have to Watch” and “Managing in the New World.” These articles highlight the new importance of “sustainability business drivers” and how there is a new business paradigm.
The old business paradigm relied on abundant resources and few stakeholders, and companies were not very transparent. In the new paradigm, resource efficiency is essential, “everyone” is a stakeholder and companies are increasingly transparent.
Even …
Tagged: Climate Change, environment, innovation, sustainable business
Posted in Business, Sustainability
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
December 28th, 2008
by Will Sarni
Over the past few months everyone has been taking shots at the U.S. auto industry as our focus has turned to what went wrong with Detroit and if U.S. taxpayers should fund more corporate bailouts. Most notable was a recent Wall Street Journal article titled, “Just Say No to Detroit” on November 15, 2008 proposing no bailout for Detroit (subsequently we have seen “loans” extended to GM and Chrysler).
It is worth noting that amid the gloom from Detroit, there is real innovation in the auto sector coming from places like Silicon Valley, and yes, even Ford.
So, while for the most …
Tagged: auto, auto industry, Detroit, innovation
Posted in Business, Sustainability
