by Jill Wagner on September 20, 2011
Written by: Ken Cheyne, Energy Team Leader
I was amazed recently to read about a new idea that is being tested at the San Francisco International Airport.
In the departure lounge they have installed a kiosk where you can enter the details of the journey you are about to take and it will calculate how much you need to pay to “offset” the carbon emissions produced by your flight.
If you feel guilty about the environmental impact of your journey here is a convenient way to placate your nagging conscience for a few dollars. Read more…
by Tom Melcher on July 13, 2011
When business managers and organizational leaders begin studying sustainability, one of the first questions often asked is, “How will I get buy-in?” Although the core concepts of social and environmental responsibility may make sense to most managers, the question of buy-in sometimes overshadows the importance of these powerful business values. Using tried and tested methods of the Six Sigma “Breakthrough Improvement Process”, DMAIC problem solving methodologies can be applied to overcome the “buy-in challenge”, and demonstrate how sustainable business practices can deliver cost savings, operational efficiencies, and market growth. Implemented properly, the DMAIC model is structured to create and support sustainable business initiatives. Read more…
by Tom Melcher on June 29, 2011
Over recent years ‘sustainability’ has gone from a buzz word to a driver for change in almost any industry. Companies have realized great value in the triple bottom line-people, profit, planet-and have taken a serious look at how they can be a part of the Sustainable Business Movement. The initiative to take action within internal operations and external supply chain networks is great, but where to start? Every company is different; therefore each starting point and journey towards sustainability will be unique.
The Green Market recently blogged about Walmart and HP Sustainable Supply Chains leveraging their buying power to increase sustainability throughout their supply chains. This is an interesting contradiction to the typical sustainable change cycle. Read more…
by Tom Melcher on May 10, 2010
The concept behind cloud computing or software-as-a-service (SaaS) is simple: it reduces cost and lets you run computer applications over the Internet, without having to buy, install or manage your own servers. You can run company business applications with nothing more than a browser and an Internet connection. You can connect anytime to input, manage, communicate and report results through any device: mobile device, laptop and your corporate server. It a cost-efficient, pay-as-you, buy only what you need “pizza by the slice” approach to acquiring complex business services. No wonder cloud computing has taken off so quickly and become a preferred platform for so many business applications. Read more…
