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Sustainability as a business opportunity

Thinking of bringing your business to a more sustainable place? The best starting place for any business leader to embrace sustainability is to shift away from looking at sustainability in terms of how much it will cost, and towards assessing the returns it will generate. Consider the phenomenon known as the Cost of Poor ...

Apr. 11, 2011

By Intelex Technologies Inc.

Business cases for sustainability: the role of business model innovation for corporate sustainability

A considerable body of literature deals with the creation of economic value while increasing corporate environmental and social performance. Some publications even focus on the business case for sustainability which aims at increasing corporate economic value through environmental or social measures. The existence of a business case for sustainability is, however, mostly seen as an ad hoc ...

May 22, 2012

By Inderscience Publishers

Innovating business models for sustainability

How innovation in products, processes and business models can help organisations become more sustainable. By Richard Waters, Principal, Carbon Trust Advisory. Regulation, cost, reputation, revenue and risk management are driving many organisations to cut their carbon emissions, and become more sustainable. More businesses are looking at how they can put environmental sustainability at ...

Mar. 29, 2012

By Carbon Trust

Defining Sustainability For Your Business

The term “sustainability" is often used interchangeably with corporate responsibility (CR), corporate social responsibility (CSR), corporate citizenship, social enterprise, sustainable development, triple-bottom line, corporate ethics, and even in some cases corporate governance. However, understanding what it means and, more importantly, what it means for your organization is crucial to ...

May 8, 2016

By Antea Group - USA

E-business and Sustainable Development

E-business and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) are growing at an exponential rate and playing a more and more important role in our life today. The whole world is racing to promote business, politics, entertainment, etc. online. But how sustainable is this growth? In this paper, the economic, social and environmental impacts of e-business and ICT are discussed. Environmental ...

Sep. 14, 2006

By Inderscience Publishers

Understanding the Business Value of Sustainability Initiatives

Antea Group consultant Francisco Cordero presented at the 2016 ILTA conference on strategic sustainability, including challenges and opportunities, and practical tactics to build your business case and measure your results. The full presentation is available below--it is also available in Spanish on ...

May 10, 2016

By Antea Group - USA

The ROI of Sustainability: Making the Business Case

In this report conducted by the Aberdeen Group learn more about how top performing organizations view sustainability not as a philanthropic 'nice to have,' but as a 'must have' strategy for long-term, business viability and success. The report was sponsored by Intelex, SAP and Infor. Overview - Sustainability Matters: Recent research finds sustainability does or will soon guide major ...

Mar. 17, 2014

By Intelex Technologies Inc.

Sustainability is good business — and here’s proof

For many businesses, sustainability is a nice idea that looks better on paper than in practice. Yet, research shows that sustainability doesn’t just sound good — it’s smart, and it works. Sustainable Brands has compiled a list of 22 research studies that ...

Oct. 4, 2016

By Ensia

Sustainable futures and Maori business education

The core of a sustainable social and economic development of any nation is education. A key issue in Aotearoa New Zealand is the development of education for Maori. Historically, there have been significant problems for Maori to achieve education goals. Current education policies seek to foster and develop education for Maori as a means of creating an education for a sustainable future. The ...

Mar. 10, 2009

By Inderscience Publishers

Businesses and Sustainability - The First Leg is Financial

Whether we are talking about what keeps your doors open, or how to lower the environmental footprint of your business to make it more sustainable, you must be financially sound. Entrepreneurs are generally well-versed in the practice of frugality, but may forget some simple tactics for handling cash flow effectively, and giving attention to timely and accurate financials. Why do I write this? How ...

Feb. 28, 2007

By Sustainable Business Consulting (SBC)

Integrating sustainability into business continuity planning

Recently, natural and human-enabled disasters have caused many high profile events that resulted in significant losses of life and property, and that have highlighted business vulnerabilities to environmental factors. In response, many organisations have implemented business continuity plans and adopted more sustainable business processes. Business continuity and sustainability have long and ...

Sep. 5, 2011

By Inderscience Publishers

Business Sustainability: What it is and why it matters

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has released a short but informative White Paper on business sustainability to deepen business understanding of the breath and importance of sustainability for the future of enterprise. The WEF argues that in the 21st century, business sustainability needs to be better understood by corporate leaders in terms of the environmental ...

Aug. 19, 2014

By GLOBE SERIES

The practice of sustainable business: a New Zealand perspective

The paper outlines the business decision making paradigm that prevailed in the 20th century and how the resultant business decisions revealed deficiencies in that paradigm. However, it recognises that some powerful forces in society wish to retain the 20th century model; there is much available evidence to demonstrate the dangers inherent in such a strategy. Those engaged in business decision ...

Mar. 29, 2012

By Inderscience Publishers

Introducing strategic sustainable development in a business incubator

This qualitative action research explores integration of Strategic Sustainable Development (SSD) at Inova business incubator (Karlstad, Sweden). The objective was to answer how SSD could be integrated into the processes at Inova and how Inova staff's and entrepreneurs' understanding of sustainability demonstrably evolve after exposure to SSD. Apart from general research methods, SSD methods and ...

Jan. 19, 2010

By Inderscience Publishers

Into the New Millennium – Is Your Business Strategy Sustainable?

Untitled Document What is sustainability? ...

Nov. 23, 2004

By ERS Global

Into the New Millennium - Is Your Business Strategy Sustainable?

What is sustainability? The World Commission on Environment and Development (also known as the Bruntland Commission) defines sustainable development as 'development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.' Sustainable businesses recognize that finite natural resources are available to a rapidly increasing global ...

Dec. 31, 2003

By ERS Global

Circular economy - Sustainable business framework for growth

What is the circular economy / sustainable business framework? In short, the circular economy (or closed loop) is a generic term for an industrial economy where materials flow in continuous cycles: either a biological cycle (via composting) or a technical cycle, where materials retain their high quality for the manufacturing of new (upgraded) products over and over again. Essentially ...

May 14, 2013

By EMG CSR Consulting LLP

Collaborative business modelling for systemic and sustainability innovations

Sustainability innovations are characterised by a systemic nature and require that multiple organisations act in an orchestrated fashion. To jointly identify opportunities and plan sustainability innovations, new methods and approaches are needed. In this article, we describe a case study where eight firms have collaborated to envision and create new business models in the energy industry. After ...

Jul. 31, 2013

By Inderscience Publishers

Environmental and productivity management: the business sustainability syndrome

Every organisation must ensure that its responsibilities are encompassed within its legal, social and economic domains. Environmental and productivity issues thus need to be entwined to form the foundation of such an effective corporate strategy. The inter-relationships of sustainability, growth and the improvement in quality of life are discussed through a stakeholder approach where 'green' ...

Nov. 30, 2008

By Inderscience Publishers

Does the business size matter on corporate sustainable performance? The Australian business case

While a growing majority of research studies have concentrated on triple bottom line public reporting in large organisations, the review of past research suggests there seems to be limited support and importance given to small and medium sized businesses. This paper attempts to examine whether business size matters when it comes to corporate sustainability. To achieve this, we have conducted an ...

Jun. 26, 2011

By Inderscience Publishers

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