Green Business Solutions

Articles on strategic planning

• Risk Management Standard Practices...and Best Practices: ISO 31000 Risk management can be reduced. International standards are tightening for risky endeavors, be they environmental, safety or financial -- and organization management can prepare for international trade with globally accepted ISO standards.
  
• New Product Releases...in THIS Climate !#?$? Whether you sell wholesale or retail green products, we've reached a new level of buyer expectations. And green isn't good enough any longer!
  
• The 'New Normal' for Advertisers Likely to be the 'New Norm' for Business Deepest Cuts Behind Them! Business is adopting a new attitude -- maybe we should take a look at the receding tide of excesses.
  
• Learning Climate Change Risk Avoidance from SEC Guidance Green business thrives on coping effectively with climate change. We have a huge economy to re-engineer in greener, cleaner methods, and climate change reporting provides information to shape better strategies.
  
• Risk Management Guide from ISO 31000 There's no time like annual strategic planning sessions to bring up new trends that can threaten community, company and employees. That is sustainable, proactive, risk management.
  
• Sustainability Designed to End Terrorism...and Extreme Poverty This is one of the most practical, heartening non-profit solutions I've run across. I invite you to learn about, and consider support for this California-based nonprofit to stop terrorism with sustainable community empowerment.
  
• CSR Provides Standard Operating Procedure for Real Efficiencies Corporate social responsibility is also smart business that provides energy and cost efficiencies. This IBM report outlines some of the significant savings that can result from supply chain optimization and better information management.
  
• State Competitiveness - How is California Doing? State competitiveness comparison by 42 key metrics researched by Beacon Hill Institute
  
• Strategic Planning for Green and Sustainable Management Strategic Planning for Green and Sustainable Management using Key Green and Sustainable Metrics and the Three Ps of Sustainability.
  
• Perfect Storms Affecting Business and Life We can learn a lot by looking to the basics. Survival strategies. How would you survive if you got dumped on an undeveloped island without tools, without community?
  
• Double Your Efficiency! -- The New Business Mandate Energy isn't the only "Double Your Efficiency" mandate -- raw materials, investment, economic integrity are also on the list of survival strategies for this economic turning point.
  
• Companies Can Become More Competitive with Sustainable Practices The economic interests of shareholders and the drivers of sustainable performance are becoming increasingly aligned.Sustainable practices are more competitive and create long term economic value.
  
• Job Opportunities for the Green Economy: A State-by-State Picture The Green Jobs for America campaign examines 12 states and the people employed in occupations affected by six green economic strategies
  
• Health is the NEW Symbol of Success Survey shows that health is more important as gauge of success than wealth or fashion.
  
• Governance Boards and Advisory Boards TABLE OF CONTENTS: Sustainable governance for environmental risk management and community leadership
  
• Management TABLE OF CONTENTS: Environmentally and sustainability conscious resouces for the CEO, CFO, COO, CIO, CTO and their teams.
  
• Going Green is Strategic Advantage - Deloitte Sustainability is quickly becoming a crucial business strategy for manufacturers looking to adapt the green model to meet regulation, customer expectations, competitive factors, partner requirements, brand protection and risk management.
  
• We Are Landfilling the World’s Garbage The green solution is to buy less, buy local, and buy higher quality that you can use for longer lifespans.
  
• Executive Education for Social Responsibility Produces Stock Results Addressing environmental, social and governance issues, businesses can uncover risks, performance gaps and innovation opportunities to gain competitive advantage
  
• Cogeneration of Power Rises As Alternative to Grid Industry and residential facilities can benefit from off-the-grid energy generation.
  
• Carbon Trends for Business Strategy Business leader opinions on how carbon will affect business strategy in coming months and years
  
• Report: Corporations need a water strategy that goes well beyond tracking inputs and outputs Companies will need to adapt to availability, quality and access concerns.
  
• Vision! Opinion and vision pieces by California leaders...
  
• Your Vision is California's Vision Introducing the vision of California leaders...
  
• Delta Water Serves Up 75% of California's Water 2007 Silicon Valley Projections that cover many statewide California issues - environment, education, health and more.
  
• Add Green Practices to Outsourcing Contracts for ROI and Risk Reduction Green your supply chain by working green practices into your outsourcing contracts.
  
• US data centers could save $4 billion by energy efficiency Data centers could save up to $4 billion in electricity costs with energy-efficient equipment, operations and best management practices.
  
• Energy Strategies for 2030 - Beyond Oil Demand for energy is projected to grow by 50-60 percent by 2030
  
• Green Opportunity is About Strategy...About Everything a Company Does Esty co-author "Green to Gold – How Smart Companies use Environmental Strategy to Innovate, Create Value, and Build Competitive Advantage" Spoke at SemiCon West 2007
  
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