A common characteristic across leading sustainability companies is the ability to recognize creativity and deliver new products that address societal and environmental challenges in a way that delivers business sustainability and long term value. While our previous posts have focused on idea generation, there is a larger system to be considered.

Is there a reason to do employee engagement right?  In fact, are there dangers of a disengaged workforce?  Some would argue low employee morale, broken culture, loss of productivity and unmet performance objectives as symptoms of a disengaged workforce.  But, how does a disengaged workforce impact business sustainability?   Employees can make a difference in internalizing sustainability and translating high-level commitments into action and results in a corporate sustainability plan.

Today’s supply chain focused organizations define visibility as a critical first step in managing business risk and improving upon existing processes. Taking a step further, our sustainability consulting believes that the next generation companies will leverage a total-view perspective to redefine value characteristics and performance measures for a further enhanced sustainable supply chain. In fact, there are some real examples of this progress already taking form.