These are some of my personal notes from the first annual Telework Summit, held November 10-11, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia. You can also download my entire collection of notes as a PDF. If you do, please share them with a friend!
Selling Sustainability (the hidden revenue system)
George Gosieski, Business Ecosystems
Partner- Business EcoSystems
The Bruntland Comission (1987) defined sustainability as meeting the needs of the present without compromising the future.
How do I sustain my supply chain? (Ecosystem)
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Sustainable Growth |
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“Start with what you know. That’s sustainable.”
Lean- Six Sigma
Measuring your footprint
“Design creates the ceiling for sustainable practices.”
Doing ‘business as usual’ costs continue to increase in the future!
"Business as usual" is going to get expensive
“Reduce consumption, don’t worry about efficiency.”
“It’s not about intensity; it’s about volume.”
#1 energy consumer is office space (retail space is second).
Opportunity lies in changing behavior utilization AND efficiency.
Example: Took Capital One from 30 buildings to 12 buildings.
That’s a $300 Million savings in office supplies!
Why? It was a pain, no storage
Capital One conducts paperless meetings
Side effect of telework: More people in neighborhood = lower crime
Selling credits (for emission reduction)
Investors want SEC to require reports on climate change
EPA will give you 80 hours of free consultation
LOHAS- Lifestyles of the Healthy and Sustainable.
