Are you aware of and capitalizing on environmental and societal factors related to sustainable business practices? Do you know your carbon footprint? Are you going to lead in this area?
Customer Reputation
Do you inform your customers and suppliers of your sustainability practices?
Are you seen as more environmentally conscious then your competition?
Are you simply green washing or do you have actual sustainability goals?
Supply Chain Demands
What sustainability objectives do large purchasers of your products/services have?
When and where will you be subject to supplier sustainability practice verifications?
Do you use environmental impact as a core criteria to rate potential suppliers?
Government Compliance
Are you aware of pending environmental legislation? Prepared for a possible carbon tax?
Will your international business objectives be subject to different carbon regulations?
How do municipalities set sustainability standards and hold suppliers accountable to?
Employee and Community Impact
Do you recognize societal costs of employees without proper healthcare or living wage?
Are you a leader in developing employee’s sustainability knowledge and practices?
Do you support local community sustainability, health and well being efforts?
New Marketing Opportunity
Do you understand how to update your market position for a sustainable world?
Are there new "green" products/services or feature sets you can profit from?
How much market share will companies capture via sustainability initiatives?
CO2 and Cost Reduction
Have you minimized transportation, material and supply costs? Are you recycling waste?
Have you audited your energy efficiency and carbon footprint?
Have you investigated the practicality and long term ROI on alternative energy sources?
Profit
Have you found the major cost reductions possible through sustainability?
Have you found ways to utilize sustainability to enhance price points and loyalty?
Are you a frugal resource manager who drives industry leading Return on Assets %?
What Do You Think?
Is this an area of strength waiting to be better leveraged? Or is improvement needed that will allow the organization to progress overall?
How long has this been true? What are the best options for addressing it? What outcomes are realistically possible?
What other areas of the business need to be focused on to support initiatives in this area?
What approaches may be valid?
Can you make sustainability an opportunity versus an obligation?
What are the implications of sustainability in the present and future for your business?
Can your business thrive today in a manner that leaves opportunity for future generations?
Do you have the right know-how, tools and senior staff talent to figure this out?
