Five Pitfalls Of Sustainable Business Software
Published: 11 May 2010
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Executive Summary
New compliance requirements, pressure from customers and the potential to achieve energy cost savings drive organizations like Intuit, Marsh Supermarkets, Metcash and New York City to implement sustainable business software designed to help firms achieve business objectives linked to energy and fuel efficiency, carbon emissions, water consumption, social impacts and environmental compliance. Buyers need to take into account three sets of requirements which span data collection, reporting and communications and strategy implementation. Our research identifies five pitfalls that buyers face when selecting sustainable business software: quick fixes for national climate change regulations; siloed carbon management applications; repurposed environment, health and safety compliance applications; solutions from under-funded suppliers and limited CSR or sustainability reporting tools. To avoid a ’rip and replace’ situation, buyers should take a more strategic approach to selecting their sustainable business software platform.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LOOK BEYOND REPORTING IN SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS SOFTWARE
Sustainable Business Software Buyers Balance Three Sets Of Requirements
Market Trends Increase Requirements For Strategic Sustainability Software
Five Pitfalls To Avoid When Buying Sustainable Business Software
TABLE OF FIGURES
Figure 1. Plan For Three Usage Scenarios For Sustainable Business Software
Figure 2. Buyers Need To Apply More Strategic Criteria To Vendor Selection
COMPANIES MENTIONED
Atos Origin, Carbeion, Carbon Hub, Carbonetworks, CarbonSystems, CarbonView, Credit360, Dow Chemical, Enablon, Enviance, Environmental Systems Corporation (ESC), Fidelity, Greenstone Carbon Management, Hara, IHS, Intelex, Intuit, Los Angeles World Airports, Marsh Supermarkets, AXA Investment Managers, Metcash, New York City, PE International, Renault, Safeway, SAP, SAS, Tririga, Verisae, Verteego.