Sustainability
Green Quadrant Sustainability Consulting (US) 2013
This Green Quadrant report provides a detailed comparison of the sustainability consulting capabilities of 16 consultancies in the US market, in order to help buyers of sustainability advice such as heads of sustainability, business unit leaders and function heads understand which consultancies have the strongest expertise in eight service capabilities. View Full Details »
Published: 21 May 2013
Complimentary Report: Sustainability Meets Fast Fashion: H&M's Conscious Journey
Fast fashion is not an industry synonymous with sustainability. H&M, the SEK141 billion ($22 billion) clothing retailer headquartered in Sweden, stands out from its competitors by incorporating sustainability within its operations, products and mainstream communications. This case study is one in a series of Verdantix reports that analyses corporate sustainability strategies and provides CSOs and VPs of Sustainability with an independent analysis of H&M’s ‘Conscious’ sustainability strategy. View Full Details »
Published: 13 May 2013
SEC Conflict Minerals Rule: Audit & Consulting Bonanza
In response to this humanitarian issue, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finalized a conflict minerals ruling in August 2012 that requires reporting firms to disclose whether these minerals appear in a firm’s supply chain or final product. This report analyses the opportunities the rule creates for professional services firms and explains how sustainability practice leaders can capitalize on those opportunities for both advisory and audit services. View Full Details »
Published: 11 April 2013
Anglo American Recognizes Water Is A Key Business Risk
This case study is one in a series of Verdantix reports that analyses corporate sustainability strategies. This report provides CSOs and VPs of Sustainability with an independent analysis of Anglo American’s sustainability strategy. Verdantix selected Anglo American, a $30.1 billion global mining company, originally from South Africa and headquartered in London since 1999, for a case study to better understand how firms are exposed to water risks. View Full Details »
Published: 21 March 2013
BT Bets On Sustainability To Deliver Business Benefits
This case study is one in a series of Verdantix reports that analyses corporate sustainability strategies. This report provides individuals in roles such as Chief Sustainability Officer or VP of Sustainability with an independent analysis of BT’s sustainability strategy. Headquartered in London, BT is a £19.3 billion ($30.9 billion) communications and networked IT services firm operating across 170 countries. View Full Details »
Published: 17 December 2012
Sustainable Supply Chain Budgets And Priorities
Sustainable supply chain initiatives are rising up the corporate agenda as firms recognize the sustainability risks and opportunities within the supply chain. This report helps sustainability executives, procurement officers and firms such as consultants and software providers selling into these functions to understand where responsibility and budgets lie for sustainable supply chain initiatives. Verdantix spoke to 250 sustainability leaders in 13 countries across 21 industries. View Full Details »
Published: 19 November 2012
Global Sustainability Leaders Survey: Budgets, Governance & Priorities (Webinar)
This Verdantix webinar discusses the findings from our forthcoming annual survey of 250 heads of sustainability located in 13 countries spanning Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Mexico, Russia, South Africa, UAE, UK and the US. The survey data covers 2013 sustainability budgets in detail, including planned budget increases by country, sources of funding for 10 key initiatives and 2013 spending priorities. View Full Details »
Published: 16 November 2012
Sustainable Supply Chains: Learning From The Food & Beverage Sector (Webinar)
As resource scarcity looms and reputations hang in the balance, global firms are opening their eyes to the risks and opportunities lying within their supply chains. Lifting the lid on sustainability in the supply chain reveals a complex set of questions for corporate sustainability managers. View Full Details »
Published: 14 September 2012
Navigating The Eco-Labels Market
Over the past five years, the presence of eco-labels has risen dramatically as firms seek to profit from product sustainability. With over 400 different labels available, the immature eco-labels market is complex and confusing. This report helps Chief Sustainability Officers, Heads of Marketing and product managers to segment the plethora of eco-labels on the market and to identify the benefits of, and barriers to, implementing eco-label strategies. View Full Details »
Published: 11 September 2012
French Eco-Labelling Pilot Reveals Sector-Specific Benefits
This report helps Chief Sustainability Officers, Heads of Marketing and product managers to understand the results of the French eco-labelling pilot that concluded on July 1, 2012. Beginning in July 2011, this national pilot drew together 168 firms across sectors to test eco-labelling schemes prior to the implementation of Article 228 of the 2010 Grenelle II law. View Full Details »
Published: 07 August 2012
AT&T Responds To Consumer Demand By Launching Eco-Rating
On July 30, 2012, US telecoms firm AT&T launched a proprietary eco-label for mobile phone devices. This move follows AT&T research that finds 62% of consumers would consider the environmental performance of handsets, if other factors were equal. This report helps Chief Sustainability Officers, Heads of Marketing and product strategy executives to understand AT&T’s Eco-Rating label, compare it to others in the market, and analyse the business case for AT&T’s investment in it. View Full Details »
Published: 01 August 2012
Apple U-Turn Highlights Commercial Relevance Of Eco-Labels
The EPEAT eco-label is currently found on 2,084 products in the US electronics market. On July 13, 2012, Apple reversed a decision - announced just a week earlier - to drop the EPEAT eco-label from 39 of its products. View Full Details »
Published: 31 July 2012
Germany Sustainable Business Spending 2011-2016
Verdantix Critical Moments® is a globally scalable model that sizes and forecasts the direction of sustainable business spending. This report, focused on the German market, provides sustainability leaders in market-facing and corporate roles with analysis of sustainable business budgets, market size and forecast data. View Full Details »
Published: 25 July 2012
Sedex Update Reflects Shift In Sustainable Supply Chains
Sustainable supply chain programmes are gathering momentum as a corporate sustainability issue, building upon ethical supply chain initiatives of the 1990s. This report helps Chief Sustainability Officers, Chief Procurement Officers and Heads of Sustainable Sourcing to understand Sedex (the Supplier Ethical Data Exchange), a not-for-profit membership platform that shares ethical and sustainable supply chain data. View Full Details »
Published: 02 July 2012
Sustainable Supply Chain Benchmark: Food Sector
Over the past two years, the complex task of creating a sustainable supply chain has become an area of increased activity within corporate sustainability. This report helps Chief Sustainability Officers, Chief Procurement Officers and Heads of Sustainable Sourcing benchmark their targets, content of their codes of conduct, and initiatives. View Full Details »
Published: 02 July 2012
IKEA's Strategy Builds Brand Sustainability Benefits
This case study is one in a series of Verdantix reports that analyses corporate sustainability strategies. This research helps individuals in roles such as VP Environment or Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) to benchmark their strategic thinking on sustainability. Headquartered in the Netherlands, the IKEA Group is a global furniture manufacturer and retailer with revenues of €24.7 billion ($32.6 billion) in FY11. View Full Details »
Published: 11 June 2012
Efficiency Is Huawei's First Point Of Call In Sustainability
This case study is one in a series of Verdantix reports that analyses corporate sustainability strategies. This report provides individuals in roles such as VP Environment or Chief Sustainability Officer with an independent analysis of Huawei’s sustainability strategy. In 2008, Huawei launched its ‘Green Communication, Green Huawei, Green World’ strategy that addresses Huawei’s sustainability strategy from both a product (‘Green Communication’) and operational (‘Green Huawei’) perspective. View Full Details »
Published: 01 May 2012
PUMA Pioneers Environmental Profit & Loss Statement
This case study is one in a series of Verdantix reports that analyses corporate sustainability strategies. This research helps individuals in roles such as VP Environment or Chief Sustainability Officer to benchmark their strategic thinking on sustainability. Headquartered in Germany, PUMA is a global apparel firm with revenues of €2.7 billion ($3.5 billion) in 2010, majority owned by French multinational PPR. In November 2011 PUMA published a pioneering Environmental Profit and Loss statement. View Full Details »
Published: 20 March 2012
Unilever's Strategy Leverages Value Chain Influence
This case study is one in a series of Verdantix reports that analyses corporate sustainability strategies. This report provides individuals in roles such as Chief Sustainability Officer or VP of Sustainability with an independent analysis of Unilever’s sustainability strategy. Headquartered in London, Unilever is a $57.9 billion fast moving consumer goods firm operating across 180 countries. View Full Details »
Published: 10 January 2012
Sustainability Shaping Markets: The Interface Experience
This report provides individuals in roles such as Chief Sustainability Officer or VP Environment with an independent analysis of Interface’s sustainability strategy. Headquartered in Atlanta, US, Interface is a manufacturer of carpet products for domestic and office markets. The firm is the largest global manufacturer of modular carpets with a presence across four continents, with over 50% of its business coming from outside the US. View Full Details »
Published: 06 January 2012
Wal-Mart Sustainability Plan Requires An Upgrade
This case study is one in a series of Verdantix reports on corporate climate change plans. In January 2005 Wal-Mart launched its “Sustainability 360” plan. This plan contains commitments to source 100% of energy from renewable power, to achieve zero waste and to sell products that sustain Wal-Mart’s resources and the environment. The climate change elements of Wal-Mart’s plan focus on brand enhancement. View Full Details »
Published: 30 March 2010