A Practical Guide to Developing a Corporate Sustainability Strategy.

C-Level executives, Vice Presidents and Directors searching for a consultative approach to developing a corporate sustainability program will value this practical guide.

“Going Green” is a hot topic in today’s business world, but how do you go about Greening your company and its supply/distribution chain?

What is the definition of “Green” and what are the specific steps that your organization must take in order to get there? How do you quantify a Return-on-Investment for your sustainability program?

Why Should Your Organization Go Green?

• A February 2008 survey of international business executives said that 57% of executives surveyed agree that the benefits of a corporate sustainability program outweigh the costs. It went on to say that companies who had effective programs were on average 16% more profitable than competitors and had a share price that averaged 45% higher.
• Energy savings programs can reduce the costs of office operations 35% - 40% per year.
• Worker productivity improves 2% - 18% in a building that utilizes Green systems.
• Sustainable commercial buildings yield an average 8% - 9% overall reduction in operating costs, a 7.5% increase in building value, a 6.6% improvement of ROI, a 3.5% increase in occupancy and a 3% increase in rent levels.
• An office building of 2,000 workers who recycle office paper reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions to the same extent as taking 119 cars off the road for an entire year.
• Per unit costs of energy, water and sewage continue to escalate annually, so the value of reduction efforts grows each year.

Request Your Free eGuide: "Greening Your Organization and It's Supply/Distribution Chains"

Geographic Eligibility: USA, Canada

Publisher: WM Upstream

Learn the answers to these key questions:

    * What issues are vital?
    * Who should be on our team?
    * Can we do this on our own, or do we need help?
    * Who are our stakeholders?
    * What do stakeholders expect of us?
    * What are the benefits of a sustainability program?

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Waste Management tailors its services to meet the needs of each customer group and to ensure consistent, superior service at the local level. Headquartered in Houston, the company's network of operations includes 354 collection operations, 341 transfer stations, 277 active landfill disposal sites, 16 waste-to-energy plants, 105 recycling facilities (30 of which are single-stream technology), 108 landfill gas projects with 10 more slated for construction in 2008, and 6 independent power production plants. These assets enable Waste Management to offer a full range of environmental services to nearly 20 million residential, industrial, municipal and commercial customers.

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