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Footprinter works hard on tools that bring data to life. It is not just a table of numbers - it's insight and conclusions. We are all visual learners - since we were babies. And a well-designed set of visualizations can make a huge difference in how well you communicate. Did …
Adopting a sustainability system brings long-term competitive advantages to a business. Few businesses today would consider operating without a company wide financial system and business intelligence tools. We believe that increasingly the same mindset is felt with sustainability teams. There is increasingly powerful software emerging and the challenges in deployment …
RB is beginning to get well deserved recognition for their leadership in product sustainability. This post on GreenBiz sheds more light on how RB has successfully infused sustainability into their product development process. "Reckitt Benckiser has been at the forefront ... and demonstrates best practices ... Focus development teams on a …
Sustainability consultants Pure Strategies have put out a solid and important piece of research called "The Path to Product Sustainability". From their research they draw two basic insights: Companies committed to product sustainability enjoy the benefits of manufacturing cost savings, brand enhancement, employee engagement and other important financial and organizational …
Company Elopak is a Norwegian company producing cartons for liquids, starting with aseptic gable top cartons for milk. The company ranks as the world's #3 supplier of packaging for beverages selling 12.8 billion cartons (2012), and boasts manufacture of the first paperboard carton for liquid foods, branded Pure-Pak. Elopak's carton …
Why are so many large companies still using Excel for their fundamental sustainability data collection and analysis? The answer is … because they can. Excel is relatively easy to use and everyone has it. So it’s great for special projects and doing something like an analysis or chart quickly. Sustainability …
Company Anthesis is a new sustainability consultancy formed in 2013. Anthesis successfully brought together a strong team of former environmental specialists from WSP with sustainability and footprinting experts Best Foot Forward. CEO Stuart McLachlan’s view, galvanizing Anthesis, is that companies are lacking the data, skills, systems and strategic advice needed to …
Company Reckitt Benckiser is a multinational consumer goods company headquartered in Slough, England. It is a major producer of health, hygiene and home products. RB has 45 manufacturing facilities, employees over 37,000 people and operates in nearly 200 countries. Sustainability Performance In 2012, Reckitt Benckiser launched betteRBusiness, a strategy with three …