enterprise sustainability management - ecosummit · 2014. 6. 23. · three locations: buxtehude...
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Enterprise Sustainability Management
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WeSustain overview
§ Focus: measuring, improving and communication of sustainability in companies and organisations
§ Founded: August 2010
§ Three locations: Buxtehude (Germany, Hamburg Region), Walldorf (Germany), Palo Alto (USA)
§ Seperated systems for large Enterprises (ESM-Suite) amd KMU (CR-Kompass)
§ Customers from several industries...
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Sustainability has become a board room priority (market drivers)
Customers increasingly ask for transparency and expect compliance with ethical standards.
Companies need to track and communicate their sustainability performance.
Capital markets evaluate companies based on sustainability risks and performance. Analysts
and auditors expect reliable and granular data.
Regulators and insurers define more and more company requirements to keep the
“license to operate”.
Source: Economist, June 24, 2010
The video had been viewed 1,5 million times and prompted 200,000 e-mails of protest.
SourceMetro.Co.Uk, May 5ft 2010
The fallout threatens to disrupt a $40-billion-a-year operation. “Apple is deeply committed to ensuring that conditions throughout our supply chain are safe and workers are treated with respect and dignity.”
Up to 50,000 requirements for reporting air, water, and waste in just one plant.
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“I’ve never created a sustainability report. Where do I start?”
“Which sustainability standards are relevant for us? Where do I get the data from?”
“Our sustainability management is really complex. How can we make it less difficult?”
“Is there a Return of Investment (ROI) for sustainability management? What are the costs of implementation for the software?”
“How can I use my existing software solution for sustainability management? How secure is my data?”
“Excel is a standard solution within our company.. What are the advantages specialized sustainability software?”
Practical requirements are heterogeneous
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Supplier A
Supplier B Supplier C
Customer B
Customer A
NGO B
NGO A Site A
Site B
Site C
HQ Excel
Excel
Excel
E-Mail
E-Mail
E-Mail
Fax
Skype
…is based on specific software solutions in established corporate functions
…is often still based on e-mails and spreadsheets in the sustainability department
Data management…
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Manual Entry
Data-Interface
Excel Import/Export
Energy-Management / Green IT
Print Web-Portal
Bericht 2011
Mobile Social Media
Sustainable Procurment
Carbon Footprint / LCA
Communication
Management
Data
Positioning of WeSustain
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is easy and comprehensible
is complete
ENERGY
integrates existing systems
supports team collaboration
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Our design principles: WeSustain’s Software…
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Software Video
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