The document discusses environmental sustainability initiatives for supply chains and operations. It introduces a sustainability dashboard for Microsoft Dynamics AX that tracks key performance indicators like energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, and energy costs. The dashboard aims to provide visibility into environmental impacts and costs to help companies reduce footprint and make more informed decisions. It will initially launch in early 2009 for customers in select regions.
2. Massive Paradigm Shift The proper business of business is business. No apology required. January 22, 2005. "The ethics of business." Economist 374: pg. 20-22. Done well, though, it is not some separate activity that companies do on the side, a corner of corporate life reserved for virtue: it is just good business. January 17, 2008. “Just good business." Economist 386: pg. 3-6.
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4. Pressure on Our Customers Company NGOs & Media Government Regulations & Litigation Business & Consumer Customers Financial Markets & Risk Assessment Employees & Operations
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6. Supply Network Complexity RETAILER TIER ONE TIER TWO TIER THREE ETC. CONSUMER Source: Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition
7. Examining the Supply Chain a cashmere sweater… Goats in Mongolia Fiber Mill in China Knitting Factory in China Garment Factory in Italy Distributor in US Retailer in US Transport by Ship or Plane Transport by Truck Transport by Ship Transport by Truck
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9. Examples of “Greening” Programs ISO 14001 Standards Supply Chain Emissions Dell Dell Hewlett Packard Hewlett Packard IBM Pepsi Xerox Cadbury Schweppes Bristol-Myers Squibb Imperial Tobacco Ericsson L’Oreal Nokia Nestle General Motors Proctor & Gamble Ford Tesco Toyota Unilever Mitsubishi
12. Technology for Environmental Initiatives: % of IT Budget Technology-related spending on environmental initiatives over 21% of IT budget in 2007 2007 AMR Research