With the changes made by the Trump administration, Lucid, Urjanet, and Cadmus Group discuss the future of the sustainability industry. They present findings from a recent survey of sustainability professionals.
Trust: How to Get It, Keep It, Measure It and Regain It Paine Publishing
This document summarizes Katie Paine's presentation on trust measurement. It discusses what trust is, factors that influence trust like competence and integrity, and how trust can be measured. It provides examples of trust measurement statements and describes a case study where a non-profit used a trust index to measure different trust drivers among stakeholders. Key takeaways are to define important stakeholders, identify relevant trust questions, conduct surveys over time, and analyze results for insights to improve trust.
The document discusses integrating risk management and auditing functions to improve a company's ability to achieve business objectives. It recommends that audits expand their scope beyond just compliance to focus on specific risk areas and functions. By sharing metrics and data between risk management and auditing, costs can be reduced and insurance decisions improved. Thinking in terms of risk exposure rather than just compliance allows for a more economic evaluation of expenses.
The Consumer Study: From Marketing to Mattering, Generating Business Value by...Sustainable Brands
--The UN Global Compact-Accenture CEO Study on Sustainability
--In collaboration with Havas Media RE:PURPOSE
Consumers have been consistently identified by business leaders as the most important stakeholder in guiding their action on sustainability. However, interpreting the signals from this group is contributing to CEOs’ frustrated ambition at the pace of change in embedding sustainability into the core business and global markets.
Consumers expect more from companies, from greater honesty and transparency to greater impact on global and local challenges and a more responsible stewardship of natural resources and the environment. Yet among business leaders there is a sense that companies have failed to engage the consumer on sustainability; that companies’ reputation and performance on environmental, social and governance issues are not informing consumers’ purchasing decisions; and that industry leaders on sustainable business practices are not being rewarded by the market.
Read this companion report to the world’s largest CEO study on sustainability to date, where 30,000 consumers worldwide give their views on their quality of life, expectations on business and governments, and attitudes towards responsible brands.
PubCamp 2008 Melbourne Unconference Session, notes for the slides are available on my blog, http://specht.com.au/michael/2008/06/24/enterprise-20-employees-and-profits/
Reimagining Minnesota State is a process to understand the impact of the disruptive forces currently facing U.S. higher education and how Minnesota State can best respond to an environment of accelerating change by unleashing the innovation of our campuses and people. Our challenge and our opportunity is to harness these emerging trends and disruptions and leverage them to become the system of post-secondary education Minnesota will need in the future.
We are beyond the half-way point of the Forum on Reimagining Minnesota State, which provides an opportunity organize discussions that will emerge as themes in a broader discussion with key stakeholder groups. The discussions will provide opportunities to challenge and extend the ideas presented in the Forum report and to introduce key new ideas that will shape the Final Report on Reimagining Minnesota State that will be presented to the Board of Trustees of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system.
This document summarizes a webinar on building a global benefits strategy. It discusses establishing global governance over benefits, improving employee engagement, and upgrading benefits infrastructure. Regarding governance, it notes challenges like lack of centralized spend reporting and process visibility. For engagement, it stresses the need to understand employee and business perceptions of benefits. And on infrastructure, it asks whether companies can quantify administrative burdens and integrate benefits into expanding global HR systems. The goal is to move from fragmented local benefits to a coordinated global strategy.
OECD Workshop: Measuring Business Impacts on People’s Well-being, Veronique M...StatsCommunications
This document introduces MSCI's ESG Sustainable Impact Metrics and taxonomy for classifying companies' products and services according to their contribution to addressing major social and environmental challenges. The taxonomy focuses corporate activities into 5 themes: Basic Needs, Empowerment, Climate Change, Natural Capital, and Sustainable Impact Solutions. It also provides a framework for selecting companies with meaningful positive impacts and minimizing exposure to those with potential negative impacts. The document illustrates how the MSCI ACWI Sustainable Impact Index estimates over $500 billion in annual revenues derived from sustainable impact themes.
Trust: How to Get It, Keep It, Measure It and Regain It Paine Publishing
This document summarizes Katie Paine's presentation on trust measurement. It discusses what trust is, factors that influence trust like competence and integrity, and how trust can be measured. It provides examples of trust measurement statements and describes a case study where a non-profit used a trust index to measure different trust drivers among stakeholders. Key takeaways are to define important stakeholders, identify relevant trust questions, conduct surveys over time, and analyze results for insights to improve trust.
The document discusses integrating risk management and auditing functions to improve a company's ability to achieve business objectives. It recommends that audits expand their scope beyond just compliance to focus on specific risk areas and functions. By sharing metrics and data between risk management and auditing, costs can be reduced and insurance decisions improved. Thinking in terms of risk exposure rather than just compliance allows for a more economic evaluation of expenses.
The Consumer Study: From Marketing to Mattering, Generating Business Value by...Sustainable Brands
--The UN Global Compact-Accenture CEO Study on Sustainability
--In collaboration with Havas Media RE:PURPOSE
Consumers have been consistently identified by business leaders as the most important stakeholder in guiding their action on sustainability. However, interpreting the signals from this group is contributing to CEOs’ frustrated ambition at the pace of change in embedding sustainability into the core business and global markets.
Consumers expect more from companies, from greater honesty and transparency to greater impact on global and local challenges and a more responsible stewardship of natural resources and the environment. Yet among business leaders there is a sense that companies have failed to engage the consumer on sustainability; that companies’ reputation and performance on environmental, social and governance issues are not informing consumers’ purchasing decisions; and that industry leaders on sustainable business practices are not being rewarded by the market.
Read this companion report to the world’s largest CEO study on sustainability to date, where 30,000 consumers worldwide give their views on their quality of life, expectations on business and governments, and attitudes towards responsible brands.
PubCamp 2008 Melbourne Unconference Session, notes for the slides are available on my blog, http://specht.com.au/michael/2008/06/24/enterprise-20-employees-and-profits/
Reimagining Minnesota State is a process to understand the impact of the disruptive forces currently facing U.S. higher education and how Minnesota State can best respond to an environment of accelerating change by unleashing the innovation of our campuses and people. Our challenge and our opportunity is to harness these emerging trends and disruptions and leverage them to become the system of post-secondary education Minnesota will need in the future.
We are beyond the half-way point of the Forum on Reimagining Minnesota State, which provides an opportunity organize discussions that will emerge as themes in a broader discussion with key stakeholder groups. The discussions will provide opportunities to challenge and extend the ideas presented in the Forum report and to introduce key new ideas that will shape the Final Report on Reimagining Minnesota State that will be presented to the Board of Trustees of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system.
This document summarizes a webinar on building a global benefits strategy. It discusses establishing global governance over benefits, improving employee engagement, and upgrading benefits infrastructure. Regarding governance, it notes challenges like lack of centralized spend reporting and process visibility. For engagement, it stresses the need to understand employee and business perceptions of benefits. And on infrastructure, it asks whether companies can quantify administrative burdens and integrate benefits into expanding global HR systems. The goal is to move from fragmented local benefits to a coordinated global strategy.
OECD Workshop: Measuring Business Impacts on People’s Well-being, Veronique M...StatsCommunications
This document introduces MSCI's ESG Sustainable Impact Metrics and taxonomy for classifying companies' products and services according to their contribution to addressing major social and environmental challenges. The taxonomy focuses corporate activities into 5 themes: Basic Needs, Empowerment, Climate Change, Natural Capital, and Sustainable Impact Solutions. It also provides a framework for selecting companies with meaningful positive impacts and minimizing exposure to those with potential negative impacts. The document illustrates how the MSCI ACWI Sustainable Impact Index estimates over $500 billion in annual revenues derived from sustainable impact themes.
The results give startup community members clear information about the following:
(a) what parts of a community make the biggest difference to entrepreneurs
(b) how well a ecosystem is delivering on those elements.
Our plan is to use the power of numbers to show how communities can focus their energy and resources to deliver the best possible value for startups!
Compliance is an essential part of HR, but it is always the bare minimum and should be assessed and analyzed as part of an overall culture strategy. Issuing a policy that says "We don't discriminate" is not the same as a comprehensive inclusion and diversity program.
Following the rules and filing reports are just part of creating a work environment where compliance happens on the way to larger goals for learning, performance, and wellness. But since HR never has to make the business case for compliance, it can be a persuasive approach to larger culture initiatives.
In this presentation, we survey compliance issues, who they affect, and why it's essential to see compliance as a culture issue.
You will learn:
- What compliance issues create risk for the organization.
- What compliance issues create risk for employees.
- Why people are the most important aspect of all compliance issues.
- When compliance problems are symptoms instead of causes.
- How to approach different compliance issues using tech, training, coaching and data.
- How to make compliance an effective part of a comprehensive approach to work culture and strategy.
The original webinar featured Mike Bollinger, Vice President-Thought Leadership and Advisory Services, Cornerstone OnDemand and Heather Bussing, Employment Attorney and Principal Analyst at HRExaminer.
First webinar in our mini-series based on our 2015 Global Employee Benefits Watch. Find out what the latest trends are in global benefits administration and employee engagement.
Presentation given by Charity Navigator's President & CEO, Ken Berger, at the Valuing Impact conference in London. This was the first international gathering dedicated to exploring nonprofit analysis, and an important first step towards creating an Association of Nonprofit Analysts.
4th Wheel undertakes research, advocacy and consulting in the field of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Our services include CSR planning, implementation, partnerships, monitoring & evaluation, documentation and reporting. Tata Power, Accenture, Adani Foundation, Cairn, Sewa among others are our clients.
The UN Global Compact-Accenture CEO Study on Sustainability 2013Sustainable Brands
This document is a report from the UN Global Compact and Accenture on their 2013 CEO study on sustainability. It provides an overview of the study, which included over 1,000 CEO surveys and 100 in-depth interviews with business leaders. The report finds that while sustainability has grown in importance, business may have reached a plateau in progress due to a lack of systemic change. However, sustainability leaders are pioneering new collaborative approaches focused on impact and value creation. The report aims to help articulate new global priorities and an architecture to better align business with sustainable development goals.
The 2015 Food and Beverage Manufacturing Trends Survey found that optimism is high in the industry. Three-quarters of respondents plan to hire new staff in 2015 and over a third expect to increase capital spending. Food safety remains the top concern, though it is less prominent than in 2014. Companies are focused on automation, skills training, and sustainability initiatives to support growth in the coming year.
This document summarizes the key points from a presentation on the GRESB survey in the Nordics. The presentation covered how GRESB serves real estate companies, funds, and investors by providing sustainability monitoring, benchmarking, and communication. It was noted that participating in GRESB provides benefits like improved transparency, credibility, and ideas for improving sustainability performance. However, responding to the survey also requires significant time and resources. Overall, GRESB was seen as an important sustainability ranking scheme that can improve members' sustainability efforts through benchmarking and engaging with investors on ESG issues.
Keep it Simple and Make it Fun: Change Management Success Stories from Unityw...Scout RFP
The document provides information about change management strategies from LendingTree and Unitywater.
[1] LendingTree outlines the purpose and mission of their Spend Management team to procure goods and services cost-effectively while minimizing risk and maximizing supplier value. [2] Unitywater discusses implementing a new sourcing platform called Scout to modernize their procurement capabilities and processes. [3] Both companies emphasize keeping the implementation of Scout simple, making it fun for stakeholders, and ensuring ongoing communication and value delivery to gain adoption.
Collaboration is everything! In today's fast moving environment, it is no longer what you know but who you know and how well you can access them. Add the pressure to innovate and the constant addition of new strategic initiatives and the need for engagement and alignment.
These new challenges require new tools.
ThinkTank by Group Systems is one of those tools - it is a web-based structured collaboration platform that we use at MACPA-BLI. This presentation covers three case studies where we have used ThinkTank to help a CPA Firm engage partners in a strategic discussion about sensitive issues and to encourage full participation, another example is how we use ThinkTank for managing partner calls to get feedback and vote on key issues we should be working on, and finally a situation involving a CFO conference where ThinkTank was used to facilitate capturing of insights and wisdom from the crowd.
We believe that in order to buy-in, people have to weigh-in and structure collaboration is a way to effectively get participation and engagement that ultimately saves time, increases alignment and the discretionary effort of your people.
Three-quarters of organizations are leveraging data insights to make decisions, but data quality issues are holding many of them back. While 93% see data as a valuable asset, only half have a clearly defined data strategy, and most have not had one for over a year. The majority believe financial results will be negatively impacted within two years if data initiatives are not completed due to continuing data quality problems.
Real-world state of the BI market: Webinar presentation slidesYellowfin
Thinking about implementing a Business Intelligence (BI) solution, but aren’t sure how to navigate your way through an increasingly noisy business analytics software industry? Relax. We’ve got you covered.
Check out the recording of our recent Webinar series – The real-world state of the BI market. Discover the inside knowledge you need to ensure BI and analytics success.
And the best bit? It’ll only take 30 minutes of your time.
What will you learn?
Listen in as we dissect the results of 2013’s Wisdom of Crowds Business Intelligence Market Study – the BI industry’s most in-depth research report into major global implementation, usage and technology developments.
The real-world state of the BI market Webinar, and associated slides, outline:
•How to take advantage of the latest trends shaping the BI marketplace
•Why new generation consumer-oriented BI is set to dominate at the expensive of ‘traditional’ BI
•Why Yellowfin was rated No.1 in DAS’ competitive ranking of the world’s foremost BI vendors
If you’re thinking of deploying BI, you need to see beyond the hype. Take advantage of our expert analysis and explanation of the industry’s most prevalent, tangible and relevant trends.
Dr. Don Levy of the Siena College Research institute analyzed the results of the Annual Survey of Upstate NY business leaders and what they mean for the Buffalo region.
Business in Indonesia may have emerged from the global financial crisis more or less unscathed, but companies in the country cannot escape the higher expectations of corporate accountability that have come in its wake. Indeed according to the results of the 2010 Edelman Trust Barometer, informed publics in Indonesia have higher expectations of corporate accountability than any other country in Asia Pacific.
The results of this year’s study indicate that business in Indonesia cannot afford to relax, despite the strong performance of the local economy,” said Chadd McLisky, chairman of IndoPacific Edelman. “Trust has evolved from being a welcome side effect of corporate activity to a distinct line of business that companies must monitor closely and manage effectively in order to maintain a license to operate.”
Visit http://www.indopacedelman.com/ for more info.
Data Sourcing Best Practices for Reporting (Webinar slides)Yellowfin
Why watch?
Are you trapped in reporting hell?
Do you spend hours struggling to manually produce the reports management demands? Are you working with disparate islands of outdated data? And, after all that hard work, are the reports produced inaccurate and untrustworthy?
Watch this on-demand Webinar from SolveXia and Yellowfin – Data Sourcing Best Practices for Reporting – to discover how to build reliable supply chains of data in just 30-minutes. Learn how to quickly and easily go from source data to killer report – every time.
Only dependable and repeatable processes can produce quality data and reports. Ensure your reporting generates the business insights you need. Let SolveXia and Yellowfin show you how.
What will you learn?
Think the ability to deliver world-class, up-to-date and accurate reports that anyone can access, analyze and act on is important? Then this Webinar is a must.
Watch the on-demand version to learn how to:
•Create business critical reports on which you and your organization can rely
•Deliver sleek, sexy and intuitive charts, reports and dashboards to anyone, anywhere, anytime on any device
•Become the information Superhero you were meant to be!
The data that underpins any reporting system must be managed properly to make sure it’s clean, relevant and delivered in a timely manner to maximize the ability of enterprise BI solutions to produce actionable insights. Do you know how?
While big data is hyped, most companies don't effectively use the data they already have. To benefit from data, a company must first develop a culture of evidence-based decision making. This involves establishing a single source of performance data, providing real-time feedback, explicitly managing business rules based on facts, and coaching employees on data-driven decisions. Only then will a company be positioned to leverage large datasets like big data.
Do you spend hours struggling to manually produce the reports management demands? Are you working with disparate islands of outdated data? And, after all that hard work, are the reports produced inaccurate and untrustworthy?
One of the easiest ways to improve the quality of information that you are able to provide is by simply sourcing good data. This presentation will show you the best practices for sourcing data to ensure that it is trusted, credible and reliable.
The CEO Reputation Premium: Gaining Advantage in the Engagement EraWeber Shandwick
At an event in New York City to launch The CEO Reputation Premium: Gaining Advantage in the Engagement Era, Weber Shandwick Chief Reputation Strategist Dr. Leslie Gaines-Ross presented results from the research. A panel, moderated by Fortune's Jennifer Reingold, then continued the discussion, with experts from Campbell Soup Company and PIMCO, Micho Spring, Chair, Global Corporate Practice and President, New England at Weber Shandwick and Carol Ballock, Executive Vice President, Executive Equity & Engagement Lead at Weber Shandwick, sharing insights and stories about CEO reputation. View Dr. Gaines-Ross’ presentation for her key findings from the research.
Purpose-driven companies outperform others financially and create more engaged workforces. Companies with a social purpose saw stock returns over 1000% in the last decade, compared to 300% for "good to great" companies and 122% for S&P 500 companies. Employees in purpose-driven companies feel more engaged, innovative, and identify strongly with their employer. Experts argue companies should solve social problems through their products and services, moving beyond just philanthropy or CSR to creating social value. Customers, especially millennials, increasingly seek companies that address stakeholder needs beyond just cost and functionality.
The document discusses key lessons from the Harvard Business School executive education program, including an emphasis on continuous and revolutionary change to maintain growth. It contrasts leadership and management, noting that both are required for business success. Leadership involves vision, strategy, and communication, while management focuses on planning, organizing, and controlling. The document also discusses the importance of values, passion, and vision in achieving long-term profitable growth for companies like J&J, Southwest Airlines, and Walmart.
This document summarizes Mass Ingenuity's NOW Management System, which aims to improve business results by guiding leadership teams through customizing and installing a management framework. The system is designed to visually inform employees about routine work and strategic initiatives, define priorities and accountabilities, and provide real-time performance transparency. It is claimed to improve customer experience, reduce costs, and accelerate growth. Typical client results show profit growth, 30% improved employee engagement, and 10-15% reduced costs within 12-24 months of implementing the system.
The results give startup community members clear information about the following:
(a) what parts of a community make the biggest difference to entrepreneurs
(b) how well a ecosystem is delivering on those elements.
Our plan is to use the power of numbers to show how communities can focus their energy and resources to deliver the best possible value for startups!
Compliance is an essential part of HR, but it is always the bare minimum and should be assessed and analyzed as part of an overall culture strategy. Issuing a policy that says "We don't discriminate" is not the same as a comprehensive inclusion and diversity program.
Following the rules and filing reports are just part of creating a work environment where compliance happens on the way to larger goals for learning, performance, and wellness. But since HR never has to make the business case for compliance, it can be a persuasive approach to larger culture initiatives.
In this presentation, we survey compliance issues, who they affect, and why it's essential to see compliance as a culture issue.
You will learn:
- What compliance issues create risk for the organization.
- What compliance issues create risk for employees.
- Why people are the most important aspect of all compliance issues.
- When compliance problems are symptoms instead of causes.
- How to approach different compliance issues using tech, training, coaching and data.
- How to make compliance an effective part of a comprehensive approach to work culture and strategy.
The original webinar featured Mike Bollinger, Vice President-Thought Leadership and Advisory Services, Cornerstone OnDemand and Heather Bussing, Employment Attorney and Principal Analyst at HRExaminer.
First webinar in our mini-series based on our 2015 Global Employee Benefits Watch. Find out what the latest trends are in global benefits administration and employee engagement.
Presentation given by Charity Navigator's President & CEO, Ken Berger, at the Valuing Impact conference in London. This was the first international gathering dedicated to exploring nonprofit analysis, and an important first step towards creating an Association of Nonprofit Analysts.
4th Wheel undertakes research, advocacy and consulting in the field of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Our services include CSR planning, implementation, partnerships, monitoring & evaluation, documentation and reporting. Tata Power, Accenture, Adani Foundation, Cairn, Sewa among others are our clients.
The UN Global Compact-Accenture CEO Study on Sustainability 2013Sustainable Brands
This document is a report from the UN Global Compact and Accenture on their 2013 CEO study on sustainability. It provides an overview of the study, which included over 1,000 CEO surveys and 100 in-depth interviews with business leaders. The report finds that while sustainability has grown in importance, business may have reached a plateau in progress due to a lack of systemic change. However, sustainability leaders are pioneering new collaborative approaches focused on impact and value creation. The report aims to help articulate new global priorities and an architecture to better align business with sustainable development goals.
The 2015 Food and Beverage Manufacturing Trends Survey found that optimism is high in the industry. Three-quarters of respondents plan to hire new staff in 2015 and over a third expect to increase capital spending. Food safety remains the top concern, though it is less prominent than in 2014. Companies are focused on automation, skills training, and sustainability initiatives to support growth in the coming year.
This document summarizes the key points from a presentation on the GRESB survey in the Nordics. The presentation covered how GRESB serves real estate companies, funds, and investors by providing sustainability monitoring, benchmarking, and communication. It was noted that participating in GRESB provides benefits like improved transparency, credibility, and ideas for improving sustainability performance. However, responding to the survey also requires significant time and resources. Overall, GRESB was seen as an important sustainability ranking scheme that can improve members' sustainability efforts through benchmarking and engaging with investors on ESG issues.
Keep it Simple and Make it Fun: Change Management Success Stories from Unityw...Scout RFP
The document provides information about change management strategies from LendingTree and Unitywater.
[1] LendingTree outlines the purpose and mission of their Spend Management team to procure goods and services cost-effectively while minimizing risk and maximizing supplier value. [2] Unitywater discusses implementing a new sourcing platform called Scout to modernize their procurement capabilities and processes. [3] Both companies emphasize keeping the implementation of Scout simple, making it fun for stakeholders, and ensuring ongoing communication and value delivery to gain adoption.
Collaboration is everything! In today's fast moving environment, it is no longer what you know but who you know and how well you can access them. Add the pressure to innovate and the constant addition of new strategic initiatives and the need for engagement and alignment.
These new challenges require new tools.
ThinkTank by Group Systems is one of those tools - it is a web-based structured collaboration platform that we use at MACPA-BLI. This presentation covers three case studies where we have used ThinkTank to help a CPA Firm engage partners in a strategic discussion about sensitive issues and to encourage full participation, another example is how we use ThinkTank for managing partner calls to get feedback and vote on key issues we should be working on, and finally a situation involving a CFO conference where ThinkTank was used to facilitate capturing of insights and wisdom from the crowd.
We believe that in order to buy-in, people have to weigh-in and structure collaboration is a way to effectively get participation and engagement that ultimately saves time, increases alignment and the discretionary effort of your people.
Three-quarters of organizations are leveraging data insights to make decisions, but data quality issues are holding many of them back. While 93% see data as a valuable asset, only half have a clearly defined data strategy, and most have not had one for over a year. The majority believe financial results will be negatively impacted within two years if data initiatives are not completed due to continuing data quality problems.
Real-world state of the BI market: Webinar presentation slidesYellowfin
Thinking about implementing a Business Intelligence (BI) solution, but aren’t sure how to navigate your way through an increasingly noisy business analytics software industry? Relax. We’ve got you covered.
Check out the recording of our recent Webinar series – The real-world state of the BI market. Discover the inside knowledge you need to ensure BI and analytics success.
And the best bit? It’ll only take 30 minutes of your time.
What will you learn?
Listen in as we dissect the results of 2013’s Wisdom of Crowds Business Intelligence Market Study – the BI industry’s most in-depth research report into major global implementation, usage and technology developments.
The real-world state of the BI market Webinar, and associated slides, outline:
•How to take advantage of the latest trends shaping the BI marketplace
•Why new generation consumer-oriented BI is set to dominate at the expensive of ‘traditional’ BI
•Why Yellowfin was rated No.1 in DAS’ competitive ranking of the world’s foremost BI vendors
If you’re thinking of deploying BI, you need to see beyond the hype. Take advantage of our expert analysis and explanation of the industry’s most prevalent, tangible and relevant trends.
Dr. Don Levy of the Siena College Research institute analyzed the results of the Annual Survey of Upstate NY business leaders and what they mean for the Buffalo region.
Business in Indonesia may have emerged from the global financial crisis more or less unscathed, but companies in the country cannot escape the higher expectations of corporate accountability that have come in its wake. Indeed according to the results of the 2010 Edelman Trust Barometer, informed publics in Indonesia have higher expectations of corporate accountability than any other country in Asia Pacific.
The results of this year’s study indicate that business in Indonesia cannot afford to relax, despite the strong performance of the local economy,” said Chadd McLisky, chairman of IndoPacific Edelman. “Trust has evolved from being a welcome side effect of corporate activity to a distinct line of business that companies must monitor closely and manage effectively in order to maintain a license to operate.”
Visit http://www.indopacedelman.com/ for more info.
Data Sourcing Best Practices for Reporting (Webinar slides)Yellowfin
Why watch?
Are you trapped in reporting hell?
Do you spend hours struggling to manually produce the reports management demands? Are you working with disparate islands of outdated data? And, after all that hard work, are the reports produced inaccurate and untrustworthy?
Watch this on-demand Webinar from SolveXia and Yellowfin – Data Sourcing Best Practices for Reporting – to discover how to build reliable supply chains of data in just 30-minutes. Learn how to quickly and easily go from source data to killer report – every time.
Only dependable and repeatable processes can produce quality data and reports. Ensure your reporting generates the business insights you need. Let SolveXia and Yellowfin show you how.
What will you learn?
Think the ability to deliver world-class, up-to-date and accurate reports that anyone can access, analyze and act on is important? Then this Webinar is a must.
Watch the on-demand version to learn how to:
•Create business critical reports on which you and your organization can rely
•Deliver sleek, sexy and intuitive charts, reports and dashboards to anyone, anywhere, anytime on any device
•Become the information Superhero you were meant to be!
The data that underpins any reporting system must be managed properly to make sure it’s clean, relevant and delivered in a timely manner to maximize the ability of enterprise BI solutions to produce actionable insights. Do you know how?
While big data is hyped, most companies don't effectively use the data they already have. To benefit from data, a company must first develop a culture of evidence-based decision making. This involves establishing a single source of performance data, providing real-time feedback, explicitly managing business rules based on facts, and coaching employees on data-driven decisions. Only then will a company be positioned to leverage large datasets like big data.
Do you spend hours struggling to manually produce the reports management demands? Are you working with disparate islands of outdated data? And, after all that hard work, are the reports produced inaccurate and untrustworthy?
One of the easiest ways to improve the quality of information that you are able to provide is by simply sourcing good data. This presentation will show you the best practices for sourcing data to ensure that it is trusted, credible and reliable.
The CEO Reputation Premium: Gaining Advantage in the Engagement EraWeber Shandwick
At an event in New York City to launch The CEO Reputation Premium: Gaining Advantage in the Engagement Era, Weber Shandwick Chief Reputation Strategist Dr. Leslie Gaines-Ross presented results from the research. A panel, moderated by Fortune's Jennifer Reingold, then continued the discussion, with experts from Campbell Soup Company and PIMCO, Micho Spring, Chair, Global Corporate Practice and President, New England at Weber Shandwick and Carol Ballock, Executive Vice President, Executive Equity & Engagement Lead at Weber Shandwick, sharing insights and stories about CEO reputation. View Dr. Gaines-Ross’ presentation for her key findings from the research.
Purpose-driven companies outperform others financially and create more engaged workforces. Companies with a social purpose saw stock returns over 1000% in the last decade, compared to 300% for "good to great" companies and 122% for S&P 500 companies. Employees in purpose-driven companies feel more engaged, innovative, and identify strongly with their employer. Experts argue companies should solve social problems through their products and services, moving beyond just philanthropy or CSR to creating social value. Customers, especially millennials, increasingly seek companies that address stakeholder needs beyond just cost and functionality.
The document discusses key lessons from the Harvard Business School executive education program, including an emphasis on continuous and revolutionary change to maintain growth. It contrasts leadership and management, noting that both are required for business success. Leadership involves vision, strategy, and communication, while management focuses on planning, organizing, and controlling. The document also discusses the importance of values, passion, and vision in achieving long-term profitable growth for companies like J&J, Southwest Airlines, and Walmart.
This document summarizes Mass Ingenuity's NOW Management System, which aims to improve business results by guiding leadership teams through customizing and installing a management framework. The system is designed to visually inform employees about routine work and strategic initiatives, define priorities and accountabilities, and provide real-time performance transparency. It is claimed to improve customer experience, reduce costs, and accelerate growth. Typical client results show profit growth, 30% improved employee engagement, and 10-15% reduced costs within 12-24 months of implementing the system.
The document summarizes findings from a global CFO study on the evolving role of finance. It finds that over 70% of CFOs see themselves in an advisory role, and around 60% believe major changes are needed in finance organizations to keep up with industry changes. It also highlights the benefits of achieving both finance efficiency through standards and providing business insight, finding the highest rewards come from excelling in both areas.
This document discusses how Canadian companies can become leaders in sustainability. It summarizes research findings from a study of 268 senior Canadian business leaders on their companies' sustainability initiatives and investments. The key findings are that while most companies have implemented some sustainability initiatives, few view sustainability as a top priority or are confident in their ability to find green technologies. The document recommends that Canadian companies treat sustainability as a strategic opportunity, improve sustainability communications, and formally embed sustainability practices to gain competitive advantages and become true sustainability leaders.
The Deloitte M&A focus on: Analytics survey collected responses from 500 corporate leaders (director-level or above) at large U.S. companies about analytics. In this presentation, we’ve shared some of their high-level insights on everything from where analytics is being used in the deal making process to what types of data is being examined, and much more. http://bit.ly/1LHNKKd
Measuring cx roi with social media deck 787-fGideon Ale
1. The document discusses measuring the return on investment (ROI) of customer experience (CX) using social media data and sentiment analysis.
2. It outlines Bottom-Line Analytics' Social Engagement Index (SEI) which provides a more accurate analysis of social media conversations than typical sentiment analysis tools by measuring stance shifts.
3. The SEI has been validated across various brands and is highly correlated with sales, showing it can predict commercial performance and help companies optimize marketing strategies.
Measuring Customer-Experience ROI with social mediaMichael Wolfe
Bottom-Line Analytics is a consulting firm focused on marketing effectiveness and brand performance analytics. They have developed the Social Engagement Index (SEI) which uses stance-shift analysis of social media conversations to more accurately measure consumer sentiment. The SEI has shown strong correlations to sales and brand metrics. Bottom-Line Analytics works with clients to use the SEI and other analytics to define brand positioning, measure sponsorship ROI, and optimize marketing mix and content strategies. Case studies demonstrate how the SEI has helped clients improve sales, launch new products successfully, and accelerate growth.
The document summarizes the findings of the fourth survey conducted as part of The Voice of Australian Business research project. Some key findings include:
- Business confidence is beginning to weaken compared to previous surveys. Medium sized businesses are more confident about long term prospects than micro or small businesses.
- When asked about the 2016-2017 budget, around 40% of SMEs believed it would not include beneficial measures for their business. Tax simplification and corporate tax cuts were most desired.
- Over half of SMEs do not have a formal risk management process, with competitors and economic volatility viewed as the top business risks.
- Digital disruption is seen as more of an opportunity than a threat across all
Tendencias y mejores prácticas del Financial Performance ManagementNexolution
En el área de Finanzas existen dos roles fundamentales que son más necesarios equilibrar. En el primero debe de enfocarse en realizar una serie de controles y verificaciones. En el segundo aprovechar su amplia experiencia sobre el conocimiento de los recursos necesarios que generan un determinado nivel de ingresos.
La forma en que Finanzas encuentra este equilibrio (y muchos otros) determina en gran parte el éxito o el fracaso de la empresa.
Lo invitamos a ver nuestra presentación: “Mejores prácticas del Financial Performance Management”, donde le mostraremos de que manera encontrar el equilibrio para el éxito de la corporación alineando procesos y controles, y al mismo tiempo asesorando al negocio sobre direcciones futuras.
Sustained growth and profit require aligning employees, customers, strategy, and processes. Engagement is key to alignment and is measured by satisfaction, commitment, pride, loyalty, purpose, advocacy, initiative, persistence and energy. High engagement leads to improved performance, productivity, safety, and lower turnover while low engagement has opposite effects. Alignment must be tailored to each organization and measured regularly using diagnostic tools to identify areas for improvement.
This document summarizes the results of a survey conducted by Callan Institute regarding asset managers' approaches to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing. The survey found that larger asset management firms are more likely to have formal ESG policies and sign the UN Principles for Responsible Investment. Over half of firms surveyed do not have an ESG policy, but interest is growing. Larger firms see greater opportunities in ESG strategies and expect increasing client demand from the US, Canada, and Europe.
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) - The Fact's You Should Know 2013-14 euandouglas1
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainability - The facts you should know. A review of some of the ground breaking research conducted over the past couple of years. Looking at; public perceptions, business leaders views, consumer trends, investors opinions, employee engagement, graduates, risks and where's the value. www.4frontconsulting.com
Execute! - Moving your team from Strategy to Commitment to ActionAnton van der Walt
During this time of the year, most companies start thinking about their strategic planning process and what they need to do around this subject. Strategy is about understanding what has happened this past year and what needs to be achieved during the following year. In effect, it is a determination on what has worked well, and what should be improved upon.
In the past, a lot of the strategy was around a five-year business plan or at the very least it is a multi-year approach. But with the current level of disruption and change, I think five-year strategic plans just doesn't exist anymore. Or even if it does, it's likely meaningless or of little value.
When I speak to CEO's and Directors of companies about strategy, I hear this over and over again. It is not so much about strategy, it is the ability of the team to execute the strategy that is making or breaking a successful year. Often there's a complete inability to get the company to move to full execution of the strategy. We know it's easy to sit in a room and talk strategy and determine priorities. But it's another challenge entirely to execute strategy effectively. From what I hear and see, the biggest failure in executing strategy is the inability to get employees fully committed - committed to the strategy and committed to actioning the strategy. It is the commitment to do what you said you were going to do, and to action it.
Driving Key Account Growth: Planning and Execution to Access the White SpaceRichardson
Decreasing customer loyalty, higher expectations, and constant competitive threats are making forecasted business from your best customers anything but a certainty. The presentation will cover the following:
1. The guiding principles for excellence in strategic account planning
2. Quantitative and qualitative factors to consider in choosing accounts for strategic account planning
3. How to align to the customer’s strategy
Account plan execution
These case studies touch on subjects that all FMs know are central to our role, wherever you operate in the world, and pretty much whatever your role: procurement, innovation, technology, sustainability, talent management and health and safety. It’s quite a diverse list of subjects,
but there are common themes running through all six case studies. All these organisations seem to have worked out a similar formula for success that could be applied in any business, sector or region. Read More!
The document summarizes key findings from a study on analytics capabilities in companies. It discusses how only 4% of large companies are good at analytics according to Bain & Company. Those companies that are good invest in data-savvy people, quality data, state-of-the-art tools, and organizational intent to support data-driven decision making. The document also provides survey results from over 50 executives on their companies' analytics capabilities, challenges with data quality at different organization sizes, and the importance of executive leadership in prioritizing analytics.
The accounting profession has felt the impact of change. Over the past several years, operational changes in workflow and process have dramatically altered the scope of the accountant’s role. The profession’s workforce is aging, underlining the importance of succession planning and talent management. Additionally, as the digital universe doubles in size every other year, many firms struggle to keep pace with the latest technology trends.
For today’s firm, change is constant. And across the entire tax, accounting and audit profession, the forecast calls for even greater shifts in people, processes and technology.
These ever-evolving realities inspired Wolters Kluwer, CCH, a strategic partner to accounting firms, to explore two major questions in the 2014 Wolters Kluwer, CCH — Accounting Firm Preparedness Survey.
Why Predictive Analytics Should Be Part of Your 2015 Strategy FinalJoe Brandenburg
This document discusses how predictive analytics should be part of business intelligence strategies in 2015. It begins with an introduction of the speaker, Joe Brandenburg, and his experience with predictive analytics. The rest of the document discusses what predictive analytics is, why it is important for companies to stay competitive, how it can help decision makers improve business decisions, how organizations can incorporate it into their BI strategies to reduce costs, how technologies make implementation easier, and real-world examples of significant ROI from predictive analytics.
Measure and improve the strength of your shared services' foundationSarah Fane
Most organizations are investing heavily in technology improvements and automation for shared services, but are not always getting the basics of performance measurement and business alignment right. While many rely on KPIs and SLAs to measure performance, the SLAs are often one-sided and KPIs may lack baselines. Additionally, less than half of respondents report being satisfied with feedback from business units on recent performance reviews. To build a solid foundation, shared services should focus on establishing clear baselines, jointly agreeing on goals and KPIs with business partners, and prioritizing true alignment between shared services and business units.
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This document describes a utility bill management software that automates data entry, reporting, and analysis of utility bills. The key features are:
1) It eliminates manual data entry of utility bills by automating extraction of billing data from over 3,800 utilities globally.
2) Built-in analytics capabilities normalize utility usage data, detect billing errors, identify cost drivers, and track building energy usage over time.
3) Additional apps provide functionalities like budgeting, measurement and verification of efficiency projects, and allocating utility costs to tenants.
2017 Top Energy Reduction Tactics Webinar slidesLucid
The document summarizes the results of two sustainability surveys conducted in 2017. It finds that 90% of organizations remain committed to or are increasing sustainability commitments. 50% have formal climate or sustainability targets, with business performance and ROI influencing 75% of energy projects. The top metrics for tracking program success are energy consumption, cost, and emissions. Building upgrades, measurement/tracking, and scheduling improvements were prioritized. Over the past year, successes came from upgrades, measurement, scheduling, and engagement. The webinar agenda included reviewing these survey findings and initiatives, as well as a panel on formal/informal commitments and top energy reduction tactics.
Competition organizers from Whole Foods, Gonzaga University, and Frisco Independent School District, and Lucid share their insights on how to run an effective resource reduction competition.
Benchmark in 3 Steps - BenchmarkMyBuilding.comLucid
Lucid has reimagined the building energy benchmarking process. With help from ENERGY STAR and the U.S. Department of Energy we have made this critical process much easier.
Best Practices in Real-Time Energy MonitoringLucid
Being able to monitor a building's energy use and consumption in real-time has different advantages for different roles. Learn how using an energy dashboard to conceptualize this data is a valuable tool for operation & energy managers, sustainability managers, and people with financial planning roles.
Building Management Rockstar Series: How to Turn Occupants into Your Biggest ...Lucid
iOffice's Elizabeth Dukes and Lucid's Ralf VonSosen share easy-to-understand insights into using building data and technology to conserve energy by keeping occupants satisfied. Not only do they share information they've spent years learning, they also teach how to turn it into action.
Discovering Actionable Insights from Your Building Analytics and PerformanceLucid
What was once about the movement of electrons, is now about the movement of information. Companies, and individuals, who fail to embrace the insights within their buildings will be left behind.
Using connected facilities to drive business growth and spur employee productivity.
Leaders are embracing the power Building Intelligence by centralizing data, unlocking and sharing insights through visualizing data trends and then making goals, tracking performance and verifying results.
View full webinar featuring Ralf VonSosen, VP of Marketing at Lucid and Duane Kubischta P.E., Sr. Engineer at kW Engineering: https://lucidconnects.com/library/videos-and-webinars/unlocking-building-value-with-awesome-dashboards
ViewShift: Hassle-free Dynamic Policy Enforcement for Every Data LakeWalaa Eldin Moustafa
Dynamic policy enforcement is becoming an increasingly important topic in today’s world where data privacy and compliance is a top priority for companies, individuals, and regulators alike. In these slides, we discuss how LinkedIn implements a powerful dynamic policy enforcement engine, called ViewShift, and integrates it within its data lake. We show the query engine architecture and how catalog implementations can automatically route table resolutions to compliance-enforcing SQL views. Such views have a set of very interesting properties: (1) They are auto-generated from declarative data annotations. (2) They respect user-level consent and preferences (3) They are context-aware, encoding a different set of transformations for different use cases (4) They are portable; while the SQL logic is only implemented in one SQL dialect, it is accessible in all engines.
#SQL #Views #Privacy #Compliance #DataLake
4th Modern Marketing Reckoner by MMA Global India & Group M: 60+ experts on W...Social Samosa
The Modern Marketing Reckoner (MMR) is a comprehensive resource packed with POVs from 60+ industry leaders on how AI is transforming the 4 key pillars of marketing – product, place, price and promotions.
Beyond the Basics of A/B Tests: Highly Innovative Experimentation Tactics You...Aggregage
This webinar will explore cutting-edge, less familiar but powerful experimentation methodologies which address well-known limitations of standard A/B Testing. Designed for data and product leaders, this session aims to inspire the embrace of innovative approaches and provide insights into the frontiers of experimentation!
Global Situational Awareness of A.I. and where its headedvikram sood
You can see the future first in San Francisco.
Over the past year, the talk of the town has shifted from $10 billion compute clusters to $100 billion clusters to trillion-dollar clusters. Every six months another zero is added to the boardroom plans. Behind the scenes, there’s a fierce scramble to secure every power contract still available for the rest of the decade, every voltage transformer that can possibly be procured. American big business is gearing up to pour trillions of dollars into a long-unseen mobilization of American industrial might. By the end of the decade, American electricity production will have grown tens of percent; from the shale fields of Pennsylvania to the solar farms of Nevada, hundreds of millions of GPUs will hum.
The AGI race has begun. We are building machines that can think and reason. By 2025/26, these machines will outpace college graduates. By the end of the decade, they will be smarter than you or I; we will have superintelligence, in the true sense of the word. Along the way, national security forces not seen in half a century will be un-leashed, and before long, The Project will be on. If we’re lucky, we’ll be in an all-out race with the CCP; if we’re unlucky, an all-out war.
Everyone is now talking about AI, but few have the faintest glimmer of what is about to hit them. Nvidia analysts still think 2024 might be close to the peak. Mainstream pundits are stuck on the wilful blindness of “it’s just predicting the next word”. They see only hype and business-as-usual; at most they entertain another internet-scale technological change.
Before long, the world will wake up. But right now, there are perhaps a few hundred people, most of them in San Francisco and the AI labs, that have situational awareness. Through whatever peculiar forces of fate, I have found myself amongst them. A few years ago, these people were derided as crazy—but they trusted the trendlines, which allowed them to correctly predict the AI advances of the past few years. Whether these people are also right about the next few years remains to be seen. But these are very smart people—the smartest people I have ever met—and they are the ones building this technology. Perhaps they will be an odd footnote in history, or perhaps they will go down in history like Szilard and Oppenheimer and Teller. If they are seeing the future even close to correctly, we are in for a wild ride.
Let me tell you what we see.
Build applications with generative AI on Google CloudMárton Kodok
We will explore Vertex AI - Model Garden powered experiences, we are going to learn more about the integration of these generative AI APIs. We are going to see in action what the Gemini family of generative models are for developers to build and deploy AI-driven applications. Vertex AI includes a suite of foundation models, these are referred to as the PaLM and Gemini family of generative ai models, and they come in different versions. We are going to cover how to use via API to: - execute prompts in text and chat - cover multimodal use cases with image prompts. - finetune and distill to improve knowledge domains - run function calls with foundation models to optimize them for specific tasks. At the end of the session, developers will understand how to innovate with generative AI and develop apps using the generative ai industry trends.
Codeless Generative AI Pipelines
(GenAI with Milvus)
https://ml.dssconf.pl/user.html#!/lecture/DSSML24-041a/rate
Discover the potential of real-time streaming in the context of GenAI as we delve into the intricacies of Apache NiFi and its capabilities. Learn how this tool can significantly simplify the data engineering workflow for GenAI applications, allowing you to focus on the creative aspects rather than the technical complexities. I will guide you through practical examples and use cases, showing the impact of automation on prompt building. From data ingestion to transformation and delivery, witness how Apache NiFi streamlines the entire pipeline, ensuring a smooth and hassle-free experience.
Timothy Spann
https://www.youtube.com/@FLaNK-Stack
https://medium.com/@tspann
https://www.datainmotion.dev/
milvus, unstructured data, vector database, zilliz, cloud, vectors, python, deep learning, generative ai, genai, nifi, kafka, flink, streaming, iot, edge
Open Source Contributions to Postgres: The Basics POSETTE 2024ElizabethGarrettChri
Postgres is the most advanced open-source database in the world and it's supported by a community, not a single company. So how does this work? How does code actually get into Postgres? I recently had a patch submitted and committed and I want to share what I learned in that process. I’ll give you an overview of Postgres versions and how the underlying project codebase functions. I’ll also show you the process for submitting a patch and getting that tested and committed.
End-to-end pipeline agility - Berlin Buzzwords 2024Lars Albertsson
We describe how we achieve high change agility in data engineering by eliminating the fear of breaking downstream data pipelines through end-to-end pipeline testing, and by using schema metaprogramming to safely eliminate boilerplate involved in changes that affect whole pipelines.
A quick poll on agility in changing pipelines from end to end indicated a huge span in capabilities. For the question "How long time does it take for all downstream pipelines to be adapted to an upstream change," the median response was 6 months, but some respondents could do it in less than a day. When quantitative data engineering differences between the best and worst are measured, the span is often 100x-1000x, sometimes even more.
A long time ago, we suffered at Spotify from fear of changing pipelines due to not knowing what the impact might be downstream. We made plans for a technical solution to test pipelines end-to-end to mitigate that fear, but the effort failed for cultural reasons. We eventually solved this challenge, but in a different context. In this presentation we will describe how we test full pipelines effectively by manipulating workflow orchestration, which enables us to make changes in pipelines without fear of breaking downstream.
Making schema changes that affect many jobs also involves a lot of toil and boilerplate. Using schema-on-read mitigates some of it, but has drawbacks since it makes it more difficult to detect errors early. We will describe how we have rejected this tradeoff by applying schema metaprogramming, eliminating boilerplate but keeping the protection of static typing, thereby further improving agility to quickly modify data pipelines without fear.
Predictably Improve Your B2B Tech Company's Performance by Leveraging DataKiwi Creative
Harness the power of AI-backed reports, benchmarking and data analysis to predict trends and detect anomalies in your marketing efforts.
Peter Caputa, CEO at Databox, reveals how you can discover the strategies and tools to increase your growth rate (and margins!).
From metrics to track to data habits to pick up, enhance your reporting for powerful insights to improve your B2B tech company's marketing.
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This is the webinar recording from the June 2024 HubSpot User Group (HUG) for B2B Technology USA.
Watch the video recording at https://youtu.be/5vjwGfPN9lw
Sign up for future HUG events at https://events.hubspot.com/b2b-technology-usa/
Orchestrating the Future: Navigating Today's Data Workflow Challenges with Ai...Kaxil Naik
Navigating today's data landscape isn't just about managing workflows; it's about strategically propelling your business forward. Apache Airflow has stood out as the benchmark in this arena, driving data orchestration forward since its early days. As we dive into the complexities of our current data-rich environment, where the sheer volume of information and its timely, accurate processing are crucial for AI and ML applications, the role of Airflow has never been more critical.
In my journey as the Senior Engineering Director and a pivotal member of Apache Airflow's Project Management Committee (PMC), I've witnessed Airflow transform data handling, making agility and insight the norm in an ever-evolving digital space. At Astronomer, our collaboration with leading AI & ML teams worldwide has not only tested but also proven Airflow's mettle in delivering data reliably and efficiently—data that now powers not just insights but core business functions.
This session is a deep dive into the essence of Airflow's success. We'll trace its evolution from a budding project to the backbone of data orchestration it is today, constantly adapting to meet the next wave of data challenges, including those brought on by Generative AI. It's this forward-thinking adaptability that keeps Airflow at the forefront of innovation, ready for whatever comes next.
The ever-growing demands of AI and ML applications have ushered in an era where sophisticated data management isn't a luxury—it's a necessity. Airflow's innate flexibility and scalability are what makes it indispensable in managing the intricate workflows of today, especially those involving Large Language Models (LLMs).
This talk isn't just a rundown of Airflow's features; it's about harnessing these capabilities to turn your data workflows into a strategic asset. Together, we'll explore how Airflow remains at the cutting edge of data orchestration, ensuring your organization is not just keeping pace but setting the pace in a data-driven future.
Session in https://budapestdata.hu/2024/04/kaxil-naik-astronomer-io/ | https://dataml24.sessionize.com/session/667627
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Embark on a captivating financial journey with 'Financial Odyssey,' our hackathon project. Delve deep into the past performance of two companies as we employ an array of financial statement analysis techniques. From ratio analysis to trend analysis, uncover insights crucial for informed decision-making in the dynamic world of finance."
4. “For the foreseeable future, perhaps more than ever, the most
effective enterprises will be those with strategies that account for
sustainability factors at the core of the business and have the
capacity to measure and communicate performance on the merits.”
– William L. Thomas Willkie Farr & Gallagher, LLC
Is Sustainability Still a Priority?
73% of surveyed
organizations expect
their commitment to
sustainability to remain
the same in 2017
21.3% plan to increase
their commitment
Only 7.7% plan to
decrease sustainability
efforts
6. The Question of Budget
12.5%
25%
37.5%
50%
Expected Change in 2017 Budgeting
Decrease
Greatly
Decrease
Slightly
No Change Increase
Slightly
Increase
Greatly
How do you expect the part of
your job related to budget to
change in 2017?
“Our firm anticipates that any downturn in sustainability funding
will not be seen until after the next two years. We also feel that
local regulations and government commitments in Washington
state will ameliorate legislation at the national level.”
“While a change in administration could have an effect on
activities, trends suggest that corporate entities see that their
patrons and customers are more and more focused (and vote
with their dollars) on companies that demonstrate good
environmental stewardship.”
7. State of the Profession
Pessimistic Cautious Neutral Hopeful Optimistic
How do you feel about the future of
the sustainability profession over the
next 1-2 years?
10%
20%
30%
40%
10%
20%
30%
40%
6%
12%
18%
24%
In the U.S.
In Your Role
In Your Organization
“While a change in administration could have an effect on
activities, trends suggest that corporate entities see that their
patrons and customers are more and more focused (and
vote with their dollars) on companies that demonstrate good
environmental stewardship. As such, it seems the movement by
many companies on sustainability will continue...”
8. Sustainability Jobs
“... it seems the movement by many companies on sustainability
will continue. Additionally, it is hopeful that where a Federal
administration backs away from sustainability, the individual
states [will] step up to ensure public safety and a better
environment for future generations.”
12.5%
25%
37.5%
50%
12.5%
25%
37.5%
50%
15%
30%
45%
60%
12.5%
25%
37.5%
50%
Size of Your Team
Focus on Quantitative Metrics
Cross-organizational Support
Collaboration With Other
Sustainability Professionals
How will these aspects of your job
change in 2017?
Decrease
Greatly
Decrease
Slightly
No Change Increase
Slightly
Increase
Greatly
9. What types of
quantitative data do
you expect to be most
important for tracking
your sustainability
progress in 2017?
Energy Use
Water Consumption
Energy Cost
GHG Emissions
Occupant Satisfaction
Employee Productivity
Benchmarking
Other Data
22.5% 45% 67.5% 90%
It’s All About the Data
“There are those who look to undermine the work that sustainability
professionals do. This places added importance on accurate data.”
“Energy efficiency and COST savings will continue to be important,
as well as increasingly GRANULAR data collection.”
11. Making the Business Case
Zachary Shelin
Energy Efficiency Manager
Tim Porter
Director, OEM/Channel Sales
Ralf VonSosen
CMO
• How is making the business case for sustainability projects
changing?
• What types of projects do you see getting the most traction
and investment from management?
• How do I convince my management to invest in energy
efficiency?
12. Collecting the Right Data
Zachary Shelin
Energy Efficiency Manager
Tim Porter
Director, OEM/Channel Sales
Ralf VonSosen
CMO
• What data should I collect to help understand sustainability
opportunities?
• Once I have the data, what should I look for in the data?
• What are examples of solutions that tackle sustainability data
collection, measuring, and reporting?
13. Identifying the Right Tools
Zachary Shelin
Energy Efficiency Manager
Tim Porter
Director, OEM/Channel Sales
Ralf VonSosen
CMO
• What tools are out there to help me in my sustainability efforts;
how do I pick the right toolset or solution stack for my
sustainability projects, and what should I look for in selecting
the right one?
• What solutions are available to help me with my data access
challenges?
• How do I translate reports and metrics into action steps to
save energy?
14. Preparing for the Future
Zachary Shelin
Energy Efficiency Manager
Tim Porter
Director, OEM/Channel Sales
Ralf VonSosen
CMO
• Do you foresee the reporting requirements of building energy
usage changing?
• Do you anticipate more local regulatory and reporting
requirements?
• What challenges should I be anticipating or preparing for over
the next few years and how might I stay ahead of the curve?