#79 – 6 IMPORTANT METRICS FOR MANAGING MATERIALS COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS – KELLY EISENHARDT

Kelly EisenhardtThe European Union, the United States, and Canada all have strong regulations and directives for managing substance control. China, Japan, and Korea each have their own similar governing frameworks that address these concerns. Developing nations are following suit and leveraging these frameworks to build their own regulations.  The following interview Jim Kandler of GE illustrates these key points: Continue reading

#78 – CORPORATE TRASH IS THE TRUE MEASURE OF SUSTAINABLE PERFORMANCE – KELLY EISENHARDT

Kelly EisenhardtMeasuring your company’s sustainability performance by sifting through corporate trash is an honest approach to aligning corporate level goals with the implementation of day to day activities. Waste, recycling, and energy efficiency programs are the cornerstone of the best programs. Continue reading

#77 – KEYBANK’S RESPONSIBLE APPROACH TO BANKING, CITIZENSHIP, AND OPERATIONS – KELLY EISENHARDT

Kelly EisenhardtThe banking industry is evolving and companies like KeyBank are leading the charge with their focus on responsible banking, citizenship, and operations.

Andrew Watterson is the Head of Sustainability. He joined the team in April 2014. Andrew uses his sustainability and organizational change expertise to lead the bank in the development and execution of a sustainability strategy that positions the bank for growth. In his role, he works with the entire Corporate Responsibility team and bank leadership to help Key balance margin and mission to achieve dependable results. KeyBank is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio and is one of the 25 largest banks in the United States. Continue reading

#75 – WHY SHIFTING TO CONSCIOUS LEADERSHIP SUPPORTS SUSTAINABILITY – KELLY EISENHARDT

Kelly EisenhardtArt Stewart has been operating in the strategic management, leadership and corporate responsibility space for over 25 years. He currently heads his second consulting practice that is gearing up for a hard launch in Q1 2015. In his former role as vice president of corporate development for a Boston-headquartered global management consulting firm, and earlier as President of his first consulting firm, he worked with a wide range of organizations all grappling with aspects of ethics, accountability, human capital impact, social consciousness, and other components of corporate responsibility and sustainability. Continue reading

#71 – BRANDS, QUALITY, AND CSR – KELLY EISENHARDT

Kelly EisenhardtBig data analytics are changing the way companies manage brands, monitor the quality of products, and measure the efficacy of corporate social responsibility programs. Social media has driven data creation exponentially. Google Analytics tells us that fourth-fifths of all new data is unstructured and growing at 15 times the rate of traditional enterprise data. More data is created in 2 days than was created before all of 2003.
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