Sustainability Innovators Working Group Aims to Define New Approaches to Environmental Management and Corporate Sustainability

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A group of 12 major companies, including Boeing, Coca-Cola, and Unilever, have formed the Sustainability Innovators Working Group to develop new approaches to environmental management and corporate sustainability. Led by Esty Environmental Partners, the group aims to define a new set of management systems and tools for achieving greater value from sustainability strategy. The group's work will be based on the principles outlined in a recent Harvard Business Review article, "The Sustainability Imperative," co-authored by Dan Esty and David Lubin.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Sustainability Innovators Working Group is a collaboration of 12 major companies, including Boeing, Coca-Cola, and Unilever, aimed at developing new approaches to environmental management and corporate sustainability.
  • The group will define a new set of management systems and tools for achieving greater value from sustainability strategy, with each company applying best practices within their own organizations.
  • The group's work will be based on the principles outlined in the Harvard Business Review article, "The Sustainability Imperative," co-authored by Dan Esty and David Lubin.
  • Esty Environmental Partners will lead the group, leveraging their expertise in sustainability strategy development, while IBM will contribute consulting and analytics for improving performance on key dimensions of sustainability.
  • The Innovators Working Group will generate new management tools and models for incorporating sustainability more deeply into business strategy and corporate practice.

Statistics:

  • 12 major companies have formed the Sustainability Innovators Working Group, including Boeing, Coca-Cola, and Unilever.
  • The group will focus on developing new approaches to environmental management and corporate sustainability.
  • The group's work will be based on the principles outlined in the Harvard Business Review article, "The Sustainability Imperative," co-authored by Dan Esty and David Lubin (May 2010).
  • Esty Environmental Partners has been a pioneer in sustainability strategy development, with Dan Esty serving as chairman and Hillhouse Professor at Yale University.
  • IBM contributes consulting and analytics for improving performance on key dimensions of sustainability through its portfolio of Sustainable Solutions and Intelligent Systems.

Sources:

  • "New Haven, Conn., June 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall --" (PRNewswire-FirstCall)
  • Dan Esty, Hillhouse Professor at Yale University, and David Lubin, EEP Senior Adviser and Chairman of the Innovators Working Group. "The Sustainability Imperative." Harvard Business Review (May 2010).
  • Esty Environmental Partners
  • IBM (NYSE:)