Driving Value from Integrated Sustainability
18 May 2010:
Recently, the Sustainability Services group at Accenture teamed up with the Accenture Institute for High Performance to analyze performance data of 275 global Fortune 1,000 companies and examine the quantitative and qualitative effects of sustainability strategies and initiatives on business success.
This research shows that companies adopting sustainable business strategies and practices drive value by:
- Growing revenue through new products and services.
- Reducing costs through efficiency gains.
- Managing operational and regulatory risk more effectively.
- Building intangible assets such as their brand, reputation and collaborative networks.
This research report provides tangible lessons of how leaders are managing the complexity that prevents many of their peers from gaining traction in the area of sustainability. These lessons—valuable in their own right— have influenced the development of the Accenture Sustainability Framework, which helps companies in various industries integrate sustainability across their organizations and accelerate the delivery of sustainable and long-lasting value.
Case Studies
Case studies for each of the five companies we selected for greater scrutiny—Diageo, Hewlett-Packard, Iberdrola, Johnson Controls and J.P. Morgan—have been created. Through in-depth interviews with up to 25 executives within each company, we gained insights into how these leaders developed, executed and benefited from an integrated approach to sustainability and—in the process—distinguished themselves from their peers.
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Source: Accenture
