For an emerging class of manufacturing leaders, sustainability is about much more than energy conservation or regulatory compliance. For companies such as Dow Chemical and Lexmark, sustainability covers a broad range of issues, including sustainable product design, risk management, and corporate social responsibility. Sustainability is a central tenet that helps inform and define their enterprise strategies. Whether your company has reached a similar level of sustainability strategy maturity or is just starting out, the resources on this page will help you understand the strategic issues, best practices, and supporting technologies involved in becoming a sustainable enterprise.
Research Reports & Studies
“The RIO for Sustainability: Making the Business Case”
This Aberdeen Group study describes how best-in-class manufacturers are making sustainability an integral part of their overall business strategies and the bottom-line benefits they are realizing from doing so. The study also details how manufacturers can put in place the right metrics to document the benefits of sustainability programs.