I spend a lot of time considering  the ways in which companies communicate their sustainability efforts.  But before communication comes  data.   It can be challenging  for an organization to decide what environmental data to collect, and then how to analyze and convey it.   Also daunting is the choice of a  mechansm to collect and store the information:   A spreadsheet?  Collaboration tools?  [...]

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SAP has just released its 2009 sustainability report, and it’s a game changer.  This is more than a report.  It’s an interactive,  experiential site with great visual appeal, and a number of innovative ways of expressing sustainability information.  The “materiality matrix” shows sustainability issues analyzed by the impact on SAP’s business and by the importance to stakeholders.  Community feedback [...]

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Sustainability Communications by Bay Area Companies Those of us who live or work in the San Francisco Bay Area think of it as a progressive region, leading the nation in various aspects of environmental awareness and sustainability.  Laws like Assembly Bill 32 (The Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006), Title 24 Energy Efficiency Standards, and [...]

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