Accenture Bolsters Sustainability Services with Green Domus Acquisition
Together, they will enable customized plans to lower carbon emissions, focusing on reducing costs while creating long-lasting solutions for decarbonization.
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CEO Study: Rethinking ESG & Sustainability Initiatives to Achieve Net Zero Emissions by 2050
The 12th United Nations Global Compact-Accenture CEO Study incorporates insights from over 2,600 CEOs from 128 countries, 18 industries, and more than 130 in-depth interviews.
Most Consumers Buy From Shared-Purpose Companies, Accenture Finds
New research from Accenture shows that 63% of global consumers prefer to buy goods and services from companies that stand for a shared purpose that reflects their personal values and beliefs.
Why Your Firm Should Be Engaging the Board on Sustainability Challenges
CEOs may be missing a key opportunity to meet sustainability challenges by engaging their boards of directors.
The $2.1 Trillion Revenue Opportunity for ICT Companies
Information and communication technologies (ICT) companies could realize $2.1 trillion in new annual revenue by 2030 from services that promote the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
Utility-Technology Partnerships Produce Energy Savings for Corporate America
A new type of marriage is taking place in energy circles that is providing customers with some financial assurances while also giving them access to new technologies. The latest such venture is between WGL Energy and BayWa r.e. to build a photovoltaic solar farm in California. As the utility world ... Read more »
How Walmart, IBM, Change Waste Streams to Profit Streams
If the 5,589 largest publicly traded companies in the US reduced their paper waste by a mere 1 percent, it would save them nearly $1 billion in total, according to the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation. A new study by the Foundation — the US Chamber’s research arm — says these ... Read more »
Columbia Pipeline Group First to Deploy Intelligent Pipeline Solution
Columbia Pipeline Group (CPG) is the first company to deploy the Intelligent Pipeline Solution (IPS), a software system from General Electric and Accenture that helps pipeline operators make informed decisions around pipeline safety and integrity. CPG now has an enterprise-wide, near real-time view of their more than 15,000 miles of ... Read more »
Digital Business’ Role in Solving the Climate Crisis
Six major industries can save 7.6 gigatons (GT) of carbon emissions by digitizing business processes, according to a report by SAP. The software company examined businesses in six industries — utilities (2.2 GT), transportation and logistics (1.5 GT), manufacturing (0.7 GT), retail and consumer products (0.5GT), agriculture and food production ... Read more »
Who Are the Climate Change Corporate Leaders?
Two studies released today find business will play a major role in climate change action following the COP21 climate change summit in Paris next month. The GlobeScan/SustainAbility Survey, a long-running expert surveys on sustainability-related topics, finds 86 percent predict that the private sector will play an “important” or “very important” ... Read more »
Top Environmental Consulting, EHS Brands Revealed
ERM has the highest brand preference in the environment, health and safety consulting sector, the Bureau Veritas brand ranks highest in the verification sector, SAP tops the brand preference list in the EH&S software sector and IBM has the highest brand preference for EH&S technology services, according to a global ... Read more »
Accenture Acquires Total Logistics, Strengthens Retail Supply Chain Capabilities
Accenture has acquired Total Logistics, a logistics and supply chain consultancy based in Wokingham, UK. Accenture says the acquisition will strengthen its supply chain capabilities. Total Logistics’ capabilities will become part of Accenture Consulting. Initially, Accenture will leverage Total Logistics’ supply chain and logistics strengths to support clients in the ... Read more »