BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY

Much has been talked about the sustainability of business and sustainability of activities across the planet.

In the present economic downturn, the challenges for sustainability are to be able to rise to the twin challenges of a financial climate that is in melt down, and a planetary climate that has been induced into meltdown by decades of neglect and an irresponsible attitude of blaming it on someone else.

As a business manager, whether public sector, private sector or in pubic/private partnership, it is in my best interest to produce an environment of well being. By safeguarding my environment and my resources (people, materials, time and money) I can maintain a dialogue with stakeholders to ensure that the environment is safeguarded and still generate the profits that my business demands.

So how do I safeguard my environment?

If I provide an area of ill being (strategic, financial and environmental) then I drive costs up and that is not sustainable. To make it sustainable, I need to look at the whole process chain, drive costs down, drive value up and thereby deliver a sustainable business and socially responsible environment for all.