Make EAM part of your Green Strategy; This white paper includes recommendations for a Green-centric Organization. Find out how a comprehensive, green-oriented asset performance management solution will enable you to achieve compliance, efficiency, and consumer appeal.
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Global Asset
Sustainability
The Key to a Greener OrganizationTable of Contents
The History of Green Initiatives ................................................................................................................................ 4Current Initiatives and Commitment to a Greener Planet ................................................................................. 5 Earth Friendly Direction ......................................................................................................................................... 5 Good Business Sense ............................................................................................................................................ 6The Science behind Greenhouse Gas..................................................................................................................... 7The Role of Asset Management in Curbing Greenhouse Gas Emissions...................................................... 8Recommendations for a Green-centric Asset Management Application ...................................................10 Green Investment Projections ...........................................................................................................................10 Features that Promote Green .............................................................................................................................10End Game .....................................................................................................................................................................11
Infor EAM > Whitepaper Infor is in no way committing to the development or delivery of any specified enhancement, upgrade, product or functionality. See "disclaimer" paragraph contained herein.Executive Summary
Science, business, and government organizations are starting to support the fact that reducing greenhouse gas is an inevitable and integral component of doing business. Environmental awareness, particularly excess greenhouse gases, has seen a surge of visibility from the international and domestic business communities. Thus, businesses worldwide are turning their focus to increased environmental awareness through reduction of resource consumption, particularly of fossil fuels, which is the leading cause of excess greenhouse gases.
AMR Research addresses business' role in contributing to the betterment of the planet with the term Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). CSR is not in opposition to good business practices or improving financial performance. In fact, resource conservation can and does make good business sense. CSR is gaining support throughout the broad spectrum of the business world. Firms engaged in manufacturing, transportation, utilities, government, services, and agriculture are all adopting CSR-related policies, processes, and procedures - more often ahead of governmental regulation than because of it. Companies initiating such programs find that their bottom lines actually improve through greater efficiencies and increases in productivity and through greater consumer patronage in recognition of the company's socially responsible position.
In business, one of the keys to successful environmental management is the collection of pertinent data and the processing of that data to determine program success and the direction of efforts required to expand success and remedy areas of weakness. One of the critical programs that can help organizations address this is an asset management application.
Purchasing such an application is not a casual exercise - it represents a commitment of resources, personnel, and company focus. As the data in this White Paper will demonstrate, many successful businesses have found that the effort brings substantial rewards. This application can and will be a valuable tool in your overall business plan for resource conservation and for corporate success.
Infor is in no way committing to the development or delivery of any specified enhancement, Infor EAM > Whitepaperupgrade, product or functionality. See "disclaimer" paragraph contained herein.The History of Green Initiatives
The emergence of green initiatives in recent times is often looked upon as a new revolution freshly begun with the turn of the 21st century. Nothing could be further from the truth. Environmental awaren... [download for more]