SME Sustainable Business Strategies to End 2011 Green

Blog by Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner at Taiga Company
Oct 12, 2011 9:22 AM ET

Taiga Company blog by Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner at Taiga Compa…

A business plan is a map that leads an organization on one of an endless number of possible journeys.  It provides a common understanding to internal stakeholders and is a communication tool to the external world of company’s values, goals, and business sustainability strategies.  How has your 2011 business plan played out?  Has your business benefited from the cost savings and revenue building opportunities that business sustainability offers?     With the 4th quarter of 2011 upon us, now is the perfect time to revisit your business plan and make changes for a new business environment.  Within our sustainability consulting practice, we find that integrating sustainability concepts into core business functions makes companies more nimble in a fast-changing world.  It also makes a business’s brands more attractive to consumers and its executive management more respected by employees, regulators and the financial markets. In short, the drivers for improved business sustainability equate to improved performance and cost savings.  Click here to continue reading SME Sustainable Business Strategies to End 2011 Green.   

Home to one third of the earth's trees, the Taiga is the largest land-based biosphere and encircles the globe. Its immense oxygen production literally changes the atmosphere and refreshes the planet. It is this continuous renewal that has shaped Taiga Company's vision to drive similar change in the business world. Taiga Company seeks to be the "oxygen for your business".