Extending The Team: The Role of Outsourcing To Achieve Sustainability Objectives

Corporations have embraced sustainability as a key strategic initiative, with organizations lacking a sustainability program or effort underway the exception rather than the norm. While the benefits of sustainability are wide-ranging, business leaders face challenges to ensure that these efforts advance and maximize value to the organization. Siemens and GreenBiz Group conducted a comprehensive research study to determine:

• How satisfied are corporations with their ability to address sustainability issues in-house or find quality outsourced assistance?

• How can internal sustainability teams better leverage outside resources?

• What are the most commonly outsourced activities and why?