The green issue

Special issue: Performance management goes green

—August 29, 2007

From the "nutrition label" on your new shoes to investor interest in your carbon footprint, green and business issues are now one and the same. We look at how to go green with your performance management processes, and the opportunities that emerge in doing so.

Business facts, green facts

How much money is waste really worth? How much will California spend on its "million solar roofs" plan? Find out by browsing our compendium of green facts and figures from The Economist, BusinessWeek, CIO, and more. —August 29, 2007

BI and the environment: Is there a green future for CIOs?

Forget server uptime. It's material waste and CO2 emissions that matter now. Especially when only four percent of the energy in your data center actually goes to process data. We look at the growing demand for "green IT" and how BI helps you respond. —August 29, 2007

From financials to carbon statements: A new agenda for reporting

Customer demands. Government regulations. Investor scrutiny. Whether these are already in play or waiting in the wings, companies are stepping up their efforts to tell the world about their respective carbon footprints. —August 29, 2007

When reporting becomes performance management (The last in a series)

Step 1 told you "How." Steps 2 and 3 told you "Why." In step 4, we look at the "What?" As in, what your business should be doing, and what processes and resources you need to transform it into a high-performer. —August 29, 2007

Why green is good for your market cap and more

What's the link between CO2 and EPS? Reduce one and you'll boost the other, say Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley. We look at the meeting of environmental issues and investor concerns, and the capabilities Finance needs to manage both with success. —August 29, 2007

Managing the business risks of climate change

In a world where bottled water needs carbon offsets, the old risk formulas simply don't measure up. How climate change is rewriting the rules, and the new approaches Finance can take to weather the coming storms. —August 29, 2007

Bringing risk and profitability together, with help from IBM

Your risk models are solid. Your profitability models are sound. Now it's time to bring them together to bridge the divide. Presenting the rationale and use cases for the newest Cognos performance blueprint. —August 29, 2007

Customer perspective: The cost of the wild at the U.S. FWS

Track bears or count beans? With 545 wildlife refuges and 1,200 endangered species, the Fish and Wildlife Service wants its employees focused on the former. With help from Cognos, they can do it with the utmost simplicity. —August 29, 2007

Why going green means new ways to grow

If one person's trash is someone else's treasure, what's the value of the 2.5 billion tons of waste countries collect each year? About $120 billion, for the companies that can recyle and re-use it. It's simply one of many examples of the upside of green. —August 29, 2007

Green on wheels: How Toyota trumped the auto industry

Explore and experiment. Pursue perfection. And above all, run the numbers: three reasons why Toyota leads the market in eco-friendly vehicles, and why it's already looking at ways it can do even better. —August 29, 2007

"Biz Love" and business values: An interview with Tim Sanders

We talk to the celebrated author of Love is the Killer App about personal growth, raising one's "L-factor," and the ways in which peformance management can put an end to suffering and connect you to your customers. —August 29, 2007