Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 6, 2020

With plenty of workers out in the field and clients spread out across a neighborhood, or even an entire city, being able to communicate effectively and efficiently is an absolute necessity. While not necessarily standard in all lawn care software, some of the more advanced iterations will even allow you to track chemical usage.

Quality 75

Quality Software Efficiency Hedge 75

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2012

But there our story deviates from the norm because our turnaround wasn't based on cost control, financial leverage, or manufacturing efficiencies. In pursuit of this goal, I committed Desso to becoming 100% Cradle-to-Cradle by 2020. We will phase out all chemicals deemed unacceptable according to Cradle-to-Cradle by 2020.

Strategy 11

Strategy McKinsey Chemicals Armstrong 11

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2013

Improving energy efficiency standards for things like appliances and federal buildings, a worthy follow up to the aggressive auto fuel efficiency standards passed last year. Walmart is the largest private user of solar power in the country, and has set goals to increase that amount 6-fold by 2020. Regulations are just one path.

Payback Period 8

Payback Period Energy Politics Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2014

Second, a new coalition representing many of the world’s largest companies launched in September under the name We Mean Business and issued its own powerful study , offering substantial evidence of the direct business value of investing in low-carbon tech and energy efficiency. Unilever U.S. Financing the clean economy. Tough choices.

Chemicals 12

Chemicals Short-term Energy Report 12

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2013

On the upside, similar calculations from WWF and McKinsey suggests that this pace of change –they endorse a 3% reduction in absolute emissions per year through 2020 – will actually be very profitable. The clean tech markets keep growing fast: three of the world’s biggest economies — the U.S.,

Supply Chain 9

Supply Chain McKinsey Apparel Energy 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

With the support of chemical companies , more than 170 countries also agreed to phase out HFCs , the high global-warming-potential chemicals used in air-conditioners and refrigerators everywhere. President Obama, with his counterparts in Canada and Mexico, agreed to some aggressive regional targets on renewable energy and efficiency.

Energy 8

Energy Banking Chemicals Globalization 8