Comments on: To whom should the VP of Sustainability report? http://en.verteeblog.com/to-whom-should-the-vp-of-sustainability-report/200843/ The blog for sustainable business and business carbon management Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:13:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Jeremy http://en.verteeblog.com/to-whom-should-the-vp-of-sustainability-report/200843/#comment-15 Jeremy Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:28:57 +0000 http://en.verteeblog.com/?p=43#comment-15 Damien, you're pretty much right. There is no bold answer, only an "it depends" on the conditions, the situations, and where the "lever pockets" are located within the organization. Many thanks for your valuable feedback. And indeed, I should've mentioned the notion of lifecycle (that you may find on Verteego in the activity questionnaire of the self-assessment). Damien, you’re pretty much right. There is no bold answer, only an “it depends” on the conditions, the situations, and where the “lever pockets” are located within the organization.

Many thanks for your valuable feedback. And indeed, I should’ve mentioned the notion of lifecycle (that you may find on Verteego in the activity questionnaire of the self-assessment).

]]> By: Damien http://en.verteeblog.com/to-whom-should-the-vp-of-sustainability-report/200843/#comment-14 Damien Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:37:36 +0000 http://en.verteeblog.com/?p=43#comment-14 Interesting ! Truly, a company that want to act responsibly must take care of its procurements, just like any citizen. However, a small cap may not feel comfortable with the idea of being tough with its suppliers without a prior self-assessment. For me, a VP sustainability should also give some focus on the internal practices of the company, as well as the use phase and End of Life of its products/services. So, where should it be ? Connected with everyone, that's for sure ! A first, rough answer to the question: "where are located the highest environmental and social impacts of my activity and my products?" would be a good and fresh start to know in which department there is a lot to do to become sustainable. It would be then straightforward to know where to seed sustainability positions in its organization. Interesting ! Truly, a company that want to act responsibly must take care of its procurements, just like any citizen. However, a small cap may not feel comfortable with the idea of being tough with its suppliers without a prior self-assessment.

For me, a VP sustainability should also give some focus on the internal practices of the company, as well as the use phase and End of Life of its products/services. So, where should it be ? Connected with everyone, that’s for sure !
A first, rough answer to the question: “where are located the highest environmental and social impacts of my activity and my products?” would be a good and fresh start to know in which department there is a lot to do to become sustainable. It would be then straightforward to know where to seed sustainability positions in its organization.

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