可持續性創新的新商業運作模式

	Sustainability Innovation = New Business Models = Increase in Profits
		In a new global study, nearly half of respondents said their companies had changed their business model as a result of sustainability opportunities — a 20 percent jump over the same survey the previous year. And half of those reported a rise in profit. In all, 37% of companies reported a rise in profit from their sustainability efforts, according to the fourth annual study by MIT Sloan Management Review and The Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Read the report online now or download the PDF >>
	The study, titled "The Innovation Bottom Line," also found that companies in developing countries change their business models as a result of sustainability at a far higher rate than those based in North America, which has the lowest rate of business-model innovation and the fewest business-model innovators. Read on for more findings >>

Is Your Company a Sustainability-Driven Innovator?

The report calls those companies that have made business-model innovations "Sustainability-Driven Innovators." Sustainability-Driven Innovators see the sustainability opportunity differently than do companies that haven't gleaned sustainability's financial rewards. They focus on how their efforts can increase market share, boost energy efficiency and build competitive advantage. Sustainability-Driven Innovators also bring a strong execution focus to their efforts, are much more likely to place customers at the center, work closely with many stakeholders and drive sustainability objectives through skillful organizational change. Read more >>