Jared Sheehan

Supply chain transparency is critical for managing rising levels of risk in an environment where corporate supply chain practices are attracting increasing legal, regulatory, and consumer scrutiny.

When identifying the top 50 Best Global Green Brands each year, Interbrand starts with the 100 brands that make up its annual Best Global Brands report. Brands that appear on this annual ranking have a global presence and a demonstrated record of delivering value to their stakeholders. Interbrand then conducts extensive consumer research to capture public perception of the brands’ sustainable or green practices and compares that to environmental or sustainability performance data collected and… Show more

When identifying the top 50 Best Global Green Brands each year, Interbrand starts with the 100 brands that make up its annual Best Global Brands report. Brands that appear on this annual ranking have a global presence and a demonstrated record of delivering value to their stakeholders. Interbrand then conducts extensive consumer research to capture public perception of the brands’ sustainable or green practices and compares that to environmental or sustainability performance data collected and analyzed by Deloitte Consulting LLP. Show less

How powerful would it be if a nonprofit could use mobile technology to increase the national blood supply? Technology – and mobile specifically – is one of the largest drivers changing the face of philanthropy today and will continue to be for the foreseeable future.

One of the questions people ask as a follow-up to our research on what practices have been demonstrated to work in sustainable value chain is: What about the reverse—what doesn't work? As one practitioner at a leading organization pointed out, there is value in knowing what to stop doing because it doesn't work, especially because it can free-up scarce resources (time, attention, funding).

This post is about just that: What the research didn't show working—with the addition of an… Show more

One of the questions people ask as a follow-up to our research on what practices have been demonstrated to work in sustainable value chain is: What about the reverse—what doesn't work? As one practitioner at a leading organization pointed out, there is value in knowing what to stop doing because it doesn't work, especially because it can free-up scarce resources (time, attention, funding).

This post is about just that: What the research didn't show working—with the addition of an examination what similar practices did demonstrate effectiveness, and what we might learn from the difference. In particular, this post will not only cover the practices themselves but will suggest that they appear to have in common characteristics around depth and concreteness that prevents them from showing effectiveness. Show less

Deloitte Consulting, the Corporate Responsibility Officer Association (CROA), the Institute for Supply ManagementTM (ISM), and the American Society for Quality (ASQ) jointly conducted a research project into management practices that create success in sustainable value chain efforts. We endeavored to conduct research that was unique for two reasons: Its focus on success and its extension beyond the supply chain to the value chain. Given that a large and growing number of organizations are… Show more

Deloitte Consulting, the Corporate Responsibility Officer Association (CROA), the Institute for Supply ManagementTM (ISM), and the American Society for Quality (ASQ) jointly conducted a research project into management practices that create success in sustainable value chain efforts. We endeavored to conduct research that was unique for two reasons: Its focus on success and its extension beyond the supply chain to the value chain. Given that a large and growing number of organizations are interested in making their value chains more sustainable, we endeavored to provide actionable information that would help them succeed. Show less

Getting people to support their cause is a challenge many nonprofits face. However, the nonprofits that can mobilize a strong supporter base gain an increased ability to sustain funding and the means to spread a wider net of impact.

Traditionally, building a supporter base has meant that organizations were simply good at spreading the word, but the advent of social and mobile technology has changed all of that. Now nonprofits have the opportunity to easily (and economically) reach new… Show more

Getting people to support their cause is a challenge many nonprofits face. However, the nonprofits that can mobilize a strong supporter base gain an increased ability to sustain funding and the means to spread a wider net of impact.

Traditionally, building a supporter base has meant that organizations were simply good at spreading the word, but the advent of social and mobile technology has changed all of that. Now nonprofits have the opportunity to easily (and economically) reach new supporters in all sorts of interesting ways. One of the key support-base-builders is mobile technology. Show less

The Best Global Green Brand report’s overall scores are calculated by combining the standardized performance and perception scores. A discount factor is applied in those cases where positive perceptions of the brand outweigh a company’s actual green performance. This is designed to account for the risk that brands are exposed to when their actions do not live up to public perceptions.

The final ranking is based on companies’ overall scores relative to other companies and previous years’… Show more

The Best Global Green Brand report’s overall scores are calculated by combining the standardized performance and perception scores. A discount factor is applied in those cases where positive perceptions of the brand outweigh a company’s actual green performance. This is designed to account for the risk that brands are exposed to when their actions do not live up to public perceptions.

The final ranking is based on companies’ overall scores relative to other companies and previous years’ results. This ensures that brands are credited with prior years’ achievements and are credited with improvements to those achievements.

Interbrand also lists the gap between overall performance scores and overall perception scores. A positive score indicates a brand is doing more than it is given credit for, while a negative score indicates that a brand is being given more credit than its actions merit. Show less

Resilience and growth through supply chain collaboration provides a framework to manage resources and risk efficiently in an environment of increasing supply chain complexity.

The smartphone era is all around us and those that haven’t embraced it yet are getting left behind. One group that is particularly at risk is nonprofits, which ranked mobile communications as low priority for their user base (Nonprofit Communication Report). This gap in general acceptance of smartphones and how nonprofits perceive smartphone importance begs the question, “Why aren’t nonprofits going mobile?” In this point-of-view paper, Pwrd By dives into what nonprofits are saying about the… Show more

The smartphone era is all around us and those that haven’t embraced it yet are getting left behind. One group that is particularly at risk is nonprofits, which ranked mobile communications as low priority for their user base (Nonprofit Communication Report). This gap in general acceptance of smartphones and how nonprofits perceive smartphone importance begs the question, “Why aren’t nonprofits going mobile?” In this point-of-view paper, Pwrd By dives into what nonprofits are saying about the mobile space, debunks some myths about mobile technology and offers a simple strategy to start thinking about implementation. Show less

Labor unrest in China is making headlines. The recent riot at Foxconn may have grabbed the most attention, but that same week there were at least a dozen other newsworthy strikes and labor protests involving everyone from factory workers and retail clerks to teachers and taxi drivers. And these issues are not isolated to China. Other countries, such as Vietnam and Cambodia, that are a significant link in the supply chain of many companies are showing signs that they too may soon face the kind… Show more

Labor unrest in China is making headlines. The recent riot at Foxconn may have grabbed the most attention, but that same week there were at least a dozen other newsworthy strikes and labor protests involving everyone from factory workers and retail clerks to teachers and taxi drivers. And these issues are not isolated to China. Other countries, such as Vietnam and Cambodia, that are a significant link in the supply chain of many companies are showing signs that they too may soon face the kind of unrest China is experiencing.

These labor issues -- along with related concerns about energy, water, waste and commodity price volatility -- are putting companies at risk and have the potential to tarnish their brand through guilt by association. After all, in the court of public opinion, a company's reputation can only be as good as their suppliers' reputations. Show less