A recent Ernst & Young/Greenbiz Group Report notes that CFOs are taking a bigger role in Corporate Sustainability programs because of the financial impact of these programs in their cost reduction and risk management programs.
A significant 74% of survey respondents said that cost reduction was...
Healthcare providers, who continue to operate under tremendous pressure to improve quality while reducing costs, may find some relief following Best Practices for their medical and pharmaceutical spend. As a healthcare provider, this spend can range anywhere from 2% to 15% of your total expenses....
Mobile device management (MDM) and the management of the applications on mobile devices is very much a growing concern for enterprise corporate liable accounts. That’s why before going to market, it’s critical that you first determine a strategy for your workforce to use mobile devices...
Let's talk illegal drugs. Not dark street-corner drug dealing, but how businesses deal with illegal drugs in the workforce. Drug screening is an ongoing practice of many companies in the US. It can be critical to ensuring a safe and productive workplace but can also have an emotional impact on...
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A recent news story tells of a Park City, Utah, restaurant that is questioning the right of its long-time merchant card processor to fine them for unproven data breaches. Fraudulent transactions totaling nearly $14,000 were blamed on a data breach at the restaurant. Although violations of PCI...
The much-publicized proposed acquisition of T-Mobile by AT&T has caused industry watchers everywhere to speculate about market impacts if the deal were to be consummated. In public comments Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole indicated in late August that the Department of Justice filed its...
As you may have heard already, the film industry is implementing a price increase this month, with increases ranging from 5% to 8%, depending on the type of film and geographic location. Some parts of the US are already paying the higher price; but, most will see the increase on purchases toward...
Is your health insurance cost taking over your general ledger? According to an annual poll of employers performed by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research and Educational Trust, employers’ health insurance premiums rose by an average of 9% in the past year. The time has come to find...
Five questions come to mind when experts discuss the current state of recycling in the US – which is described by most recycling gurus as “anemic at best”. For our purposes here, we will pose these questions directly to you, the reader.
Do you recycle?
Are you recycling everything you're able...
Companies often become so entrenched in the day-to-day activities required to keep the business running that they fail to step back and evaluate their own performance. Take a minute – or five – to ask three simple questions:
What do we do well?
What could we do better?
What additional resources...
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