by Brianna Crandall — January 25, 2012—Global technology giant IBM and the World Environment Center (WEC) on January 17 announced the formation of the Innovations in Environmental Sustainability Council, comprised of leading global companies that will explore how innovation in business process and technology can enable strategic solutions to major sustainability challenges involving materials, energy, water, infrastructure and logistics.
Charter members of the council will include Boeing, CH2M HILL, The Coca-Cola Company, The Dow Chemical Company, F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG, General Motors, IBM, Johnson & Johnson Family of Consumer Companies, The Walt Disney Company and WEC.
The launch of this initiative demonstrates the ongoing commitment of global companies to sustainability and improved environmental performance. Council members are committed to incorporating sustainability more deeply into business strategy and corporate practice. The companies will be able to apply what is learned from this collaboration within their own organizations, not only to achieve greater efficiency and effectiveness through operations, but also to identify and develop related opportunities for innovation and growth.
The council was created by IBM and Washington, DC-based WEC, a global nonprofit, non-advocacy organization that advances sustainable development through the business practices of global companies and in partnership with governments, multilateral organizations, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), universities and other stakeholders. The first meeting of the council will be held February 7-8, 2012 in Orlando, Florida.
For information about IBM’s Sustainability solutions and initiatives, visit the company’s Energy and the Environment Web site.
