Sustainable Companies Redefining the Term ‘Business Flexibility’

Blog by Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner at Taiga Company
Jul 27, 2011 2:09 PM ET

Taiga Company blog by Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner at Taiga Compa…

‘Flexibility’ has often been a term used in the business world to define progressive organizational cultures seeking to align employee needs with business interests.  Examples might include flexible work hours, remote work stations, or telecommuting.  However, growing market complexities and business sustainability needs have redefined the term ‘business flexibility’.   Our sustainability consulting oractuce now finds the characteristics of sustainable businesses often center around a high degree of flexibility.  As described in the post, Flexibility Promoting a Health and Sustainable Supply Chain, companies over the last few decades have introduced this business sustainability concept into their sustainable supply chain management practices.     Organizations that design their internal processes to be more preemptive and responsive to changing market conditions benefit from improved profitability, happier customers, and a supply chain that serves as a competitive advantage.  –CBE Views   Today, sustainable businesses are taking flexibility a step further.  A PRTM survey recently revealed that more and more executives now realize cost savings and revenue potential of supply chain flexibility.  This new research identifies five specific “levers” that increase operational improvements:  click here to read how sustainable companies are redefining business flexibility.   

Home to one third of the earth's trees, the Taiga is the largest land-based biosphere and encircles the globe. Its immense oxygen production literally changes the atmosphere and refreshes the planet. It is this continuous renewal that has shaped Taiga Company's vision to drive similar change in the business world. Taiga Company  seeks to be the "oxygen for your business".