Herbie Goes Bananas

PROPOSAL
The Sustainability Consortium
The Sustainability Consortium was established with the goal of improving informed decision making for product sustainability throughout the product life cycle by using science. The Consortium has strived on the strength of its vision and its fantastic partnerships with sustainably minded corporations. The consortium must mind the gaps in order to continue its success.

GAP 1: No measurable ROI for corporate stakeholders

The Sustainability Consortium must establish measurable goals that can be easily communicated to their business partners. These business partners not only want an ROI for their investment in TSC, but additionally they want to establish TSC sustainable solutions to provide cost savings and potential profitable scenarios. This is exemplified by the following formula: Stakeholder + TSC = Cost Savings, Profits and/or Dollars Solutions a Sustainable Image

GAP 2: Lack of business professionals on staff

The addition of business professionals to The Sustainability Consortium staff will give the organization business credibility as well as help the consortium sell itself to potential partner companies. The consortium must concentrate on attracting and recruiting respected, well known business executives to add to its staff of academics.

GAP 3: No concise dashboard summarizing workspace information

The vast amount of information available to TSC members via the workspace is poorly organized and largely inaccessible in a top-line format. The development of a summary dashboard that executive level members of stakeholder companies can access quickly is integral to proving the value of the partnership between the TSC and stakeholder companies.