This March 2021 report is by Honeywell International. “Executives are increasingly turning to sustainability as a force multiplier for competitive advantage,” the authors write. In the past, this was typically not a competitive focus – simply a means of demonstrating responsible corporate citizenship – and so sustainability initiatives often became silo,” within the enterprise. Today, with the recognition deep ties between “sustainability” and “profitability, sustainably managed companies have become increasingly attractive to investors and customers. This report provides insight into the right “sustainability path” and how industry stakeholders can begin to identify the strategy that best fits their company by answering three critical questions: What’s my objective?; What are my opportunities?; And What will be my approach?
Key words: Climate Change, Cloud & Data Analytics, Construction/New Buildings, Employee Productivity, Energy Efficiency/Management, Healthy Buildings, HVAC & Indoor Air Quality (IAQ), Internet of Things (IoT), Large Building Controls/Automation