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How to Quantify Sustainability’s Impact on Your Bottom Line

Harvard Business

Our research has found that embedded sustainability drives financial performance through mediating factors such as innovation, operational efficiency, risk reduction, employee recruitment, engagement and retention, customer and supplier loyalty, competitive advantage, reduced cost of capital, and improved marketing and sales.

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Why GE, Boeing, Lowe’s, and Walmart Are Directly Buying Health Care for Employees

Harvard Business

Geisinger Health System began partnering with Walmart around cardiac surgery in 2012, and joined ECEN for spinal surgery in 2015. For centers remaining in consideration after these initial steps, PBGH and HDP perform an in-depth site visit utilizing a patient tracer methodology. In late 2012 Geisinger initiated ProvenCare Lumbar Spine.

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A.T. Kearney Interview & Culture

Management Consulted

2012 – A.T. Kearney boasts about its Fit Transformation™ methodology, designed specifically to align companies’ strategy, operating model, and people to bring lasting transformation. Thus, they work towards creating or upgrading current purchasing processes to enhance efficiency and maximize savings. 2006 – A.T.