Sustainability Initiative

BUILDING A GREENER GREEN

Rewarding partners for improving the sustainability and environmental responsibility of their operations is a good thing. But “good” and “easy” are not the same. The most recognized brand in sports apparel knew this all too well when they made a commitment to create a more sustainable product line.

The solution included a technology platform that would allow manufacturing partners to gauge the sustainability of their practices. The task of getting that solution up and running was right up our alley.

Use fewer toxins, create less waste — two straightforward steps to better manufacturing. But those two steps require a boatload of backend to bring the initiative online. By the time ACME was brought in, that boatload was nearly sinking. An ineffective project management process had the project behind schedule from the get-go. We diagnosed a few more problems too: The internal teams weren’t working well together and the department infrastructure wasn’t designed efficiently.

ACME engaged department stakeholders, managed resources, maintained a tight schedule and monitored budgets — all under the banner of much-needed project leadership. We managed program operations, provided for the creation of a unique user interface (that was a first in the industry) and did it all while embracing the client’s unique culture. Was it an easy task? Not by a long shot. But no one ever said saving the planet would be.