Are you part of a small company? God news…A recent survey by IDC found that many small businesses are starting to embrace green initiatives. What’s number one? Adopting IT applications that will make it easier to reduce the environmental impact of their supply chains.
The survey asked 250 decision-makers at small- to medium-sized businesses what software applications their companies are using to gauge, analyze and improve their operations. They found that U.S. manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors of all sizes are taking the most innovative technologies on board to achieve results.
"While the social responsibility for establishing green initiatives is now generally regarded as the norm for European companies, U.S. firms have been slow to embrace the technologies that would support this effort,"said Judy Hodges, the manager of IDC's Small and Medium Business Markets.
The applications that business managers are using to improve the efficiency of their operations include manufacturing, warehouse and distribution, apps to enhance mobile working, and HR programs for hiring and training experience green employees.
It seems that some of the best ideas of the past 30 years have come from the smaller, more nimble and proactive companies out there. Hopefully these newer, smaller companies can be the example for all the others, including some of the large, multi-national corporations who still haven’t gotten on board.
Go to http://idc.com for more information about the report. | 
