{"id":39783,"date":"2023-08-13T09:59:29","date_gmt":"2023-08-13T07:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intesa.it\/tech-for-a-better-business\/"},"modified":"2024-06-28T14:29:55","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T12:29:55","slug":"tech-for-a-better-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oldintesa.etinet.net\/en\/tech-for-a-better-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech for a better business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; module_id=&#8221;post-blog-intesa&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; max_width=&#8221;80%&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;on&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_post_title author=&#8221;off&#8221; date_format=&#8221;j F Y&#8221; categories=&#8221;off&#8221; comments=&#8221;off&#8221; featured_image=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; title_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Choosing a B Impact Assessment as a performance measure can lead to benefits in the short and medium term<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Intesa has decided to tackle a B Impact Assessment: we are moving towards a new way of doing business, where transparency, ethics, and environmental\/social sustainability become the basis for benevolent and sustainable innovation.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>We live in a time where technological innovation makes exponential leaps from year to year. Artificial intelligence, machine learning, blockchain, the internet of things &#8211; these have been inching into our lives through everyday technology, and yet they are not quite household words.<\/p>\n<p><strong>We have already talked about<\/strong> how the lockdown has highlighted a need for a return to humanity, <strong>the need to pursue <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intesa.it\/en\/lera-del-tech-for-humans\/\">innovation for the sake of humankind<\/a><\/strong>. To place human beings front and center, we have to rethink our business model as well. Because something in our society is ripe for change.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39757\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intesa.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Tech-for-Humans-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldintesa.etinet.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Tech-for-Humans-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/oldintesa.etinet.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Tech-for-Humans-1-300x105.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oldintesa.etinet.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Tech-for-Humans-1-768x269.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oldintesa.etinet.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Tech-for-Humans-1-1024x358.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oldintesa.etinet.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Tech-for-Humans-1-1080x378.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>The foundation of \u201cBusiness for Benefit\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>What has been changing? Consumers, first and foremost. A recent study by the IBM Institute for Business Value and NRF* found that <strong>at least six out of every ten persons surveyed said they were willing to change their purchasing habits in order to lower their environmental impact<\/strong>. Customers are therefore increasingly sensitive to issues of corporate sustainability, ethics, and transparency within those companies manufacturing their products.<br \/>Customers have raised the bar for big business: purchasing power is now in the hands of generations who have been, for some time, keenly <strong>aware of the century\u2019s major problems<\/strong>: social inequities, environmental protection, corruption.<\/p>\n<p>Now, thanks in no small part to the thinking of the world&#8217;s great economists, the 21st century appears to be a watershed moment where words turn into action. This awareness has made its way to business owners as well, with a ripple effect on business models. <strong>No longer \u201cprofit above all else,\u201d the new driving force is \u201csustainable business.\u201d<\/strong> Not just the bottom line, but the positive impact the company has on the community, on society. <strong>From shareholder value to stakeholder value<\/strong>. Welcome to the world of B Corporations.<\/p>\n<h3>What are B Corps and how do businesses get certified?<\/h3>\n<p>The concept of B Corps was born in 2005 in the US as a global movement, with <strong>the goal of disseminating a progressive business model<\/strong>, one in which companies take responsibility for social regeneration, and measure their performance not just in dollars and cents, but in the positive impact they bring to society. The primary goal continues to be profit, but the way to achieve that goal is <strong>by generating social value<\/strong> both within the company (for example, through employee programs) and outside the company (e.g. choosing suppliers whose operations meet B Corp standards, or electing solutions that lead to a reduced environmental impact).<br \/>Companies who obtain B Corp certification may also choose to convert into a benefit corporation. Becoming a B Corp, therefore, means announcing to the market that you have made a very specific choice for your business.<\/p>\n<p>B Corp certification requires <strong>filling out a B Impact Assessment<\/strong>. This questionnaire measures the company&#8217;s impact in five topical areas: people, environment, community, governance, and consumers. Points are awarded from a minimum of zero to a maximum of 200.<\/p>\n<p>A request for certification requires <strong>a minimum of 80 points<\/strong>. <strong>Only 2.8%<\/strong> of companies who have started down the path <strong>have been able to secure certification<\/strong>, and indeed only 2500 companies in the world can make that claim.<\/p>\n<h3>Intesa (an IBM Company)\u2019s journey<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Completing the B Impact Assessment<\/strong> means much more than just filling out a questionnaire. <strong>It means taking a look in the mirror<\/strong>, and reflecting on the change one hopes to effect in the world, by starting with the company itself. It means <strong>re-examining current practices<\/strong>, but more importantly, pushing the company to strive for more.<\/p>\n<p>Now, at thirty years since the company&#8217;s founding, <strong>we have decided to measure the impact of our business using the B Impact Assessment<\/strong>. At the same time, we began to <strong>change our practices<\/strong>, starting with a wellness program for employees called \u201cInWellness,\u201d a program aimed at disseminating a culture of health and wellbeing within the company. Smartworking has become the norm, and in fact was in place well before the lockdown was implemented. Finally, we have applied our <strong>code of ethics and sustainability<\/strong> to company processes, and to managing our relationships with external stakeholders.<\/p>\n<p>The pivot towards B Corp certification represents a path that ends with a company that is profoundly changed, with a renewed mission, long before the company&#8217;s entity type is ever altered.<\/p>\n<p>We are moving towards a new way of doing business, where <strong>transparency, ethics, and environmental\/social sustainability<\/strong> become <strong>the basis for benevolent and sustainable innovation<\/strong>. Another important step towards making Tech for Humans a reality. Tech for a Better Business<\/p>\n<p><em>* Source: Meet the 2020 consumers driving change. Why brands must deliver on omnipresence, agility, and sustainability<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Intesa has decided to tackle a B Impact Assessment: we are moving towards a new way of doing business.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":39758,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=\"1\" admin_label=\"section\" _builder_version=\"3.0.71\" module_id=\"post-blog-intesa\"][et_pb_row admin_label=\"row\" use_custom_width=\"on\" width_unit=\"off\" background_repeat_1=\"no-repeat\" background_repeat_2=\"no-repeat\" _builder_version=\"3.0.71\" background_size=\"initial\" background_position=\"top_left\" background_repeat=\"repeat\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\"][et_pb_post_title _builder_version=\"3.17.6\" title_line_height=\"1.5em\" categories=\"off\" comments=\"off\" featured_image=\"off\" author=\"off\" border_style=\"solid\" date_format=\"j F Y\" \/][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"3.17.6\" background_size=\"initial\" background_position=\"top_left\" background_repeat=\"repeat\"]<\/p><h2>Perch\u00e9 la scelta di misurare le proprie performance di business con il B Impact Assessment pu\u00f2 portare benefici nel breve e nel medio termine<\/h2><blockquote><p>Intesa ha deciso di affrontare il B Impact Assessment: stiamo andando verso un nuovo modo di fare business, riconoscendo nella trasparenza, nell\u2019etica e nella sostenibilit\u00e0 ambientale e sociale i valori alla base di un\u2019innovazione sostenibile e umana.<\/p><\/blockquote><p>Viviamo nell\u2019era in cui l\u2019innovazione tecnologica accelera esponenzialmente di anno in anno: artificial intelligence, machine learning, blockchain, internet of things stanno entrando nelle nostre vite in punta di piedi, alla base di soluzioni che usiamo quotidianamente; sembrano, tuttavia, termini ancora cos\u00ec distanti dalla quotidianit\u00e0 delle persone.<\/p><p><strong>Abbiamo gi\u00e0 discusso<\/strong> di come il lockdown abbia evidenziato l\u2019importanza di un ritorno all\u2019umanit\u00e0 e <strong>la necessit\u00e0 di perseguire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intesa.it\/lera-del-tech-for-humans\/\">un\u2019innovazione per l\u2019umanit\u00e0<\/a>.<\/strong> Riportare l\u2019uomo al centro \u00e8 un impegno che include anche una revisione del modello di business. Perch\u00e9 qualcosa, nella nostra societ\u00e0, sta cambiando.<\/p><p><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39757\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intesa.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Tech-for-Humans-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p><h3>Alle origini del business for benefit<\/h3><p>Cosa sta cambiando? Innanzitutto, i consumatori. Da una recente ricerca di IBM Institute for Business Value e NRF,* risulta come <strong>almeno 6 intervistati su 10 dichiarino di essere disposti a cambiare le loro abitudini di acquisto per ridurre l\u2019impatto ambientale.<\/strong> Sempre di pi\u00f9 i clienti, quindi, tengono in considerazione la sostenibilit\u00e0, l\u2019etica e la trasparenza delle aziende produttrici nelle loro scelte di acquisto. Hanno alzato l\u2019asticella delle aspettative nei confronti delle grandi aziende, perch\u00e9 il potere d\u2019acquisto ora \u00e8 in mano alle generazioni che da sempre sono state sensibilizzate sulle <strong>grandi questioni del nostro secolo<\/strong>: diseguaglianze sociali, tutela ambientale, corruzione.<\/p><p>E cos\u00ec, complice il pensiero di grandi economisti, l\u2019impressione \u00e8 che per il XXIesimo secolo si stia passando dalle parole ai fatti. La sensibilizzazione sui grandi temi \u00e8 arrivata anche agli imprenditori, e quindi ai modelli di business: <strong>non business per guadagnare a tutti i costi, ma business sostenibile<\/strong>, il cui valore generato si traduce non solo nei numeri di bilancio ma anche nell\u2019impatto positivo che hanno nella societ\u00e0. <strong>Dal valore per gli shareholders al valore per gli stakeholders.<\/strong> Cos\u00ec nascono le B Corp.<\/p><h3>Cosa sono le B Corp e come si ottiene la certificazione<\/h3><p>Il concetto di B Corp nasce nel 2005 negli USA come movimento globale che ha l\u2019obiettivo di <strong>diffondere un modello economico evoluto<\/strong>, in cui le aziende si fanno responsabili di una rigenerazione sociale, misurando il loro operato non solo nel guadagno economico ma anche nell\u2019impatto positivo nella societ\u00e0: il primo obiettivo di business continua ad essere il profitto, ma ottenuto <strong>generando valore sociale<\/strong> sia internamente (ad esempio, con iniziative verso i dipendenti) sia esternamente (ad esempio, preferendo fornitori che operano secondo i principi B Corp o scegliendo soluzioni a ridotto impatto ambientale).<br \/>Le aziende che ottengono la certificazione B Corp possono inoltre decidere di variare la loro ragione sociale in Societ\u00e0 Benefit. Diventare B Corp, quindi, significa anche dichiarare al mercato di aver intrapreso una scelta di business ben precisa.<\/p><p>La certificazione B Corp prevede la <strong>compilazione del B Impact Assessment<\/strong>, un questionario che misura gli impatti dell\u2019azienda su cinque aree tematiche: persone, ambiente, comunit\u00e0, governance e consumatori. Viene poi assegnato un punteggio da 0 a 200. La richiesta di certificazione pu\u00f2 avvenire con un minimo di <strong>80 punti, soglia superata solo dal 2,8% delle aziende<\/strong> che fino ad oggi hanno intrapreso il percorso per ottenere la certificazione; status di cui si possono fregiare oltre 2500 aziende nel mondo.<\/p><h3>Il percorso di Intesa (Gruppo IBM)<\/h3><p><strong>Affrontare il B Impact Assessment<\/strong> non significa solo compilare un questionario. <strong>Significa \u201cguardarsi allo specchio\u201d<\/strong>, riflettere sul cambiamento che si vuole generare all\u2019esterno per ottenerlo iniziando a cambiare l\u2019azienda stessa. Significa <strong>mettersi in discussione<\/strong> per guardare a ci\u00f2 che si sta facendo ma soprattutto a ci\u00f2 che si pu\u00f2 fare ancora.<\/p><p>A oltre 30 anni dalla fondazione dell\u2019azienda, <strong>abbiamo deciso di misurare i nostri impatti di business tramite il B Impact Assessment<\/strong>, avviando nel contempo un <strong>percorso di cambiamento<\/strong> a partire da iniziative per il benessere dei dipendenti come InWellness, che si propone di diffondere la salute e il benessere all\u2019interno dell\u2019azienda, lo smart working diffuso, sfruttato gi\u00e0 prima del lockdown, oppure le <strong>policy di etica e sostenibilit\u00e0<\/strong> applicate ai processi aziendali e alla gestione delle relazioni con gli stakeholder esterni.<\/p><p>Quello verso la certificazione B Corp \u00e8 un percorso il cui obiettivo \u00e8 un cambiamento profondo dell\u2019azienda, arrivando alla revisione della mission stessa, prima ancora di un cambio di stato societario.<\/p><p>Stiamo andando verso un nuovo modo di fare business, riconoscendo nella <strong>trasparenza, nell\u2019etica e nella sostenibilit\u00e0<\/strong> ambientale e sociale <strong>i valori alla base di un\u2019innovazione sostenibile e umana.<\/strong> Una ulteriore concretizzazione del concetto di Tech for Humans che intendiamo perseguire. Un <em>Tech for a better business<\/em>.<\/p><p><em>* Fonte: Meet the 2020 consumers driving change. 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