Goodnight among 100 Most Influential in Business Ethics

CARY, NC  (26 febbraio 2009)  –  Jim Goodnight, CEO of SAS, leader in business analytics software and services, has been named one of the 100 Most Influential in Business Ethics by Ethisphere.com. Goodnight was heralded within the Design and Sustainability category for releasing SAS® for Sustainability Management in April 2008. 

SAS for Sustainability Management helps organizations accurately measure and manage their environmental impact. The solution introduced the first decision-support software platform for proactively identifying innovative strategies that effectively address complex environmental, social and economic situations while achieving stakeholder objectives. SAS uses the solution itself to gather, measure, and analyze its sustainability performance. 

Ethisphere reported that “Goodnight decided to step a little bit out of his element and develop analytic software that gives metrics to the “green” factor of a company. The metrics take into account greenhouse gas emissions, resource utilization, ethical sourcing and regulatory compliance – a very comprehensive set of data to grade a company on. Many of the criteria for the software are based on Global Reporting Initiative ranking methodologies.”

Ethisphere’s “Design and Sustainability” category notes those who substantially contributed to or led a product or service redesign, which resulted in less natural resource use, or increased consumer acceptance of sustainability without diminishing the quality of the original product or service. 

Other honorees in “Design and Sustainability” include Mike Barry - Head of Corporate Social Responsibility at Marks & Spencer, for continuing the company’s 100 point plan to become carbon neutral; Sudhanshu Pokhriyal – Director Hyderabad & Coastal Andhra Pradesh Operations for Coca-Cola, for water conservation; and Virginia D. Klein – Executive Director for the Institute for Integrated Rural Development, for promoting development alternatives through the initiatives of groups of rural poor in the Maharashtra State in India.

The 100 Most Influential in Business Ethics list rewards individuals specifically for their influence in 2008, rather than over the course of their career.