New Metrics are metrics that allow businesses to quantify previously-ignored risks, costs and revenue potential associated with sustainability impacts. Smart executives use New Metrics to understand the full picture of their companies’ presence in the world, improve stakeholder relationships, and steer innovation toward the products and services of the future. Simply put, New Metrics help business leaders manage their organizations and value chains better. This opening session will welcome everyone to New Metrics ’17, set the scope and depth of the conference agenda, and provide inspiring examples of New Metrics in action as an appetizer to the rich content that follows.
