Viewpoints

Sustainability refers to societal efforts to meet present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. ScottMadden creates sustainable, long-term value by: Reducing our environmental footprint Using mat...

ScottMadden has been providing support to our clients in Latin America and the Caribbean since 2003. We have experience designing and building Latin America shared service operations from the ground up as well as integrating HR, Finance, IT and Purcha...

Climate change is an international issue that is getting significant and increasing attention. Both on the federal and state levels, legislation is being written and government action is being taken which will limit CO2 emissions significantly. Nonetheless...

With the meltdown of the credit markets and the deepening of worldwide recession, energy and utility companies are tightening their belts and contemplating how to position for future opportunities. The drumbeat of sustainable management, energy efficiency,...

Research by ScottMadden indicates that business services represent from 40% to 76% of non-fuel spending at North American electric & gas utilities. Despite the sheer volume of this spend, most utility procurement departments are not managing business s...

Several leading energy companies continue to receive favorable coverage by the financial analysts because of their regulatory frameworks.  ScottMadden conducted an analysis of the energy regulation and ratemaking frameworks of these “premium uti...

ScottMadden delivered its insights to 100 HR executives at the IEHRA Annual Conference, October 8-10, 2008, and called for their leadership in meeting the challenges that lie ahead.   What are the problems? What are the best practices? What should u...

Getting the right staff into a shared services center, developing them and retaining them—these are the constant challenges to shared services leaders. Walt Simpson, partner with ScottMadden, moderated a panel discussion with participants from Levi S...