Happy Earth Decade!

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For years, SAS has striven to make environmentally sustainable and socially responsible business decisions. Those of us in the JMP division have applauded those decisions, and we’ve built upon that foundation whenever possible. When we heard the United Nation’s recent rallying call to protect and revive the world’s ecosystems, we were compelled to answer.

JMP is joining the UN’s Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, and we hope you will, too. “Over the next ten years, every action counts. Every single day. Every country, company, organization, and individual have a role to play.” That powerful statement is from the UN Decade website.

We’re excited to do our part, and we’re inviting current – and future – JMP users to join us. Are you ready to commit to a decade of sustainability practices?

Here’s our three-part plan:

Analyze.

Data is power. But not if it sits unexplored with its mysteries unsolved.

That’s why we’re inviting you and other organizations to join us in exploring consumption data.

By exploring travel, energy use and carbon footprint data, we can identify specific changes to the way we work that advance conservation. Not sure where to start? Begin with the “Getting Started with JMP” webinar. To ensure that you understand the nuances of what you’re seeing and to sharpen your statistical skills, take our free “Statistical Thinking” course. And top it off with whichever “Mastering JMP” webinars you need to be completely up to speed in your approach to dynamic data analyses.

Act.

We’re using our data to take a hard look at our ecological footprint. Once we’ve audited our travel, events, marketing programs and more, we will make data-driven decisions that foster our own sustainable practices. We’ll also work with green vendors at every opportunity, align with corporations that are committed to restoration and assist learning institutions and non-profits with their green initiatives.

Knowing what your organization is doing well – and knowing what could be improved upon – is only the first step. Consider what you can do with what you learn. How can you implement environmentally friendly practices?

Amplify.

We believe that by amplifying our voices we can multiply the number of people working toward change. Start by making sure people within your own organization understand your analyses and support your actions. We’ll share our confidential data on our intranet, of course, but we’ll also put much of our data on JMP Public for all to see. We hope the organizations that align with us will also share data along their journey both internally and externally.JMP plans to use our communication vehicles for climate awareness at local, regional, national, and even international levels. This includes – but is not limited to – talks at Discovery Summit events in the Americas, Asia, and Europe.Find ways to integrate awareness into your organization’s communications and events – putting climate change efforts right up front. Certainly, in some fashion, you’ll have opportunity to celebrate and amplify the achievements of those around you.

At www.jmp.com/green, we’ve curated a few stories of researchers who have dedicated their careers to environmental stewardship. Read them there.

And when you’re ready to take the next step – whatever that might be – engage with us. We’ll be right there with you. It all starts at www.jmp.com/green.