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Sustainability and Circularity Matters—Contact Center Growth Opportunities under the ESG Umbrella
Setting and Achieving ESG Goals Provides a Competitive Advantage in the Contact Center
27-Jun-2022
North America
Market Research
K747-01-00-00-00
IT04542-NA-MT_26666
Sustainability has become an important company mandate and competitive differentiator, driven by demand from customers, investors, and employees. Increasingly, contact center (CC) suppliers are publishing environmental, societal, and governance (ESG) reports detailing internal progress on the United Nations' Sustainability Design Goals (SDGs) and promoting these to customers and supply chain partners. This is particularly timely, given that the COVID-19 pandemic provided an opening to further sustainability goals by accelerating the movement to the cloud, remote work, and the digital transformation.
As an industry, CC solution providers have 4 common core SDGs:
SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being
SDG 9: Industry Innovation and Infrastructure
SDG 13: Climate Action
SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
In addition, other SDGs have ongoing support, such as working on gender equality across a vendor’s customers and supply chains (SDG 5) or making equipment more accessible (such as agent screens) (SDG 8). Others are developed by companies in the CC space but include capabilities beyond the CC, such as having security practices/portfolios (SDG 16). Examples include:
SDG 5: Gender Equality
SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities
SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities (green buildings)
SDG 16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
This Frost & Sullivan growth opportunity study examines SDG efforts and actions solution providers in the CC industry have taken as part of broader ESG plans. It details existing ESG table stake efforts and highlights a few providers excelling in making an impact on SDGs.
Author: Nancy Jamison
Why Is It Increasingly Difficult to Grow?
The Strategic Imperative 8™
The Impact of the Top 3 Strategic Imperatives on Sustainability and Circularity in the Contact Center Industry
Growth Opportunities Fuel the Growth Pipeline Engine™
Sustainability and Circular Economy is a Key Component of the United Nations’ 17 Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs)
The Impact of the Top 4 SDGs on the Contact Center Industry
2022 CX Growth Opportunities
Top Takeaways
Growth Environment for Sustainability and Circularity in Contact Centers
Contact Center Sustainability and Circularity—Action Examples
Sustainability and CSR
Sustainability and CSR (continued)
Growth Drivers
Growth Restraints
Core SDGs for CC Providers
SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being—Software Applications
SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being—Physical Environment
SDG 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 13: Climate Action
SDG 13: Climate Action (continued)
Vendor Profile—Cisco
Vendor Profile—Cisco (continued)
Vendor Profile—Genesys
Vendor Profile—Lumen
Vendor Profile—Lumen (continued)
Vendor Profile—NICE
Vendor Profile—NICE (continued)
Vendor Profile—NTT Ltd.
Vendor Profile—NTT Ltd. (continued)
Growth Opportunity 1—WAH is Driving Innovative Technology Solutions
Growth Opportunity 1—WAH is Driving Innovative Technology Solutions (continued)
Growth Opportunity 2—Circular Economy Business Models
Growth Opportunity 2—Circular Economy Business Models (continued)
Growth Opportunity 3—New Work Environment and Employee Engagement Tools
Growth Opportunity 3—New Work Environment and Employee Engagement Tools (continued)
Definitions
Additional Information
List of Exhibits
Legal Disclaimer
List of Figures
- Importance of Business Goals - Summary, Global, 2022
- Importance of Sustainability and CSR as Business Goals, Global, 2022
- Contact Center Market: Growth Drivers for Sustainability, North America, 2022–2027
- Contact Center Market: Growth Restraints for Sustainability, North America, 2022–2027
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| List of Charts and Figures | Importance of Business Goals - Summary, Global, 2022~ Importance of Sustainability and CSR as Business Goals, Global, 2022~ Contact Center Market: Growth Drivers for Sustainability, North America, 2022–2027~ Contact Center Market: Growth Restraints for Sustainability, North America, 2022–2027~ |
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| WIP Number | K747-01-00-00-00 |