Sustainable strategies for the 21st Century. Prepare for the Cloud. Realize your benefits. Grow new markets. Capture opportunities.

Welcome to Newport Consulting Group.  Our principals and staff maintain over 250 years of combined experience in the management and consultation of established Fortune 500 enterprises, high-growth Inc. 5000 companies, top-25 public sector agencies, and not for profit and charity (NFPC) groups. 

We invite you to learn about our heritage, our services, and our value to our clients.  Let us show you how you can start a new tomorrow today.

Sustainable Growth for C21 Companies

Sustainability means more than reporting against a triple bottom-line.  It means taking a strategic look at long-term viability and growth for stakeholders, employees and customers of your company using a value-based stewardship model we find promotes 21st Century or "C21" growth.

Our principals have been active in sustainability since 1998 and strategic initiatives for over 25 years. We can help you plan, align, structure, and monitor value-based business operations using leading edge analytics and technology and practical business improvement methods.  We are approved as a B Corporation Service Provider, advising high growth green firms and Fortune 500 leaders in Corporate Responsibility. Learn about our work in several sustainability frameworks and our partnership with Social Accountability International (SAI) and SAI’s Social Fingerprint® program for business improvement.

Is your organization prepared for the Cloud? You have less time to get ready than you think you do.

Technology is changing in the area of cloud versus on-premises and mobile computing. With mobile applications running through the conventional design - build - test - deploy process in days and weeks instead of months and years, often times technology is not the "long pole in the tent." Our Cloud Operations Readiness service helps you prepare your organization in advance of technology deployment, allow your employees greater engagement by trying new things, and preparing for new ways of doing business in the cloud.

Social Business Strategies for Growth

Join Newport Consulting principal Liz Garnand and managing principal William Newman for a series of Social Business Webinars "Maximizing your Voice in the Social Media Space" sponsored by the Institute of Management Consultants (IMC) Academy. All three webinars are now available on-demand at the IMC Academy marketplace, course number AL212.  Visit our services page to learn more about how we help organizations position their value in the market.

Webcasts and Podcasts

January 27. 2012 - Audio Archive: Leveraging Your Supply Chain for Competitive Advantage listen to the recording sponsored by Sustainable Business Forum, DuPont Sustainable Solutions.

October 22, 2011 - TEDxFlint presentation: "Flint: A Personal Model for Sustainability" by managing principal William Newman. Watch on YouTube.

October 20, 2011 - IT Transformation Plans with Mobile Strategy More Likely to get Funding listen to the podcast with managing principal William Newman.

May 4, 2007 - SAPPHIRE 2007 Audio Archive: recorded presentation "Product Development for the Automotive Industry" featuring managing principal William Newman.

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News and Articles

April 30, 2012 - Establish Requirements Before Choosing Between Cloud and On-premises ERP read the article series on TechTarget's searchManufacturingERP.com

April 25, 2012 - Companies Turning to Enterprise Social Business for Collaboration, Integration read the article

March 30, 2012 - Strategic Intent and Green Marketing for Disclosure using Social Media read the article

March 26, 2012 - Cloud HR Software, Time to Rip Out that Legacy System? read the article

March 21, 2012 - Supply Chain Performance Management 2.0 Offers better Integration, Analytics read the article

February 22, 2012 - 3BL Media announces New Webinar, "Using a Process-based System for Social Performance" read the press release

February 22, 2012 - A Framework for Social Media in Sustainability Programs read the article

January 31, 2012 - Right Product Compliance Software Crucial for Green Manufacturing read the article

December 22, 2011 New White Paper by principal Liz Garnand: Conflict Minerals - How Manufacturers Can Stay Ahead of Unformulated but Inevitable Regulations read it

December 21, 2011 New White Paper by principal Liz Garnand: Meeting the Automotive Challenge of Creating Sustainability in a Complex Supply Chain read it

December 9, 2011 SAP Announces its Sustainable Business Network Platform read the article on searchSAP.com

November 7, 2011 - Strategy Management iPad app Offers Balanced Scorecard Access Anywhere read the article on searchSAP.com

October 22, 2011 - Decompressing ... and Learning ... from TEDx Flint read the blog post by TEDster William Newman and his "model for personal sustainability" 

October 5, 2011 - Mobile Computing Offers Inroads to Executives, Profit Models for SAP Customers read the article on searchSAP.com by principal Jesse Jacoby and managing principal William Newman

October 4, 2011 - How SAP Solutions Can Make Audit Management Processes More Cost-Effective read the article on GRC Expert (login required)

September 1, 2011 - Implementing Supply Chain Management Abroad Raises Tricky Issues read the interview article

August 9, 2011 - Global IT Outsourcing Raises Compliance, Risk Concerns read the article

July 20, 2011 - Sneak Peek of SAP Business ByDesign Feature Pack 3.0 Offers Navigation Speed read the article

July 14, 2011 - Green Supply Chains Need Innovative Sustainable Packaging read the article by Newport Consulting influencer Dave Meyer

July 14, 2011 - eBook by Newport Consulting managing principal William Newman: Best Practices for Managing a Sustainabile Supply Chain read the eBook Series

June 15, 2011 - Social Accountability International announces new Social Fingerprint course read about it

June 4, 2011 - Social Accountability International and Newport Consulting Group announce new agreement.

May 25, 2011 - principal Liz Garnand explores web-based visuals for flexible HCM reporting read the article

May 4, 2011 - SAP BusinessObjects EPM10 introduces new UI, data handling in release get the article

March 28, 2011 - Track Sensitivity Analysis and Performance using SAP StreamWork read the blog entry

January 7, 2011 - Comply with the EPA's MRR Standard with SAP Carbon Impact on Demand get the article

December 12, 2010 - Sustainable Procurement as Part of a Supplier Management Approach get the article

August 15, 2010 - Managing Principal William Newman reviews Global Trade Compliance models get the article

June 3, 2010 - GRC Expert article on Program Risk and Organization Change Management get the article

April 23, 2010 - Financials Expert article on Relationship Management using Financial Scenarios get the article

March 18, 2010 - ERP expert interviews managing principal William Newman and senior principal Bill Rudiak on building winning strategies for Corporate Sustainability Reporting read about it