to Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) is at the heart of the new thinking. Trevor and Varcoe In an article in Harvard Business Review (May 2016), Jonathan Trevor and Barry Varcoe suggest two questions. These prompt reflection on strategic alignment. How well does your business strategy support the fulfilment of your company’s purpose? How well does your organization support the achievement of your business strategy? Findings suggest that both elements contribute to performance. The article notes that (alignment) 'also leads to a more positive work climate, above-average staff engagement, a strong commitment to values and few(er) energy-sapping turf wars and in-fighting'. (ibid) See also Superordinate Goals that are linked to an organization's Vision and Mission Statement Strategy Markup Language (StratML), whose purposes include facilitating strategic alignment through the establishment of literal linkages among performance indicators and the strategic goals and objectives they support. Environmental scanning Competition Sustainability reporting Business strategy alignment and the secrets of strategic planning References United States Office of Personnel Management's overview of strategic alignment in the context of human capital management ARMA International's discussion of strategic alignment in the context of records and information management, July/August 2007 Articles on strategic alignment provided by Resource Management Systems, Inc. Strategy 101: It's All About Alignment, Forbes, October 16, 2012 Strategic alignment of business processes, E. D. Morrison, A. K. Ghose, H. K. Dam, K. G. Hinge, K. Hoesch-Klohe, University of Wollongong, December 5, 2011 The Case for Strategic Alignment, white paper by The Knowledge Compass, Inc. Organizational performance management