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Why connect environmental sustainability and human wellness?

We are often asked why the Edenark Group program has a ‘people piece’ – A Better World Starts With Me, Center For Brain Training, Gym For The Brain – and the answer includes the following: Every organization in the world suffers from the impact of the Big 5 (insomnia, stress, anxiety, physical pain and mental [...]

2024-02-27T06:42:18-05:00February 28th, 2024|

Welcome to the 3rd Wave of Sustainability Reporting

Per this article, gone are the days of sustainability being a public relations supplement to annual reports. The First Wave – CSR The foundation of sustainability reporting goes back to CSR (corporate social responsibility). It was a way for companies to do some good.  But those efforts were detached from the company’s core operations. The [...]

2024-02-22T17:14:16-05:00February 27th, 2024|

What Day will it be This Year?

Since 1971 we have been consuming more than the Earth can produce each year.   To make matters worse, our consumption has been increasing. Last year, on August 2, we had consumed all the Earth could produce in 2023.  After that date, we were consuming into future years. We are currently consuming 1.7 earths every year.   [...]

2024-02-25T08:57:21-05:00February 26th, 2024|

Ouch!

Per this article, Keurig Canada will pay a $3 million penalty for greenwashing claims – saying its K-Cup pods can be recycled. Besides the penalty, the company has to change its packaging, publish notices about the changes on its websites, social media and in local and national outlets, as well as include information in packaging [...]

2024-02-23T04:11:34-05:00February 23rd, 2024|

Davos Data Points

The Corporate Knights Global 100 (the top ranked sustainability companies) turned 20 this year.  This gives us 20 years of comparative data to consider.  This article covers the following points: As you would expect, the Global 100 earns more of its revenue from sustainable solutions. In fact, compared to the average large public company, the [...]

2024-02-14T08:28:35-05:00February 22nd, 2024|

Unlimited Auto Wash has become Environmentally Certified Sustainable at all seven locations

Unlimited Auto Wash Club is a 100% Full Service Hand Car Wash that serves South Florida via seven locations and over 175 employees.  It cares deeply about the environment and the community it serves, and as reported via global news outlets, has attained the Edenark Group ISO 14001 environmental sustainability certification for all seven locations [...]

2024-02-21T04:25:04-05:00February 21st, 2024|

Choose Well

We continue to see articles like this one, talking about sustainability programs that are being questioned.  Simply stated, like all things in life, there are many sustainability programs that are not worth the investment. Like any purchase process, look hard, know what questions to ask, and make sure you get truthful answers to those questions. [...]

2024-02-12T07:37:55-05:00February 20th, 2024|

Might not have been the image they were striving for

Per this article, Canadian apparel manufacturer Lululemon has been named in a legal complaint, calling for regulators to launch a greenwashing investigation. Per the complaint, Lululemon has been exaggerating its environmentally-friendly actions. Why would they do this?  Because they see the data – 7 out of 10 consumers will leave their existing vendor in favor [...]

2024-02-14T08:27:49-05:00February 15th, 2024|

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