In the past few months, via recommendations from groups like the EPA, as shown in this article, the US government has established a 2% discount rate for the social cost of carbon. As background, a lower discount rate assigns more value to the harm that will come in future years and to future generations if [...]
Per this article in FEI, CFOs are giving more attention to the Social component of ESG because: As to investors: There is a 71% increase, since 2018, in surveyed investors reporting the Social component of ESG as “important/critical” to their investment thesis. There is an 88% increase, since 2019, in surveyed investors reporting Social as [...]
This article highlights three key points that small businesses should consider when thinking about sustainability Your big-organization clients will demand it of you – Your large clients will become more aggressive in their supply chain requirement that vendors be legitimately (ie, certified) sustainable. Per the article - It’s vital for SMEs to get ahead [...]
Per this article from Business Daily Climate change is a clear threat to societies around the world, with short, medium and long-term impacts on their livelihoods. Sustainability moved from the mainstream to become a global agenda item and is now a ‘must have’. Carbon trading and pricing are fast becoming a must-have for companies. Sustainability [...]
Edenark Group serves small to mid-sized enterprises (SMEs), which we define as an organization under $US1b at a location. This allows us to serve branches/divisions of multi-billion dollar, publicly-traded, parents. But most of our clients are small, private, businesses. In many cases, with one employee. So, an obvious question is – Why do we continue [...]
In this article in Progressive Grocer, Jostein Solheim, currently EVP of Unilever, says “When I started in 2010 as CEO of Ben and Jerry’s, I was asked, ‘Why are you doing all this [sustainability] stuff?’ Now, it’s like, why aren’t they doing it? In 10 years’ time, the situation has flipped, and the reason is because consumers [...]
Hinkle, Richter & Rhine, LLP, CPAs, a 40+ year old, full-service accounting firm, serving clients in South Florida and across the country, has continued its environmental sustainability commitment by renewing and extending its Edenark Group ISO 14001 sustainability certification through 2023. The Edenark Group ISO 14001 is the world’s premier environmental sustainability certification program and [...]
Per this Entrepreneur Magazine article, nearly three-quarters of CEOs are prioritizing sustainability. However, if you are running a small business, or even a start-up, with a thousand things pulling at you, is proving you are sustainable ‘worth it’? Consider this: Buyers are using sustainability as a yardstick 64% of consumers say they will pay more [...]
This article forecasts five things to look for from sustainability / ESG in 2023. If you are a SME, focus on the first two. The first one will bring potential cost and the second one is a potential opportunity. Full Lifecycle Funding – Expect the beginning of increased prices, taxes or escrow on materials, [...]
Safran Oil Systems, a 36,250 SF manufacturer of commercial airline oil tanks, located in Fort Myers, FL, and operating as a subsidiary of Safran Aero Boosters, a $1B, Belgian-based global leader in lubrication units, oil tanks, heat exchangers, and special valves, has become environmentally certified sustainable under the Edenark Group ISO 14001 program. The Edenark [...]
