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Consistent with various articles we have published over the past year, per this statement by the US Government, on November 10, 2022, the Biden Administration proposed a new rule that will require contractors serving the US Federal government to publicly disclose their Scope 1, Scope 2 and relevant category Scope 3 emissions if they have [...]

Per this Lloyd’s Bank study   7% of UK SMEs have already achieved Net Zero emissions   64% have a plan in place to reach Net Zero   83% say sustainability has become more important in the past 12 months   Only 5% of SMEs are not considering Net Zero action

This article does a good job of simplifying a few of the key components of the E (environmental), the S (social) and the G (governance) in an ESG program.  It also offers a checklist for developing an ESG strategy. If you are a SME, our STRONG recommendation is to take it slow and NOT to [...]

Per this Forbes article by Forrester, environmental sustainability Is a business opportunity Is a matter of survival Is a customer-obsession-enabler Is an integral part of business risk Is being supported by immense government investment Forrester makes these three 2023 predictions Carbon offsets/credits will be in fashion but with less fraud Five Global 200 firms will [...]

The NYU Stern School of Business does an annual report on the performance of CPG (consumer packaged goods) sustainable brands versus their non-sustainable competitive peers.  Here is the report. Key points: Sustainable products enjoyed a 29% price premium AND grew 2.7x faster Let’s say that again – They charged materially more while also lapping the [...]

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 continued its environmental sustainability commitment by renewing and extending its Edenark Group ISO [...]