These 5 trends are showing consumers are demanding companies make good on sustainability and human rights claims. DEMAND FOR AUTHENTIC/CERTIFIED CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY ACTION - Over 50% of consumers have moved their purchases within the past year to make a difference on ESG (environmental, social, governance) issues. - +25% of consumers now say they base their [...]
Gym For The Brain (https://www.gymforthebrain.com/) a Florida-based EWOT (exercise with oxygen training) facility, has become certified sustainable under the Edenark Group ISO 14001 environmental sustainability program. The Edenark Group ISO 14001 is the world’s premier environmental sustainability certification program and allows SMEs (small to mid-sized enterprises) a program designed and priced specifically for them. The [...]
Via an article in Sustainability Magazine, a whitepaper by London studio PLAY shows 77% of workers want employers to be transparent about their environmental impact and hardly any feel they are. With the climate emergency firmly in the public psyche, the study found that employees are skeptical about their employer’s sustainability initiatives. Overall, only 14% [...]
Per the UN, the planet is on a 'catastrophic' global warming path - article. Is your company doing something about it? As to large companies that believe the UN is right and are doing something about it, here are the 37 most engaged large organizations in 2021, who are participating in the world's largest sustainability [...]
On 23 February, 2022, the European Commission published its corporate sustainability Draft Directive. The Draft Directive sets out a proposed EU standard for human rights and environmental due diligence (HREDD) which, importantly, would apply to any global company and its subsidiaries if those group companies have aggregate annual net turnover in the EU of: more than [...]
Per this article, titled “IBM Study: Sustainability Ranks Among Highest Priorities on CEO Agendas, Yet Lack of Data Insights Hinders Progress,” the following points were made: Sustainability is increasing in importance - CEOs say sustainability is climbing higher on their agendas and believe it can help drive business performance. This has increased 37% from [...]
This article includes predictions from industry experts, including the Edenark Group CEO, on what we should expect for sustainability in 2023.
Per this article, these are the five big sustainability / ESG trends shaping the world: ESG has shifted from risk management to value driver – generating more contracts, creating stronger consumer propositions, attracting the best talent, and better preparing for regulations. Backlash against greenwashing has led to increased regulation – Even if your [...]
Andrew Jacob, CEO of DotCom Magazine, gives a wonderful Shout Out to Edenark Group and discusses how it helps organizations use sustainability certification to differentiate and stand out from their peers. Competitive differentiation is the #1 thing all companies struggle with - convincing the customer to buy from you versus the other guy. Most small [...]
Why should an organization consider becoming "certified" sustainable? We list four reasons - https://edenark.com/why-become-certified-sustainable/
