This report is a summary of 640 studies over 10 years. That's a LOT of data. You already know most of what it says. Some of the numbers below might be a bit different than what you were expecting, but the overall message, which is that companies that can prove their environmental sustainability commitment are [...]
Genergy ( https://genergy.com/ ) provides AI-powered sub-metering energy management solutions for property managers and businesses. Genergy’s founders have been in the Energy Management business for over 35 years, positioning the company to national prominence in the industry. The company has continued its environmental sustainability commitment by renewing and extending its Edenark Group ISO 14001 sustainability [...]
United Tech Employee Management, a Palm Beach, Florida-based, family-owned, employee leasing, payroll, workers’ comp, and unemployment administration company, has renewed its Edenark Group ISO 14001 environmental sustainability certification through 2026. The Edenark Group ISO 14001 is the world’s premier environmental sustainability certification program and allows SMEs (small to mid-sized enterprises) the ability to attain the [...]
The 2026 Earth Overshoot Day is July 30. In preparation for that, let's look at the chart on this post which is the 2026 Earth Overshoot Date if everyone on the planet would consume as your country consumes. As you can see from the chart, some countries are worse than others, but none are net-negative. [...]
Per the WWF, vertebrate species (mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, bony fishes, cartilaginous fishes and jawless fishes) decreased in population by 73% between 1970 – 2020. The annual rate of decline is 2.6%. Net, this year, we are down to approximately 23.1% of the vertebrate species population we had in 1970. By 2032 we will have [...]
As we turn our attention to the second half of 2026.... Are You Doing All You Can to Grow Your Company? HAVE YOU DONE EVERYTHING TO MAXIMIZE MARGINS? Per Nielsen, a certified sustainable company, promoting same, enjoys a 5% year-on-year price increase. Its non-sustainable competitors grow prices 1% year-on-year. If you are not [...]
Per this article, CO2 emissions, largely driven by human activity, is rising 10 times faster than at any time in recorded history. When a far less rapid growth happened 50,000 years ago it triggered an environmental chain reaction impacting oceans and climate. For those saying “Fake News” or “This is just a cycle” or “It [...]
Per this study of +1,000 small business leaders, having a sustainability expert on the board of directors is second only to having a financial expert…and ahead of expertise in sales, marketing, IT, operations, legal, ex cetera. The first thing many of you will say is, “We don’t even have a formalized board of directors. [...]
As we have reported in prior posts, lenders are increasingly requiring firms seeking loans to provide their sustainability reports. Per this article, companies that can prove their sustainability commitment have better access to capital, and smart capital; while those which cannot show a sustainability program risk losing out, or face a higher cost of money. [...]
Per this article, 45% of SMEs have already increased their sustainable projects over the last 12 months and 65% of SMEs are planning more sustainability projects over the coming 12 months. This is great to see! If you are planning more sustainability projects, remember the rule: You can talk about the project - “We put [...]
