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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 [...]

Let’s end the year with a toast to Mother Earth and have a laugh or two from these two climate crisis videos    - Kiri Pritchard-McLean translates Professor Bill McGuire for all of us.    - Jonathan Pie translates Professor Joanna Haigh for all of us.             Mother earth link

The world needs all the environmentally-supportive programs it can get. That said, this article on the struggles of a small program (approximately 1% as large as our standard) is a good backdrop for us to re-state what we believe in and deliver. Per this master class, there are 8 components of a sustainability program thta [...]

This article stresses that businesses need to begin work on their climate reporting.  However, it does not explain the urgency. If you are a vendor, odds are, you will receive a Scope 3 letter in 2024.  This may be your initial notice from your client that you need to make a decision on if you [...]

The author of this Forbes article cautions business leaders not to interpret the delay in the SECs’ climate-related disclosure standards as a sign that the SEC / United States has decided to stand down on ESG regulations. In truth, the SEC has been aggressively using its Climate and ESG Enforcement Task Force, launched in 2021, [...]

Sustainability is not just about LED light bulbs and solar panels. It is also about people - how we live, work and play....while leaving something for future generations. Your employees are your company's biggest asset.  Multiple studies show ALL companies around the world are losing roughly 5% of their profits (+/-$10,000 per full time employee [...]

The impact of Scope 3 mandates are already being felt; even before the 2024 laws take effect. Per this article, recent research shows a bold shift among SMEs, with 89% pursuing suppliers who have solid green credentials (ie, certified) and have a shared commitment to carbon neutrality. As corporate and government initiatives pressure SMEs to [...]

The wire serices are picking up the story of Unlimted Auto Wash United States Newswire Canada Newswire Florida Newswire Google News Google AP News Yahoo Bing 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 [...]

This article offers six reasons why a law firm serving SMEs should develop a sustainability 'strategy'. First, let’s change ‘strategy’ to ‘program’.  You can strategize forever.  What you need is to actually execute a sustainability program for your company.  This ties to the 7th point, which we added, below. Here are the six reasons the [...]

TruPayroll, a relationship-driven, full service, payroll provider, located in Marco Island, Florida has continued its environmental sustainability commitment by renewing and extending its Edenark Group ISO 14001 sustainability certification through 2024.  Here is a link to its sustainability page. TruPayroll is part of a three-company supply chain, where all three companies, DataSetGo, Wholesale Payroll and [...]