There is a lot of anger, fear, stress, anxiety and depression floating around. Maybe we need a party. Earth Day is April 22. 2025 theme is "Our Power, Our Planet" World Environment Day is June 5 (World Environment month is June). 2025 theme is "Ending Plastics Pollution". Why not leave the [...]
After you read this article on climate pollution you will go back to running your business. As part of that, you and your team will prepare your next marketing message, spending money trying to get prospects to look at you. Given that the #1 thing consumers are looking for is if a company can prove [...]
You already know: Certified sustainable companies are making more money than your company They are also growing faster than your company Most consumers will move their business from you to a certified sustainable option when they find one (and yes, you can fight back with lower prices and lower margins) Your corporate clients are looking [...]
California’s economy is the 5th largest in the world, following only US, China, Germany and Japan. There are not many big companies that do not operate in California. As we have been saying, and per this article, California Senate Law SB 219 is going to require large companies doing business in California to report on [...]
There have been a lot of questions regarding how the new American presidency will impact corporate environmental actions. Per this new PwC study: 84% of businesses are accelerating or maintaining their decarbonization efforts. Only 16% have slowed down or stepped back their commitments. The report also repeated what we have been seeing for [...]
Per a study of 16,000 businesses discussed in this article 58% are making statements and commitments to stakeholders about their sustainability performance But only 8% have formal reporting programs that document that performance The gap between those two – making claims you cannot support – is greenwashing. Taking the above to the next step, even [...]
Intermittent Hypoxic Training Can Improve Your Performance in Sports Per this article, Intermittent Hypoxic Training (IHT) will improve your performance in sports by improving your strength and stamina via: Increased Red Blood Cell Production One of the most well-documented benefits of altitude training is the increase in erythropoietin (EPO) production. EPO is a hormone that stimulates [...]
Per this article in both Infection Control Today and Patient Care, there are four recommendations for Long Covid recovery: Manage physical activity very carefully. Increase fluids and electrolytes Use compression hose, stockings or socks Use oxygen therapy You can manage the first three on your own. Come to Gym for the Brain for your oxygen therapy. We have successfully helped many [...]
If you owned a manufacturing company and it cost you $25.00 to produce an item that you sold for $1.00, how long would you stay in business? As per this, and other studies, it takes: 25 calories to produce 1 calorie of beef 15 calories to produce 1 calorie of pork 10 – 20 calories [...]
SMEs (small to mid-sized enterprises - up to 500 employees) have always struggled to compete with the larger companies on recruiting the best talent. The post-pandemic tightening of the job market has made things even harder for SMEs to find quality talent. However, we've known for some time that being a certified sustainable company has [...]
