Has sustainability certification become table stakes for your business? If you are selling to larger companies, the answer is - probably so. This GreenBiz article, titled "Carrot, stick, or scissors: Is it time to leave suppliers behind?" makes these points: "Pressure is increasing for (large) companies to start to seriously act on reducing carbon emissions [...]
Per this article, the sustainability rules in the CSRD, that we have been talking about for some time in our posts, are expected to impact small companies along with large companies. As the article states, at Cannes LIONS this year, there was a ‘responsibility hall’ that included sustainability initiatives, and each award asked for information [...]
Recently, our CEO was shown the website of a lighting contractor that had purchased one of those vanity awards (where you pay money and they give you a fictitious title). In this case, the company had purchased a sustainability award and was proudly displaying it on their website. It is only a matter of time [...]
Most of us are beginning 2024 budget season....and will be trying to find a way to achieve next year’s growth goals. Per an 8 country (US, Germany, Italy, France, Japan, China, India and Brazil) study by Boston Consulting Group, discussed in this article…. 80% of participants reported considering sustainability when making a purchase 70% are [...]
Article by Check Odulio, contributing writer Greenwashing is on the rise, and it poses a direct threat to your business. This deceptive practice involves making exaggerated, unsupported, or false claims about a company's environmental initiatives, leading consumers to believe that the company is more environmentally responsible than it actually is. As businesses strive to [...]
Per this McKinsey study, companies that have a Triple Play (Growth + Profit + Sustainability) dramatically outperform their peers on Total Shareholder Return (TSR). 36% of companies that lagged on sustainability/ESG showed negative growth; while 0% of the Triple Play companies showed negative growth 19% of the companies that lagged on sustainability/ESG grew [...]
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. [...]
Per this article, there are four phenomena driving the current heat wave – El Niño – estimated to cause a 0.25F increase Solar fluctuations – estimated to cause a 0.09F increase The 2022 Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcanic eruption – estimated to cause a 0.06F increase Global warming – estimated to be at least 2.0F [...]
Charlene Nichols, the founder of Omniverse City, sought a unique approach to stand out in the market. With a strong belief in sustainability mixed with her desire to be a thought leader, she decided to make that commitment tangible. This led her to pursue the Edenark Group ISO14001 environmental sustainability certification. Part of [...]
Per this article, Antarctica sea ice has fallen to the lowest level since we have been studying it – 1.6 million square kilometers (0.6 million square miles) below the previous record low. This is nearly the size of Argentina, or the combined area of California, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Utah and Colorado. Antarctica helps [...]
