As this article explains wonderfully, Supply Chains are now facing a three-headed monster looking for environmental disclosure information: The first is trade compliance – Foreign Entity of Concern (FEOC) demands require specificity that most procurement departments are not set up to provide. The second is Scope 3 emissions disclosures – California’s Climate Corporate Data Accountability [...]
Are you listening to your customer? 88% of consumers want you, a company selling them products/services, to help them make a difference, by being more environmentally friendly. This is consistent with other studies that show that 87% of the largest buying group (Under 40 Consumer) and 71% of ALL consumers, will move their business to [...]
Leading Peers asked Edenark Group CEO, David Goodman, to give this masterclass webinar on Using Sustainability Certification to Differentiate. We hope you find it beneficial for future decisions for your organization. Should you have questions, please contact us here.
Everybody says they want to succeed, but how far would you go to succeed? Would you be willing to do something good to double the odds of your success? Wow! I know. That’s asking a lot! The #1 predictor of project success is sustainability – ahead of project methodology, governance and every traditional delivery factor. [...]
With 100+ locations, 80+ accredited laboratories and 4,000+ employees, UES solves complex engineering and construction challenges by providing specialized engineering, environmental, testing and inspection services. This is from UES: “Ensuring a healthy planet for many generations to come is one of the most pressing issues in society today for businesses and individuals alike, and each [...]
The 8 Essential Components of an Effective Environmental Sustainability Program In today's business landscape, environmental responsibility is more than just a buzzword—it's a vital part of a company's success and reputation. Customers, investors, and employees are increasingly looking to engage with organizations that demonstrate a genuine commitment to sustainability. But how do you [...]
Per the United Nations, the World Meteorological Organization and the UK Meteorological Office, the next five years will set new records for rising global temperatures. Per this article, they predict we will exceed the 1.5 degrees Celsius increase from pre-industrial times barrier that was established as a danger threshold by the UN. This will create [...]
97% of large companies have sustainability departments; but many have internally-constructed, non-global-standard-aligned, non-scalable, non-3rd-party-audited, sustainability programs. Many of these programs were created to ‘look good’ but not designed to survive the stress test of external accountability. SMEs have it worse. Less than 1% of SMEs have sustainability programs of any kind. As consumer/client (B2B and [...]
Per Deloitte – 83% of M&A buyers would pay a 3% premium to acquire a company with solid environmental, social and governance performance 14% of M&A buyers would pay a 6% premium to acquire a company with solid environmental, social and governance performance 67% of M&A buyers would seek a 3% discount if your environmental, [...]
Per this article, the New York Assembly is considering Senate Bill S9072A, known as the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (CCDAA). Similar to California’s corporate climate disclosure law, the CCDAA will initially require companies with annual revenues exceeding $1b, that are operating in New York, to prepare an annual report detailing emissions across Scope 1, [...]
