2024 is 75% behind us! We all forecasted a budget for the year. Some of us are confident….and some of us are scratching our heads, wondering where the plan went wrong. Per this study by University of California at Riverside, brands committed to sustainability are growing 4x faster than their non-sustainable peers. NYU/Stern says it [...]
Most of us are beginning 2025 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 [...]
Workers around the world want their employers to put more attention against environmental impact; and are willing to put their money where their mouths are. Per this Honeywell Survey 91% of respondents would forgo job perks if the cost was reinvested in reducing their workplace environmental impact 26% would sacrifice some of their pay if [...]
When we start 2025 and the shift from voluntary to mandatory reporting of sustainability data kicks in, all accounting professionals will feel the impact. Per this article, from SEC Climate Reporting to ESG Documentation, to Supply Chain Information Requests, to Scope 3, big and small accounting firms will be taxed with the impact of sustainability [...]
Some people say all marketing and promotion is a form of deception. Knowing consumers want to support environmentally sustainable companies, is it wrong for companies to misrepresent their environmental commitments? If you ask the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Australian Federal Court, the answer is yes – if you greenwash you will [...]
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, [...]
This article gives the following 10 reasons why you should steer your small company to lead, not follow, when it comes to sustainability: If you are part of a supply chain – As we have said, if you are part of a supply chain, you are part of your client’s Scope 3. You can retain [...]
As we have stated in the past, and as this article discusses, larger companies need their vendors to be able to prove their environmental sustainability. This is due to: Vendors are part of the client’s Carbon Emission Scope 3 Any organization that already has a sustainability program (which +97% of large companies do) [...]
Have you often thought it would be great to be able to sell products/services to governments, but not known how to qualify? Have you ever heard of GPP? GPP is Green Public Procurement. This is where governments seek to source products/services with a reduced environmental impact. This article talks about the advantages to companies in [...]
Who do you think should pay for the climate change cleanup that we are facing? This article talks about a UN report that is recommending the business community pay for the cleanup caused by climate change. We do not believe this concept will be adopted/supported in its current form in the near-term. However, we believe [...]
