Per this article in Entrepreneur, consumers expect businesses to match their values, showing a preference for ethical brands that are climate-friendly, supportive of social justice causes and champions of diversity. According to a global study discussed in the article 85% of all people surveyed altered their purchases toward more sustainable goods in the [...]
Overall Benefit from being Environmentally Certified Sustainable via a Globally-Respected Program You are doing the right thing for the planet Government compliance Satisfy client, consumer, employee, investor, lender, demand Lower costs Enhanced hiring and retention of top talent Certified sustainable companies are growing up to 20x faster than their non-certified peers Unlocking the [...]
Edenark Group has a relationship with OneBlueOcean and the CEOs of the two companies are friends. OneBlueOcean is pursuing a noble cause and is doing wonderful work. If you have a passion for our oceans, they are an organization you should know. We occasionally share some of the videos produced by OneBlueOcean. Here is Episode [...]
Per this article, on June 1 2023, the EU Parliament adopted an amendment to the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive of 2022. The proposed rules expand companies' due diligence obligations beyond their own activities to include their value-chain-including suppliers as well as any entities related to sale, distribution or transportation. Covered companies would have to [...]
Transformation Packaging LLC (TPL) of Hebron, OH, makes ExpandOS (https://expandos.com/), a sustainably sourced, paper-based protective packaging material that replaces bubble cushioning and foam. Gulfstream Aerospace, Cummins Diesel, Epson, and many other companies in automotive, ceramics, glass, and tableware industries have turned away from single-use plastics and adopted ExpandOS to protect their valuable products during shipment. [...]
As reported in a study by the Symbola Foundation, an environmental sustainability certification brings benefits in operations, financial performance, customer relations, vendor relations, community relations and government relations. Reviewing certified SMEs versus non-certified, it reported that environmentally certified sustainable SMEs grew 20x their non-certified peers. This included a +75% revenue growth differential for certified sustainable [...]
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 [...]
Vanuatu is a tropical island nation in the South Pacific. They have declared a climate emergency due to the impact of global warming – fearing rising sea levels and severe weather will destroy the nation. First question – Are the polluting countries of the world responsible? Per this article, the United Nations General Assembly [...]
Edenark Group has a relationship with OneBlueOcean and the CEOs of the two companies are friends. OneBlueOcean is pursuing a noble cause and is doing wonderful work. If you have a passion for our oceans, they are an organization you should know. We occasionally share some of the videos produced by OneBlueOcean. Here is Episode [...]
Based on a World Bank study discussed here, over the past 150 years, natural influences on global temperature have remained consistently between -0.5° and +0.5°F. In effect, a few years up and a few years down, but never varying much. The human influence had an even smaller variation, -0.2° and +0.2°F, through the 1920s. From [...]
