Per this IMD article, here are 13 sustainability trends driving business in 2023. In the article you will find detailed discussions that can be of value to you and your business. The 2 main points we want to make as a summary of the below There is tremendous opportunity for your business to [...]
This Greenbiz article does a good job of summarizing the evolution, to date, of responsible business practices We started with the philanthropic movement – This goes back to the origin of business and occurs when an entity with more gives to those with less. We then advanced to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) – This [...]
Would you choose to fly on the maiden flight of a pilot who has never flown a plane? Maybe s/he has read the books and passed a written test on lift and thrust; but s/he has never lifted off, landed, flown at night, dealt with turbulence, or executed any of the duties of an experienced [...]
Organizations can benefit from doing the right thing. The Edenark Group ISO 14001 program allows companies to lower costs, while improving competitive differentiation, brand image, sales, profit and employee performance. The Edenark Group ISO 14001 is the world's best environmental sustainability program. View PDF
As a follow up to yesterday’s post on the social cost of carbon, this article discusses the impact of climate change on financial assets 77 years from now, in 2100. Granted, most of us will not be here in 77 years. However, some of our children and grandchildren may be alive. Option A – Do [...]
In the past few months, via recommendations from groups like the EPA, as shown in this article, the US government has established a 2% discount rate for the social cost of carbon. As background, a lower discount rate assigns more value to the harm that will come in future years and to future generations if [...]
Per this article in FEI, CFOs are giving more attention to the Social component of ESG because: As to investors: There is a 71% increase, since 2018, in surveyed investors reporting the Social component of ESG as “important/critical” to their investment thesis. There is an 88% increase, since 2019, in surveyed investors reporting Social as [...]
This article highlights three key points that small businesses should consider when thinking about sustainability Your big-organization clients will demand it of you – Your large clients will become more aggressive in their supply chain requirement that vendors be legitimately (ie, certified) sustainable. Per the article - It’s vital for SMEs to get ahead [...]
Per this article from Business Daily Climate change is a clear threat to societies around the world, with short, medium and long-term impacts on their livelihoods. Sustainability moved from the mainstream to become a global agenda item and is now a ‘must have’. Carbon trading and pricing are fast becoming a must-have for companies. Sustainability [...]
Edenark Group serves small to mid-sized enterprises (SMEs), which we define as an organization under $US1b at a location. This allows us to serve branches/divisions of multi-billion dollar, publicly-traded, parents. But most of our clients are small, private, businesses. In many cases, with one employee. So, an obvious question is – Why do we continue [...]
