DataSetGo, a Marco Island, Florida software company that creates customized solutions with enterprise-level features yet designed and priced to serve and scale with entry-level businesses, has renewed its Edenark Group ISO 14001 environmental sustainability certification though 2024.

DataSetGo is part of a three-company supply chain, where all three companies, DataSetGo, Wholesale Payroll and TruPayroll, are certified sustainable.  This creates a wonderful opportunity for organizations seeking vendors who are sustainable and can satisfy Scope 3 mandates.

The Edenark Group ISO 14001 is the world’s premier environmental sustainability certification program and allows SMEs (small to mid-sized enterprises) the ability to attain the world’s most popular environmental certification standard via a program designed and priced specifically for them.  

The program, which allows companies to progressively improve at a pace that works for their needs, helps the organization define how it interacts internally, externally, and with the environment.  It incorporates energy/waste/water, employee health and performance enhancement, community involvement, procurement and suppliers, compliance and regulations, emergency/security, and stakeholder engagement.  Benefits include creating a culture of continual improvement, stakeholder engagement, lower costs, higher revenues and profits, improved employee performance, and…… doing the right thing for the environment and current and future generations.   

“Serving people and protecting our community is at the core of the DataSetGo culture.  We choose to walk the talk and be part of the solution,” said Jessica Anne Clarke, CEO of DataSetGo.  “Our software model allows our product to scale and grow as our client grows.  We like the fact that the Edenark Group ISO 14001 program follows the same philosophy of progressive improvement, allowing us to continue to grow and improve in our sustainability effort,” added Clarke. 

“Given that we are part of a supply chain, with Wholesales Payroll and TruPayroll, we want to use 2024 as an advocacy year, helping other supply chains to become certified sustainable.  Scope 3 mandates and government regulations are no longer things in the future; as global warming is no longer something in the future.  We choose to be part of the solution and hope to help others do likewise,” said Clarke.    

“When an organization, or supply chain, pursues, and attains, the Edenark Group ISO 14001 sustainability certification, they are not just doing it to see their costs go down and revenues and profits go up.  They are setting a higher bar for their organization and sending a signal to all those around them,” says David Goodman, CEO of Edenark Group.  “They are agreeing to adhere to the world’s Gold standard for sustainability certification; are choosing to be a leader and part of the solution, not the problem; and are joining an elite fraternity of over 300,000 organizations, in over 150 countries, that have committed to continually improving in every way.  In this case, we have three organizations, all certified sustainable for multiple years, and providing far more value to their clients than their competitors are capable of providing.”

DataSetGo can be reached at +1.239.610.1096

Edenark Group can be reached at +1 561.512.2257     

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DCRBN is a next-gen accelerator helping build and scale web3 companies that prioritize delivering carbon-neutral solutions to real world problems.  DCRBN helps founders build, brand, and scale their innovations with resources encompassing market research, development, business development, growth hacking, design, fundraising and more. 

One of the services DCRBN provides is helping enterprise-level clients adopt and integrate blockchain infrastructure.  In order to better provide this service, the company has decided to pursue the Edenark Group ISO 14001 environmental sustainability certification.  As a direct vendor to those enterprise clients, DCRBN, once certified, will be able to help them address their Scope 3 supply chain sustainability requirements; and as DCRBN helps its portfolio companies also become certified, they will also become solutions for enterprise-level organizations desperate for legitimate (certified/verified) sustainable vendors.

A first step in this process is to receive and review the Edenark Group ISO 14001 Green Team Guide, which provides sustainability project ideas and guidance on how to create and run a fun green team that benefits team members and the company.

The Edenark Group ISO 14001 is the world’s premier environmental sustainability certification program and allows SMEs (small to mid-sized enterprises) the ability to attain the world’s most popular environmental certification standard via a program designed and priced specifically for them.  This allows an organization to validate its environmental / sustainability / green / eco-friendly actions.

The program, which allows companies to progressively improve at a pace that works for their needs, helps the organization define how it interacts internally, externally, and with the environment.  It incorporates energy/waste/water, employee health and performance enhancement, community involvement, procurement and suppliers, compliance and regulations, emergency/security, and stakeholder engagement.  Benefits include creating a culture of continual improvement, stakeholder engagement, lower costs, higher revenues and profits, improved employee performance, and…… doing the right thing for the environment and current and future generations.   

“The Green Team Guide provides practical, inexpensive, and easy-to-implement, suggestions for our sustainability program,” said Co-Founder, Cory Warfield.   “Further, as part of our service is serving as a guide to the companies that are in our accelerator program, the Green Team Guide will help us help our accelerator clients,” added Co-Founder, Majid Zafer. 

“Sustainability can be fun.  Our program is designed to get our clients to say, “Let’s do this again next year!  Our 100% client renewal rate suggests we are succeeding.  DCRBN will have fun forming its Green Team, will have fun doing its sustainability projects, and will have fun helping others to follow its lead,” said David Goodman, CEO of Edenark Group. 

DCRBN can be reached at  https://dcrbn.io/contact/ or +1 847.293.6760

Edenark Group can be reached at +1 561.512.2257     

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Heritage Investment Group, with over $1b under management, provides wealth management and investment guidance to high-net-worth individuals, families, charitable foundations, and qualified plans. The firm has served as an independent advisor since 1993. The company has continued its environmental sustainability commitment by renewing and extending its Edenark Group ISO 14001 sustainability certification through 2024.

The Edenark Group ISO 14001 is the world’s premier environmental sustainability certification program and allows SMEs (small to mid-sized enterprises) the ability to attain the world’s most popular environmental certification standard via a program designed and priced specifically for them.   Edenark Group also helps clients pursue carbon neutrality and ESG compliance, using the Edenark Group ISO 14001 as a foundation for long term compliance.

The program, which allows companies to progressively improve at a pace that works for their needs, helps the organization define how it interacts internally, externally, and with the environment.  It incorporates energy/waste/water, employee health and performance enhancement, community involvement, procurement and suppliers, compliance and regulations, emergency/security, and stakeholder engagement.  Benefits include creating a culture of continual improvement, stakeholder engagement, lower costs, higher revenues and profits, improved employee performance, and…… doing the right thing for the environment and current and future generations.   

“Edenark Group has a 25 year relationship with Heritage Investment Group and they are a wonderful example of what the world needs more of – an organization that produces a superior product, supports its current stakeholders, shows it cares about future generations via its commitment to sustainability certification, and makes more money due to its sustainability programs,” said David Goodman, CEO of Edenark Group.  “When an organization executes the Edenark Group ISO 14001 sustainability certification, as Heritage Investment Group is doing, it not only benefits the environment, but it also benefits its own operation,” added Goodman.

Heritage Investment Group can be reached at +1.954-785-5400

Edenark Group can be reached at +1 561.512.2257     

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Sea Coast Professional Window & Door, a Florida-based window and door sales and installation company has renewed its environmental sustainability commitment by renewing and extending its Edenark Group ISO 14001 sustainability certification through 2024.

The Edenark Group ISO 14001 is the world’s premier environmental sustainability certification program and allows SMEs (small to mid-sized enterprises) a program designed and priced specifically for them.  

The program, which allows companies to progressively improve at a pace that works for their needs, helps the organization define how it interacts internally, externally, and with the environment.  It incorporates energy/waste/water, employee health and performance enhancement, community involvement, procurement and suppliers, compliance and regulations, emergency/security, and stakeholder engagement.  Benefits include creating a culture of continual improvement, stakeholder engagement, lower costs, higher revenues and profits, improved employee performance, and…… doing the right thing for the environment and current and future generations.   

“We provide window and door design, sales, installation and service to residential and commercial clients in Florida and the Caribbean”, said Mike Modica, President of Sea Coast Professional Window & Door.  “We are a leading window and door installer and our products help reduce energy usage in the buildings we serve.  We have worked with Edenark Group for years and its leader, who has experience with high performance windows and doors, has the same high standards we have in our operation,” added Modica. 

“Sustainability is not a one-and-done event.  It is a process of continual improvement.  Any organization that claims to be sustainable and does not have an annual certification via a globally-recognized program with 3^rd party verification is greenwashing; they are promoting actions not validated.  When an organization attains and renews the Edenark Group ISO 14001 sustainability certification, they are not just doing it to see their costs go down and revenues and profits go up; they are setting a higher bar for their organization and sending a signal to all those around them,” says David Goodman, CEO of Edenark Group.  “They are agreeing to adhere to the world’s Gold standard for sustainability certification; are choosing to be a leader and part of the solution, not the problem; and are joining an elite fraternity of over 300,000 organizations, in over 150 countries, that have committed to continually improve in every way.”

Sea Coast Professional Window & Door can be reached at 954.636.6899

Edenark Group can be reached at +1 561.512.2257

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Per this article:

• 94% of investors believe corporate sustainability reports contain greenwashing (ie, unsupported claims with no 3^rd party certification/validation)

• 85% say reasonable assurance (ie, 3^rd party certification/validation) would increase their confidence and the majority suggest following recognized/established standards

• 69% would increase investment in companies able to handle sustainability concerns

If you want to bring credibility to your sustainability actions and improve your ability to raise money for your company, watch this master class and contact us.

Sustainable Performance Solutions, a Florida-based engineering firm whose practice is limited to energy and sustainability consulting, has continued its environmental sustainability commitment by renewing and extending its Edenark Group ISO 14001 sustainability certification through 2024.

The Edenark Group ISO 14001 is the world’s premier environmental sustainability certification program and allows SMEs (small to mid-sized enterprises) a program designed and priced specifically for them.  

The program, which allows companies to progressively improve at a pace that works for their needs, helps the organization define how it interacts internally, externally, and with the environment.  It incorporates energy/waste/water, employee health and performance enhancement, community involvement, procurement and suppliers, compliance and regulations, emergency/security, and stakeholder engagement.  Benefits include creating a culture of continual improvement, stakeholder engagement, lower costs, higher revenues and profits, improved employee performance, and…… doing the right thing for the environment and current and future generations.   

“We provide all levels of energy audits, general energy efficiency and sustainability studies, energy modeling, various certifications, commissioning, metering and sub-metering, and advanced ventilation strategies”, said Larry Clark, principal in Sustainable Performance Solutions.  “We are a leading sustainability voice, advisor and provider in Florida and the Caribbean.  We have worked with Edenark Group for years and our views, expectations and standards align with their views, expectations and standards,” added Clark. 

“Sustainability is not a one-and-done event.  It is a process of continual improvement.  Any organization that claims to be sustainable and does not have an annual certification via a globally-recognized program with 3^rd party verification is greenwashing; they are promoting actions not validated.  When an organization attains and renews the Edenark Group ISO 14001 sustainability certification, they are not just doing it to see their costs go down and revenues and profits go up; they are setting a higher bar for their organization and sending a signal to all those around them,” says David Goodman, CEO of Edenark Group.  “They are agreeing to adhere to the world’s Gold standard for sustainability certification; are choosing to be a leader and part of the solution, not the problem; and are joining an elite fraternity of over 300,000 organizations, in over 150 countries, that have committed to continually improve in every way.”

Sustainable Performance Solutions can be reached at 570.854.1199

Edenark Group can be reached at +1 561.512.2257

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As part of its Net Zero pledge, CalPERS has doubled its commitment (from $47b to $100b) to investments in companies with progressive carbon emissions plans.

CalPERS will exit its investment in companies that do not have a credible (ie, certified/verified/progressive) net zero plan – “We believe in engaging with these companies,” said Peter Cashion, CalPERS’ managing investment director for sustainable investing.  “But we will make it clear that refusing to move toward climate solutions puts our investments at risk, which is counter to our fiduciary duty.”

CalPERS is not the only investor making this move.  40+ funds have already made the pledge, with more joining.

Why does this matter to you?

• A company can achieve carbon neutrality via carbon emissions it controls – ie, the carbon emissions produced directly by the operation of its business and the carbon emissions produced by the local utility provider, producing the energy for the business – called Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions.

• But when a company makes a Net Zero pledge, as CalPERS and many many many other organizations have done and are doing, it includes Scope 3 (17 items including vendors).

• Therefore, for companies to not be sold by CalPERS, and for a company to ever be a candidate in the future for investment by CalPERS, they will need a carbon emissions plan that includes their suppliers (ie, your company).

Has your company received its first Scope 3 letter from an investor or client, noticing you that action will be needed for you to continue with them?

Have you thought about being proactive and using this as a way to take market share and improve your attractiveness to investors?  If not, might want to give it some thought.

Watch this master class and contact us, if you would like to help the planet while positioning your company for the change that is already here.

Unlimited Auto Wash at Frenchman’s in Palm Beach Gardens, FL, is part of the seven-location Unlimited Auto Wash Club that serves South Florida.  Unlimited Auto Wash is a 100% Full Service Hand Car Wash with over 30 employees.  It cares deeply about the environment and the community it serves, and has decided to pursue the Edenark Group ISO 14001 environmental sustainability certification program.

The Edenark Group ISO 14001 is the world’s premier environmental sustainability certification program and allows SMEs (small to mid-sized enterprises) the ability to attain the world’s most popular environmental certification standard via a program designed and priced specifically for them.  This allows an organization to validate, via 3^rd party audit against the world’s top standard, its environmental / sustainability / green / eco-friendly actions.

The program, which allows companies to progressively improve at a pace that works for their needs, helps the organization define how it interacts internally, externally, and with the environment.  It incorporates energy/waste/water, employee health and performance enhancement, community involvement, procurement and suppliers, compliance and regulations, emergency/security, and stakeholder engagement.  Benefits include creating a culture of continual improvement, stakeholder engagement, lower costs, higher revenues and profits, improved employee performance, and…… doing the right thing for the environment for current and future generations.   

“Many organizations, looking to cash in on consumer demand, claim to be environmentally friendly, but most practice greenwashing by self-auditing or self-certifying or using non-globally-recognized programs,” said Kevin Dalton, CEO of Unlimited Auto Wash.  “We did not want to be part of that and decided we were going to pursue environmental sustainability the right way.  We have seven facilities and are choosing to get all seven certified.  The Edenark Group ISO 14001 sustainability certification program provides us that opportunity.  This will be wonderful for all our stakeholders; our customers, our employees, our company and our community.” 

“When an organization pursues, and attains, the Edenark Group ISO 14001 sustainability certification, they are not just doing it to see their costs go down and revenues and profits go up.  They are setting a higher bar for their organization and sending a message to all those around them that may be claiming to be environmentally-supportive, but are in truth greenwashing by not validating their actions under a global 3^rd party certification,” says David Goodman, CEO of Edenark Group.  “Companies who are agreeing to adhere to the world’s Gold standard for sustainability certification are allowing their actions to be reviewed; are choosing to be a leader and part of the solution, not the problem; and are joining an elite fraternity of over 300,000 organizations, in over 150 countries, that have committed to continually improving in every way.”

Unlimited Auto Wash can be reached at +1 561-WASH-ME-2

Edenark Group can be reached at +1 561.512.2257     

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Honeywell and The Futurum Group combine to produce a quarterly environmental sustainability report.  This edition closes out 2023 and says the following:

• Sustainability ranks as the #1 corporate priority – 34% higher than 2^nd place digital transformation; 50% higher than 3^rd place market growth and 4^th place financial performance; and double customer experience, workforce/talent, security/trust and business continuity.

• While 21% are increasing sustainability spending by more than 50%; almost all are increasing sustainability spending; and less than 2% are decreasing their sustainability spending.

• Driven by Scope 3 and government mandates, 70% have emission reduction plans.

If this is not consistent with the actions and direction of your organization, either the study group respondents have their finger on the global pulse or you do.  Per one of our prior posts, the Bank of England believes any organization not following this course will not survive. 

If you want to investigate further, watch this master class and contact us.

By now, your 2024 planning should be nearly done and soon you will be into another year, trying to meet your goals.

Will Scope 3 help or hurt your 2024 effort?

Background –  

• By the end of this year, over 50% of the world’s economies will have sustainability laws with teeth (ie, with fines)
• The EU has its laws in place
• In the US, California has 253 and 261 and the SEC is expected to have its law, which is expected to mirror the EU law, published by the end of this year (within the next six weeks)
• All of these start with public companies and progress, over time, to smaller (non-public) companies

So, if you are a non-public company, why should you care?

Answer:  Scope 3

The carbon emissions your company produces in its day to day operation is its Scope 1.  The emissions your utility provider produces to create your electricity, is your Scope 2.  And there are 17 things like vendors, clients, travel, CapEx, product end of life (for batteries, computers, et cetera), et cetera, that orbit your company and make up Scope 3.

Now we get to the reason for this email:

• Many of those big public companies will need to include their Scope 3 as part of their submittal.  This means they will need their vendors to have a legitimate (ie, certified/verified) sustainability and carbon program.
• Also, any company that has publicly made a Net Zero pledge (ie, “We will be Net Zero by 2030”) MUST have its Scope 3 vendors along for the ride. 

Vendors are already receiving Scope 3 letters from their clients.  This is the first step in a process that leads to a decision – become sustainable (and have a carbon program) and stay a vendor or choose not to and get terminated.

Some organizations will see this as a royal pain in the backside, while others will see it as an opportunity to differentiate and take market share. 

If this might be of interest, watch this master class then contact us.

You will be doing the right thing….and good things will happen!