Per this article, there were 2,180 climate change lawsuits in 2022, a 250% increase since 2017.

The number is expected to grow dramatically, as 1) more countries establish climate laws, allowing easier qualification of expectations; combined with 2) the ever-expanding precedent that comes with more cases.  In other words, current suits will form the foundation for future suits.

If you want to talk about being sustainable, as you want the financial benefit of doing so, but don’t want to risk being called out for greenwashing, do it the right way – become certified via a globally recognized standard. 

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Per a study by IDC, corporate spending on purpose-built sustainability services (ie, ESG) will increase from $37.7 billion in 2023 to $65 billion in 2027, an annual growth rate of 15%.

Given the political pressure from the far right to kill these programs, the fact that they are expected to nearly double in four years suggests…..wait for it…..they are profitable.

If your company wants to consider sustainability but does not know where to start, watch this master class, then contact us.

Alex Bratty asked our CEO, David Goodman, to talk about the Edenark Group ISO 14001 environmental sustainability certification program in Episode #61.  This is the world’s best overall program for organizations looking to differentiate from their peers, lower costs, improve brand image, revenues and profits….and enhance employee health, happiness and performance.…while also doing the right thing for the environment, all current and future stakeholders and the community they serve.

This is a masterclass on what to look for in a sustainability program.

This is our A Better World Starts With Me program that helps your employees become happier, healthier and more productive.

This is our Gym For The Brain program.  Here is a testimonial.

Here are our Best You Can Be products.

If you want to have happier, healthier, more productive employees; make more money; and do the right thing for the environment, contact us.

9 out of 10 consumers want your business to be environmentally certified sustainable.

7 out of 10 will shift their purchases and loyalty if they find a certified sustainable company.

That’s +$2 Trillion in low hanging fruit for those that want to take market share.  Is there anything your company is currently spending money on that 7 out of 10 of your competitor’s clients will move to you for?

Per Google, searches for certified sustainable companies are up 800%.  So, they are looking.

They are finding them too – +25% of consumers have already moved loyalty to certified sustainable companies, 20 – 43% is currently in play; and because of this, certified sustainable companies are growing 75% – 20x faster than their non-certified peers.

Over +300,000 companies across the world have chosen to do the right thing for the environment and to be seen by the marketplace as a leader.

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!

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We like to show NASA’s ‘Climate Spiral a couple of times a year.

Most of us are not smart enough to work at NASA, but all of us are smart enough to understand the direction this shows us heading.

Your company, no matter how small, can decide to do nothing, or do something.

Certified sustainable companies make more money.

Companies choosing to become certified sustainable are not only helping future generations, but also helping their current stakeholders – owners, management, employees, clients, vendors, community.

If you think you might want to make more money while also helping to do some good, watch this master class then contact us.

As we have reported, in January 2024 (roughly 4 months from now), the EU will start requiring enhanced climate disclosures.

As we have also reported, other countries either have, or are finalizing, their own sustainability disclosure rules.

Per this article, 60% of UK companies will not be ready by the January start date.  Why does it matter to UK companies (not in the EU)?  They are Scope 3 vendors to companies in the EU. 

The biggest issue?  Their own vendors (who, fall under their Scope 3 designation).

Even if you are currently not impacted by the EU’s CSRD (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive), you will be, as sustainability reporting becomes mandatory around the world.

Your large clients are already struggling, due to not being able to find vendors that help them with their Scope 3 compliance.

This brings us to the question – Are you using Scope 3 as a growth tool?

• If you know this is coming….
• If you know your big clients need vendors that are sustainable and have a carbon program….
• If you know this is only going to become a bigger issue….
• If you know consumers (both B2B and B2C) reward certified sustainable companies….
• If you know certified sustainable companies make more money….
• Do you get in front of it and take market share by satisfying the needs of your B2B clients?
• Or do you let one of your competitors do so?

If you are interested in learning more, watch this master class and contact us.

As we have reported, the EU is pushing forward with its net zero emissions by 2050 goal; and will introduce its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) a few weeks from now, on 1 October 2023.

In effect, the CBAM will put a carbon tariff on products sold into the EU.

The UK, US, Japan and Canada are next in line, with other countries to follow.

This article talks about the pending impact on India, where the CBAM covers approximately 24% of all exports.  In effect, if not slowed, the CBAM is forecast to have a crippling effect on Indian exports.

India knew this was coming but is now scrambling to find ways to soften its impact.

Now think about the future of your business and how it plans to compete in the coming years.  How will you differentiate from your competitive peers?  What will be the key drivers of consumer decisions and government compliance?

We know the CBAM is just one of the first of many sustainability compliance programs that will be implemented around the world.  Is it a wake-up call for your business to make the needed changes to compete in the coming years?

Watch this master class and contact us if you would like more information.

As we have repeatedly reported, the world’s governments are moving swiftly towards compliance programs for sustainability/climate.

The EU already has a program in place, as do some other governments.

In the United States, the SEC is expected to finalize its climate disclosure rules as early as October.  However, many US corporations are trying to get ahead of it and are using the EU program as a template for preparation. 

Per this article, 69% of leaders of big US corporations say they are ready for the new rules.

Is your company ready?  Are you in compliance? 

Remember our prior posts about Scope 3 – if you are a vendor, you are part of your client’s Scope 3 emissions program.  For them to pursue Net Zero or comply with new rules, they will need you, as one of their Scope 3 vendors, to be in lock step.  We are already assisting a number of our clients who have received notices from their clients on Scope 3 reporting.

You can either lead, and take market share; or follow, and lose market share.

Watch this master class and contact us if you would like more information.

This article is reporting the same accelerated demand from consumers for legitimate corporate sustainability action as we are seeing:

• Consumer demand for corporations to be legitimately (ie, certified) sustainable has accelerated dramatically since the pandemic;
• Shoppers are using sustainability as THE gating item for their purchase decisions;
• Just talking about being sustainable, or saying your company ‘aspires’ to be sustainable, is no longer good enough and damages your brand and consumer trust;
• Saying “yes we are sustainable” or “we will be a leader in sustainability by 2030” means nothing to the consumer and will lead to the consumer leaving the brand;
• Playing it safe is playing to lose.  You need to play to win and use sustainability as a competitive differentiation tool;
• Only when consumers perceive you as authentic via your sustainability actions will they align with your brand;
• Brands that have legitimate sustainability programs can differentiate from other brands and take market share.

The Edenark Group ISO 14001 is the world’s premier sustainability certification program for small to mid-sized organizations (SMEs).  Our entire model is based on cost-effectively helping SMEs use the world’s top sustainability certification to differentiate from competition and take market share.  Watch this master class and contact us if you would like to learn more.

Has sustainability certification become table stakes for your business?  If you are selling to larger companies, the answer is – probably so.

This GreenBiz article, titled “Carrot, stick, or scissors:  Is it time to leave suppliers behind?” makes these points:

• “Pressure is increasing for (large) companies to start to seriously act on reducing carbon emissions from their supply chains…..In March, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission proposed a rule that would require companies to report emissions including Scope 3.”
• “SMEs need….to realize that these sustainability commitments will become table stakes to continue working with larger companies leading the push to net-zero operations.”
• “…we’re going to walk away from suppliers who, once that analysis is done, aren’t meeting what our standards are to get to net zero by 2030, which in some ways feels like it’s tomorrow.”

If the larger companies are going to start demanding their SME suppliers become certified sustainable in order for the larger client organization to meet its sustainability commitments:

• Are there cost-effective sustainability certification programs available to these SMEs?
• Are SMEs using these programs to become certified sustainable?
• Are SMEs partnering with other SMEs in the supply chain and successfully promoting their combined sustainability to clients and prospects, to take market share?

The answer to all these questions is “Yes”.

This Master Class offers what SMEs should look for in a sustainability certification program; and the below are examples of three small companies, all in the same supply chain, all certified sustainable, and all cross-promoting their combined services to present a powerful supply chain option for for organizations who need their suppliers to be certified sustainable.

• DataSetGo
• Wholesale Payroll
• TruPayroll