Matt Wilson, of AMB Performance Group, who is also the host of the “Business Owners Speak” podcast series, interviewed David Goodman, CEO of Edenark Group, for Episode 15, shown via this LinkedIn link.

They discussed the value of becoming environmentally certified sustainable for a small to mid-sized business.  Here is the YouTube podcast.

Edenark Group can be reached via this contact form.

AMB Performance Group can be reached via this website.

United Tech Employee Management (https://www.unitedtechpeo.com/ ), a Palm Beach, Florida-based, family-owned, employee leasing company that handles payroll, workers’ comp, and unemployment administration became environmentally certified sustainable under the Edenark Group ISO 14001 environmental sustainability certification program. The company will re-open its corporate office at the end of Earth Month 2023, after a major energy-saving remodel and retrofit.

The energy-saving retrofit includes new insulation, a smart NEST A/C thermostat, new water-efficient toilets, a new low-energy refrigerator, and new LED lights.

“We are a family-owned business.  We care about our community and the world we are leaving behind for the future.  Serving people and protecting future generations is at the core of our culture.  We decided to upgrade our corporate office to be as energy-efficient as possible,” said Kristina Smith, President of United Tech Employee Management.  “We will use our new corporate office to present the benefits of environmental sustainability to our guests, including vendors, prospects, clients and community colleagues,” added Smith.

United Tech Employee Management (https://www.unitedtechpeo.com/ ) can be reached at +1 561.594.4892

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We are often asked, “What are some of the things you help clients do, to become certified under the Edenark Group ISO 14001 program?”

Item #49 from the Edenark Group Green Team Guide is CO2-absorbing paint, allowing you to Paint Your Way to Reduced Office Staff Health Problems!

With very little difference in price versus traditional paint, why not paint your walls with our air purifying and CO2-absorbing paint that reduces up to 95% of indoor air pollutants?

• Non toxic
• CO2 reducing
• Zero VOC (volatile organic compounds)
• Absorbs VOCs
• Eliminates odors
• Greenwise-certified
• Helps you pursue the Edenark Group ISO 14001 certification, inclusive of carbon neutrality
• Quick-drying, with no nasty paint-job smell (ie, minimum down time)

Knowing that newly painted walls lift the mood and energize your team, why not go with paint that also improves health of your team and the planet?

Edenark Group is a distributor of Smog Armor paint products and we recommend these products to our clients as part of their sustainability certification, carbon neutral and ESG program, as they help you achieve your goals.

It is an easy, fun, smart and safe way to improve a work environment’s visual, emotional, environmental and human-health appeal.

The past 8 years have been the hottest on record….and with El Niño starting, temperatures are expected to rise.

Changes will occur.

This article picks 16 specific species and landscapes, including your morning cup of coffee, and talks about what we can expect in the coming years.

Should your company wish to be part of thousands of companies around the world who are choosing to be part of the solution, please watch this webinar and send us a note.

Per this article on a Bain & Company and EcoVadis study of 100,000 companies, of which 80% are private, ESG activities (sustainability, diversity and employee satisfaction) correlate with stronger financial performance and growth for private companies:

1. Companies with more women on the executive team have better financial results.Companies that rank in the top 25% of their industry for executive team gender diversity have annual revenue growth approximately 2 percentage points above that of companies in the bottom quartile. And their EBITDA profit margins are 3 percentage points higher than that same group.

2. Renewable energy usage correlates with higher EBITDA margins in carbon-intensive industries. In the natural resources, transportation and industrial goods sectors, companies that use more renewable energy have higher EBITDA margins.

3. Companies that focus on ethics, environmental and labor practices within their supply chains are more profitable. These companies have margins 3 to 4 percentage points above those that don’t focus on their suppliers’ ESG credentials.

4. ESG leaders have higher employee satisfaction; companies with the most satisfied employees grow faster and are more profitable. They have three-year revenue growth up to 5 percentage points above those with less-satisfied employees and margins as much as 6 percentage points higher than those laggards. Beyond the basics of fair pay and ensuring a safe work environment, benefits may include career training, mental and physical healthcare, childcare, and educational opportunities, all of which boost employee satisfaction and, as a result, productivity and retention.

If you would like to develop a plan for your company to become more profitable, watch this webinar and call us.

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 the funds were invested in reducing environmental impact

Are you spending money against reducing environmental impact?  Are you generating a positive ROI from it?  If your answer to either question is ‘no’, watch this webinar and give us a call.

Gym For The Brain (https://www.gymforthebrain.com/), a Florida-based brain/body enhancement center that includes high-altitude EWOT (exercise with oxygen therapy) and six other enhancement tools, recently renewed its Edenark Group ISO 14001 environmental sustainability certification (which includes a wellness component) through 2023 and has decided to celebrate Earth Month (April) and Mental Health Month (May) by providing this promotional offer to bring attention to the need to combine environmental sustainability with wellness.

During April and May 2023, Gym For The Brain will provide a free introductory session ($225 value) to any employee of an environmentally certified sustainable company or a company that is under contract to become environmentally certified sustainable.

Use Code: Let’s Get Better

Contact with Gym For The Brain must occur by 11:59pm EST 31 May 2023

Redemption must occur at Gym For The Brain facility

Proof of employment and current environmental sustainability certification, or contract for same, must be provided

Call +1 561.408.6890

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97% of large companies have sustainability departments; but many have internally-constructed, non-global-standard-aligned, non-scalable, non-3^rd-party-audited, sustainability programs.  Many of these programs were created to ‘look good’ but not designed to survive the stress test of external accountability.

SMEs have it worse.  Less than 1% of SMEs have sustainability programs of any kind.

As consumer/client (B2B and B2C) demand for sustainability grows, corporations see the financial opportunity and feel the pressure to say they are sustainable.  The more sustainability claims they make, the greater the risk of exaggeration (ie, Greenwashing).

This has caused a rise in the number of greenwashing watchdog agencies, with more staff, to investigate corporate sustainability claims. 

Consumers, also seeing companies greenwashing in response to their demands, are upping their expectations and demanding 3^rd party validation and alignment with globally-recognized programs, to prove a company is doing what it claims. 

Governments, bringing teeth via fines, are creating new laws that require valid proof of sustainability compliance.

That leads us to the question – Is your company greenwashing?  

Per this article, odds are, the answer is ‘yes.’  A survey of 1500 executives in 16 countries around the world, were asked about their sustainability programs –

• 85% reported clients/customers becoming more vocal about sustainability, causing these executives to greenwash in an attempt to capitalize on the demand.
• 72% believe most of their sector peers are greenwashing.

Again, most sustainability programs that are not aligned with globally-respected standards, and 3^rd party audited against those standards, are not ready for the external accountability that is now being expected.  If you feel your sustainability program is not equal to your sustainability claims, and you wish to correct the problem before you are exposed, watch this webinar and give us a call.

Leading Peers asked Edenark Group CEO, David Goodman, to give this masterclass webinar on Using Sustainability Certification to Differentiate.

We hope you find it beneficial for future decisions for your organization.

Should you have questions, please contact us here.