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 – Paint Away Air Pollution!

Knowing that newly painted walls lift the mood and energize your team, you will, at some point, repaint your organization’s interior and exterior walls.   Why not use a non-toxic, zero-VOC, odor-eliminating, non-animal-tested, Green-certified, Eco-friendly, paint, that absorbs CO2 and also reduces up to 95% of indoor air pollutants?

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.

Per studies by Merkle and Ginger, Corporate Sustainability and Wellness are going mainstream

• 70% of adults (18-55) care more about sustainability than they did a year earlier
• Further, companies are looking for ways to help employees address mental health
• 99% of CEOs are concerned about employee mental health
• 87% of employees report weekly stress, with 55% of this group reporting high/extreme stress
• 80% of CEOs believe poor employee mental health is negatively impacting worker productivity
• 59% of CEOs are concerned about the potential risk of a stress issue in the workplace
• 65% increase in employee use of technology-driven mental health-care tools in past year
• 76% of employees receive mental health support virtually

Edenark Group believes sustainability MUST include employee performance and wellness.  The Edenark Group ISO 14001 program is the world’s top environmental sustainability certification / carbon neutrality / ESG program for small to mid-sized enterprises and includes, via its A Better World Starts With Me program, a way for employers to help their employees become happier, healthier and more productive.

Lisa Ryan, host of the Manufacturer’s Network podcast, interviews David Goodman, CEO of Edenark Group, in Episode 14, titled, “The Profitability of Certified Sustainability”.

The interview discusses the value to a manufacturer, of becoming environmentally certified sustainable.

Then, for those manufacturers who want to investigate sustainability further and want to know what to look for in a good sustainability program for their company, this PPP provides answers.

Sea Coast Professional Window & Door( (https://www.prowinfl.com/ ), 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 2023.

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.  Environmental sustainability is important to our organization.  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.

“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 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.”

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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Here are the key findings from this Forbes 2023 survey on the state of sustainability:

43% of all companies consider sustainability a Top 3 priority (up from 26% in 2020)

The top 3 initiatives for these companies over the next 12 months will be

             Getting their supply chain (ie, you) sustainable

             Lowering greenhouse gas emissions (remember, you are part of their Scope 3)

             Reducing plastic waste

Companies with sustainability officers are more likely to achieve emission reduction goals

            For you, as a vendor, if they have a sustainability officer, expect a call on the above issues

Technology they believe will have a big impact on the future of sustainability

           Carbon offsets ranks #2.  Why that is important to you – you are a Scope 3 vendor

Biggest challenge

           Confusion on regulations and requirements

           Many of the standards they are working with are vague and hard to work with

Most sectors believe their efforts are helping the environment

You are a certified sustainable organization and many of you have developed your ESG program.

As part of your mandate, it is your responsibility to demand your vendors also become certified sustainable, right?

But what happens? Either via your own procurement department or directly from the vendor, you hear – “We would LOVE to, but we are an SME (small to mid-sized enterprise with under 500 employees) and there are NO certification programs designed/priced for us. All the good programs are built for big companies and are too expensive and/or time-consuming for us.”

What do you do? Even though you know this is what your consumers want, and you have mandated, you shrug and accept it…..because you think it is correct.

Sustainability Magazine asked our CEO, David Goodman, to write this article explaining that you don’t need to blink.  You can satisfy your clients and your mandate.  There are global, audited, environmental sustainability programs designed and priced specifically for the needs of SMEs.

This article also explains what your SME vendors should look for in a program that will meet their needs; allowing you to meet your needs.

Per this article in Bizcommunity, many job seekers, particularly the 23-38 age group) pro-actively seek employment in eco-friendly companies.

The key points:

• Sustainability and recruitment go hand in hand – Per Deloitte, with talent hard to find, not focusing on sustainability can lead to a company losing out to competitors who are.

• Sustainability creates a sweet spot for employees – When a company shows it cares for the environment and the world we live in, it shows employees it cares for them, too.

• Company reputation – The attraction of the best talent is heavily dependent on reputation and sustainability has a massively positive impact on reputation.

• The future is green – Companies that develop and maintain sustainable practices will be more resilient in the future. They will be able to recruit and hire from a larger pool than their non-certified peers.

SMEs (small to mid-sized enterprises) account for at least 90% of all businesses on the planet and employ at least 67% of all of us.

If you are running a SME, per many prior posts from us, and per this article from the World Economic Forum, change is coming to your business, whether you like it or not.

• Sustainability / ESG reporting standards and regulations are evolving fast

• These regulations directly impact larger companies…..but require them to seek data from their suppliers and the suppliers to their suppliers (which include SMEs)

• SMEs that fall behind risk losing valuable opportunities with big clients/prospects

• SMEs that fall behind risk losing the availability of capital (debt and equity)

If you want to remain competitive but don’t want to be ‘killed by the cure’ take a few moments to read this PPP. 

If it makes sense, reach out to us here.

Edenark Group, which provides the world’s premier environmental sustainability certification program for small to mid-sized enterprises (SMEs), is pleased to announce that Dave McColl, who provides energy and technology consulting, will help bring the Edenark Group ISO 14001 program to the U.K. SME community.

“As I started interacting with Edenark Group CEO, David Goodman, and understanding the value of the Edenark Group ISO 14001 program, my thought was, ‘There is no reason for a business not to do this.’  It’s a ‘no brainer’ as your company improves while you are also helping the planet,” said Dave McColl.  “I look forward to helping introduce Edenark Group to the SME sector here in the U.K., which will help the SMEs and help Edenark Group.”

“97% of larger companies have sustainability programs because it adds value.  But this is a new to many SME leaders.  In fact, regardless of the environmental need, less than 1% of SMEs have sustainability programs.  Government regulations will soon obligate all companies to have a legitimate (ie, under a 3^rd party certification or verification) sustainability program.  However, consumer demand is moving faster than government regulations and requiring, via their purchasing loyalty, that companies become legitimately sustainable.  This presents an opportunity for those SMEs who care for the environment and also want to differentiate from their competitive peers.  We are thrilled that Dave, with his SME business connections, will help us present the benefits of our program to the business community,” said David Goodman, CEO of Edenark Group.

Dave McColl can be reached at +443330 067337 or +447748 188878 or dave@astuteassets.co.uk.

Edenark Group can be reached at https://edenark.com/contact-us/

Per this IDC article, sustainability is accelerating at a rapid pace in Asia/Pacific.  Here are ten predictions for this year, and the next four.  Each of them, on their own, would suggest how fast sustainability and ESG are advancing.  But, together, the story is quite amazing.  If you are in this market or serving this market, even as a SME, and are not certified sustainable, you are at a disadvantage.

#1: Third Party Risk Management & ESG: By the end of this year, ESG performance will become a standard component for third-party risk assessment with 20% of A2000 companies placing greater weight on these risks than security, financial, or operational risks.

#2: Reporting Enterprise-wide Carbon Footprint: By end of next year, 50% of A2000 companies will capture their carbon data and report their enterprise-wide carbon footprint using quantifiable metrics compared with 30% today.

#3: ESG Data Management Platforms: Also, by the end of next year, 30% of A2000 companies will leverage ESG data management platforms to steer ESG KPIs via a centralized system of record for reporting purposes and real-time operational decision-making support.

#4: Datacenter ESG Disclosure: By 2025, more than 50% of A2000 organizations will require datacenter providers to disclose to them their energy usage, use of renewable energy sources, and recyclable IT equipment.

#5: ESG aaS: Also, by 2025, 30% of ESG services engagements will require a managed services component to better address the long-term nature and intense data needs of sustainable transformation and ESG reporting.

#6: Changing RFP Requirements: By 2026, ESG performance will be viewed as a top 3 decision factor for IT equipment purchases and over 50% of RFPs will include metrics regarding carbon emissions, material use, and labor conditions.

#7 Circularity Requirements: Also, by 2026, circularity will become a key component of product lifecycle management (PLM), and 60% of APJ organizations will require their IT equipment vendors and partners to provide end-to-end visibility of their sustainability process.

#8: Chief Sustainability Officer Assignments: Also, by 2026, 50% of A2000 companies will have assigned a chief sustainability officer responsible for meeting their organization’s ESG goals and making ESG-related IT purchasing decisions.

#9: Experiencing Improved ROI: As the final one in 2026, 70% of organizations with integrated planning and execution will achieve improved operational efficiencies leading to distinctive business benefit of improved ESG and financial performance.

#10: Rise of Social Sustainability: By 2027, 40% of use cases for sustainability/ESG software in APeJ will have a strong focus on social sustainability topics due to organizations’ more integrated approaches to ESG.

*This data on Asia/Pacific companies does not include Japan