Why Small to Mid-sized Non-Publicly Traded Companies Should Become Certified Sustainable

This Inc. article, titled “Corporate Sustainability Isn’t Just for the Big Guys” touches on the following reasons why all companies, no matter how small, should become certified sustainable –

 

• If you are a small company, you have an easier time interacting with, and understanding, the demands/needs of your stakeholders – employees, management, owners, vendors, customers, prospects, community – that your company become sustainable.

 

• Once known, the demands/needs of your stakeholders – employees, management, owners, vendors, customers, prospects, community – should not be ignored. If you do not listen to what your stakeholders are telling you, others will take your place and serve them.

 

• It will enhance your hiring and retention of top talent.

 

• Your costs will go down.

 

• It will improve your ability to attract money – debt and equity investment in certified sustainable companies is expected to rise to $50 trillion within the next 36 months.

 

• If you are small and/or private, you get the good without the bad – You get the above benefits without the scrutiny that large/public companies face.

 

• You have a (large/public company) path to follow.

 

Edenark Group can help you get there.