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.