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. The post Podcast Video – Using Sustainability Certification to Differentiate appeared first on Edenark ..read more

Some people have asked why we uniquely have a ‘people piece’ incorporated in our sustainability program.  In response, we ask – “How can you have a corporate sustainability program and not address the employees?” For most companies, your people are your biggest cost, biggest risk, biggest time commitment and biggest opportunity.  If we can help [...] The post Dementia risk rises if you live with chronic pain appeared first on Edenark ..read more

The unemployment rate in the US is at 4.1%.  The EU is roughly 6%. How do you find, hire and retain workers in a sellers market? This article in the New York Post reports on this study and is consistent with other studies we have reported.  Key points Almost two-thirds of respondents stated they were [...] The post Gven the low unemployment rate, how do you hire and retain workers? appeared first on Edenark ..read more

2024 is 75% behind us! We all forecasted a budget for the year. Some of us are confident….and some of us are scratching our heads, wondering where the plan went wrong. Per this study by University of California at Riverside, brands committed to sustainability are growing 4x faster than their non-sustainable peers.  NYU/Stern says it [...] The post Are you achieving your 2024 budget so far? appeared first on Edenark ..read more

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 post Survey – 91% of workers would forgo job perks in favor of reducing environmental impact appeared first on Edenark ..read more

Per Deloitte – 83% of M&A buyers would pay a 3% premium to acquire a company with solid environmental, social and governance performance 14% of M&A buyers would pay a 6% premium to acquire a company with solid environmental, social and governance performance 67% of M&A buyers would seek a 3% discount if your environmental, [...] The post Would you like to get a premium when you sell your company? appeared first on Edenark ..read more

As we have stated in the past, and as this article discusses, larger companies need their vendors to be able to prove their environmental sustainability.  This is due to:   Vendors are part of the client’s Carbon Emission Scope 3   Any organization that already has a sustainability program (which +97% of large companies do) [...] The post Would you like to grow your B2B market share? appeared first on Edenark ..read more

Have you often thought it would be great to be able to sell products/services to governments, but not known how to qualify? Have you ever heard of GPP? GPP is Green Public Procurement.  This is where governments seek to source products/services with a reduced environmental impact.  This article talks about the advantages to companies in [...] The post Would you like to sell products/services to Governments? appeared first on Edenark ..read more

Some people say all marketing and promotion is a form of deception. Knowing consumers want to support environmentally sustainable companies, is it wrong for companies to misrepresent their environmental commitments? If you ask the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Australian Federal Court, the answer is yes – if you greenwash you will [...] The post Should companies be fined for greenwashing? appeared first on Edenark ..read more

Who do you think should pay for the climate change cleanup that we are facing? This article talks about a UN report that is recommending the business community pay for the cleanup caused by climate change. We do not believe this concept will be adopted/supported in its current form in the near-term. However, we believe [...] The post Who should Pay for the Climate Change Cleanup? appeared first on Edenark ..read more