Charting the Course: The Path to Climate Action
arlier this year, the World Economic Forum released the 16th edition of its annual Global Risks Report. In it, authors point to climate change as a continued catastrophic risk, worsened by weakened global cooperation. Among the report’s most major findings is that “climate action failure” is the most impactful and second most likely long-term risk […]
20 Years Sustainserv – A conversation with the founding partners
Tackling the Scope 1 Conundrum: A need for fundamental rethinking
Companies of all shapes and sizes are increasingly confronted with pressure to set and perform against aggressive greenhouse gas reduction goals. These pressures come from a variety of sources, including investors, employee expectations, customers seeking to reduce emissions in their supply chains, and the situation where peers and competitors are themselves setting such goals. These […]
GreenBiz23 Wrap Up: A Focus on Scope 3, and Major Conference Growth
In February, I was back at the annual GreenBiz flagship conference – a leading global conference that brings together sustainability leaders on the topics of net zero, circular economy, stakeholder engagement, biodiversity, resilient supply chains and more. I’ve been to around ten GreenBiz’s, and it has been fun to watch the growth of the event […]
Where is Everybody?
Take a walk at night and turn your gaze to the sky overhead. Behind the stars we can see, there are billions of galaxies, each with billions of stars. The little blue and green planet you stand on is the only one known to create, support, and sustain life. As renowned physicist, Enrico Fermi, once […]
Commentary on Apple’s viral hit ‘Mother Nature’
Apple’s latest video (see below) showcasing its efforts to reduce its environmental impacts left me both impressed but also nervous on their behalf. I was drawn in by the star-power and the overall professionalism that Apple demonstrated as it does with most of what it produces—its products, its streaming content and certainly this video. But […]
Decoding COP28: Finally a Call for a Transition Away from Fossil Fuels
As consultants, we are constantly looking out for how the actions and decisions in the global sustainability space may impact or present opportunities for our clients. To that point, the outcome of the recent global climate conference, COP28, represented a possible inflection point in the global climate debate, with their direct discussions about fossil fuels […]
Tips to Maximize Your 2024 CDP Response
As many of us and you are elbows deep in CDP submissions currently, it is now abundantly clear that CDP has revamped its disclosure platform and reporting process for corporations and organizations. While CDP’s efforts are well-intentioned, the new platform and format present some challenges that require different strategies in order to maximize your scores. […]
Assessing the Role of SBTN During Turbulent Times
Sustainable Brands has featured Matthew Gardner’s thoughs on how businesses can then align their SBTN targets with genuine shareholder interests and demonstrate how their nature-based strategies reduce operational costs, enhance efficiency, and create revenue opportunities. If executed properly, nature targets reveal a far more comprehensive view of a company’s environmental impacts and dependencies and can reveal […]
