Complimentary e-Book: How to Add Value with Environmental Data

"How to Add Value with Environmental Data" is a complimentary e-book that teaches you how to put your data to better use. It helps readers to to take full advantage of the Environmental Data they collect.

The book is intended for those who want to know more about how environmental data already captured in your systems can be usable information that creates business value.

In the book you will learn about critical tips to help you better manage your data, streamline operations and create cost savings.

Don't wait – get the 5 Ways to Create Business Value with your Environmental Data e-book today!

Click here to download the book.

Profit Oriented Sustainability Guide for Small Businesses

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The "Small Business Guide to Increasing Profit by Putting People and Environment First" was developed by the Network for Business Sustainability and Funded by the TD Bank.

This practical guide on how to make money by becoming more sustainable provides an overview of how to cut costs, motivate employees, enhance reputation and increase sales – while helping the environment, employees, and the community.

The guide is broken down into two section, retail service and manufacturing and addresses with the following four areas:

GEMI Sustainable Supply Chain Tool: Free & Interactive

On October 10, 2013, the Global Environmental Management Initiative (GEMI) announced that it is creating a new tool to help businesses with supply chain sustainability and the procurement decision-making process. This complimentary tool will be an interactive and online, it is designed to help business prioritize supply chain processes and identify “hotspot” processes as well as opportunities for improvement. It is ideal for sustainability and purchasing professionals.

Event - TBLI (Triple Bottom Line Investment) CONFERENCE™

TBLI (Triple Bottom Line Investment) CONFERENCE™ will take place on Monday and Tuesday, June 17-18, 2013 at the United Federation of Teachers (UFT), New York, NY.

The TBLI conference is unique event in that it offers finance professionals a global perspective on a comprehensive range of ESG and Impact Investment topics, covering all asset classes. Over 15 years, it has built an international reputation as the platform to learn and find business partners. TBLI offers access to the largest network of thought leaders in the sustainable finance industry.

Theme for 2013: "Rethink the Past and Move on"

❖ Attendees remain able to determine their workshop choice at the conference

❖ Please note: This program is subject to change without notice.

For more information click here.

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Investing in Energy Efficiency

One of the most promising investment areas for 2013 may come from the area of energy efficiency. Unlike some other investments, this compelling investment opportunity is being driven by companies seeking immediate cost savings. For the investor this can translate to a shorter payback period. According to most estimates, global power needs are expected to rise more than 50 percent in the next few decades. This growing investment arena will increase the market demand for energy efficient lighting, engines and buildings.

Climate Change as an Investment Risk or Opportunity

Climate change is a material investment risk or opportunity and it has emerged as a strategic issue for asset owners and asset managers. The vast majority of investors now incorporate climate change into their risk assessments. This is the conclusion of a report, titled the Global Investor Survey on Climate Change, conducted by Mercer and commissioned by the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC), the Investor Network on Climate Risk (INCR) and Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC). This report clearly illustrates that climate change is increasingly a salient part of the investment practices of asset managers and asset owners.

Based on survey responses from 44 asset owners and 46 asset managers with collective assets totaling more than $12 trillion, the report found that 87 percent of asset managers and 98 percent of asset owners now incorporate climate change risk assessments into their investment processes.

Report - Sustainability Consultants Face Complex Market Dynamics

For the past decade, management consultants and firms such as engineering service firms, environmental services firms and boutiques have created sustainability practices in an attempt to address a growing need for sustainability services, which include climate change, carbon management and cleantech.

However, sustainability consultants have experienced a bumpy ride, struggling to identify the market and to attract large contracts, which are few and far between.

This report helps sustainability consultants understand those challenges and sheds light on how consultants can succeed in a complex market.

Report - Corporate Sustainability Reporting Budgets And Priorities

Sustainability reporting is an important pillar of corporate sustainability programmes and firms seek to communicate progress and meet stakeholders’ demands for sustainability disclosure. This report helps executives in sustainability, marketing and communications roles and firms selling into these functions, to understand where responsibility and budgets lie for corporate sustainability reporting activities.

Verdantix spoke to 250 sustainability leaders in 13 countries across 21 industries. This report delves into responsibility, budgets and priorities with regard to corporate sustainability reporting and segments data by industry and region.

Click here to register for access to this report.

Event - Scaling Mount Sustainability: The Journey of Interface

Scaling Mount Sustainability is an event that will take place on Thursday Mar 21, 2013, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at the Lambton Inn, Sarnia, in Sarnia, Ontario. This event asks and answers the question, "can a business be sustainable and profitable?"

Nadine Gudz will walk participants through the climb up "Mount Sustainability" - Interface's journey of transformation towards restorative enterprise.

Energy Managment Tips for IT (White Paper)

Energy Aware Planning and Decision Making White Paper

Freeform Dynamics Ltd: Energy Aware Planning and Decision Making, Five Imperatives for IT Proactive management of energy consumption is becoming increasingly critical. Businesses rely on IT, and IT relies on energy – often quite a bit of it in the case of corporate data centers. According to leading market research firm Freeform Dynamics Ltd* three consequences of this are:  •  Energy consumption via the IT infrastructure is a significant cost, and therefore a potential constraint on IT-related activity when pressure to manage that cost is applied.  •  Energy availability, i.e. being able to source enough energy to power the IT infrastructure and be confident in its supply, is fundamental to both growth and business continuity.  •  Energy-related regulation will almost certainly have a direct or indirect impact on IT.

10. Question and Answers Part Two (Video): Sustainable Business Practices Part 10/10

This short video addresses additional questions from audience members about sustainable business practices. This video is part ten of a ten part series on sustainability. It is a step-by-step guide to sustainability planning and serves as a business guide to sustainability. The speakers include Alan AtKisson and Marsha Willard who tackle the issues faced by organizations attempting to implement sustainable practices, and explore the practical experiences of consulting firms AXIS Performance Advisors and The AtKisson Group in an international context.

9. Question and Answers Part One (Video): Sustainable Business Practices Part 9/10

This short video addresses how to work with peoples understanding of the science of climate change. This video is part nine of a ten part series on sustainability. It is a step-by-step guide to sustainability planning and serves as a business guide to sustainability. The speakers include Alan AtKisson and Marsha Willard who tackle the issues faced by organizations attempting to implement sustainable practices, and explore the practical experiences of consulting firms AXIS Performance Advisors and The AtKisson Group in an international context.

8. Sustainability Innovation (Video): Sustainable Business Practices Part 8/10

The challenges inherent in the process of innovating for sustainability include the politics in an organization. This video is part eight of a ten part series on sustainability. It is a step-by-step guide to sustainability planning and serves as a business guide to sustainability. The speakers include Alan AtKisson and Marsha Willard who tackle the issues faced by organizations attempting to implement sustainable practices, and explore the practical experiences of consulting firms AXIS Performance Advisors and The AtKisson Group in an international context.

7. Sustainability Support System (Video): Sustainable Business Practices Part 7/10

This short video addresses the issue of resistance in more depth. It deals with the actual techniques used in actual business cases. This video is part seven of a ten part series on sustainability. It is a step-by-step guide to sustainability planning and serves as a business guide to sustainability. The speakers include Alan AtKisson and Marsha Willard who tackle the issues faced by organizations attempting to implement sustainable practices, and explore the practical experiences of consulting firms AXIS Performance Advisors and The AtKisson Group in an international context.

6. Sustainability Support System (Video): Sustainable Business Practices Part 6/10

This short video addresses This short video addresses the support systems that are required to implement sustainability into an organization.  It also explains resistance to an organizations sustainability goals. It deals with the business systems in place and how they work with, (or against) an organizations sustainability goals. This video is part six of a ten part series on sustainability. It is a step-by-step guide to sustainability planning and serves as a business guide to sustainability. The speakers include Alan AtKisson and Marsha Willard who tackle the issues faced by organizations attempting to implement sustainable practices, and explore the practical experiences of consulting firms AXIS Performance Advisors and The AtKisson Group in an international context.

5. Sustainability Implementation Stages (Video): Sustainable Business Practices Part 5/10

This short video addresses where an organization is at regarding sustainability as well as the key tasks they must perform to reach their goals. It looks at the structures in place and helps to foster an integrated approach. This video is part five of a ten part series on sustainability. It is a step-by-step guide to sustainability planning and serves as a business guide to sustainability. The speakers include Alan AtKisson and Marsha Willard who tackle the issues faced by organizations attempting to implement sustainable practices, and explore the practical experiences of consulting firms AXIS Performance Advisors and The AtKisson Group in an international context.

4. Sustainability Tools (Video): Sustainable Business Practices Part 4/10

This short video addresses the tools of sustainability practice. This video is part four of a ten part series on sustainability. It is a step-by-step guide to sustainability planning and serves as a business guide to sustainability. The speakers include Alan AtKisson and Marsha Willard who tackle the issues faced by organizations attempting to implement sustainable practices, and explore the practical experiences of consulting firms AXIS Performance Advisors and The AtKisson Group in an international context.

3. Sustainability Methodology (Video): Sustainable Business Practices Part 3/10

This short video addresses the methodology of sustainable development. This video is part three of a ten part series on sustainability. It is a step-by-step guide to sustainability planning and serves as a business guide to sustainability. The speakers include Alan AtKisson and Marsha Willard who tackle the issues faced by organizations attempting to implement sustainable practices, and explore the practical experiences of consulting firms AXIS Performance Advisors and The AtKisson Group in an international context.

2. Sustainability Processes and Implementation (Video): Sustainable Business Practices Part 2/10

This short video addresses processes and implementation, it includes a discussion of a very useful diagram that covers the various elements of sustainability and helps organizations to determine where they want to go. It breaks their longer term goals into shorter term goals. This video is part two of a ten part series on sustainability. It is a step-by-step guide to sustainability planning and serves as a business guide to sustainability. The speakers include Alan AtKisson and Marsha Willard who tackle the issues faced by organizations attempting to implement sustainable practices, and explore the practical experiences of consulting firms AXIS Performance Advisors and The AtKisson Group in an international context.

1. Sustainability Planning (Video): Business Practice Part 1/10

This short video addresses the concepts and strategies of sustainability planning for a coherent approach. Sustainability planning is important because it helps and organization to develop a strategy that focuses their resources efficiently. Sustainability planning is also a means of coordinating an approach that involves tracking that forms the basis of reporting. Finally sustainability planning reduces the chances of missing important elements. This video is part one of a ten part series on sustainability. It is a step-by-step guide to sustainability planning and serves as a business guide to sustainability. The speakers include Alan AtKisson and Marsha Willard who tackle the issues faced by organizations attempting to implement sustainable practices, and explore the practical experiences of consulting firms AXIS Performance Advisors and The AtKisson Group in an international context.