When Dental Practice Meets Carbon Neutrality

When Dental Practice Meets Carbon Neutrality

By Pianpian Wang “Our mission is to serve five key stakeholders, patients, team, suppliers, community and environment”, says Scott Andersen, the co-founder of Artisan Dental. Artisan Dental, founded by Scott and his wife Dr. Nicole Andersen, is located in downtown Madison, Wisconsin, with 23 staff and 4 dentists. Having started the practice in 2014, Artisan […]

COP 26 Glasgow, Scotland

COP 26 Glasgow, Scotland

This month, thousands of scientists, climate change activists, and world leaders descend upon Glasgow, Scotland for the United Nations Climate Change Conference UK 2021 (COP26). It is one of the largest in-person global conferences since the outbreak of COVID-19. But where do we, the laymen, fit in this environmental negotiation puzzle? Yes, we have a […]

Report on Science Based Emissions Targets

Report on Science Based Emissions Targets

By Pianpian Wang Report on Science Based Emissions Targets One silver lining to COVID-19 is that multiple sources and news outlets are showing an increase in businesses and individuals taking action to tackle the climate crisis that we all face. One example is that more businesses have started to develop science-based targets (“SBT”) to reduce […]

Racism in Environmental Justice

Racism in Environmental Justice

By Shannon Mora Racism in Environmental Justice In a previous blog post titled Privilege in Sustainability, I discussed the ways the climate action initiative has shown to be targeted towards the young white demographic. The disconnect between minority peoples and the climate action movement is tied to both the price point for sustainable goods and […]

Shipping and Supply Chains Emissions Report

Shipping and Supply Chains Emissions Report

By Pianpian Wang A few months ago, I wrote an article regarding some strategies that help reduce the shipping industry’s carbon emissions. Back then, I projected that some moves might be taken to mitigate the carbon impact of shipping. It is noted that shipping emissions also matter to many businesses outside the shipping industry, such […]

Extreme Weather Events- What’s Next?

Extreme Weather Events- What’s Next?

Extreme Weather Events By Shannon Mora “Thousands forced to evacuate as California fires blase across the state”. “100,000 evacuated as waters reach giant Chinese Buddha statue”. “Two dead and hundreds of thousands without power after wind storm battles the Midwest.” “New South Wales, Australia weather: Flooding eases on south coast but many residents yet to […]

Black Rock, Morgan Stanley, and other Banks Tightening their ESG Reporting Policies

Black Rock, Morgan Stanley, ESG reporting

By Pianpian Wang A recent report shows that North American companies lead in reporting on carbon emissions, but not in implementing action. There has been no pressing motivation or incentive for businesses to engage in concrete agendas to reduce their carbon emissions. However, this situation is changing. BlackRock, one of the world’s largest asset managers, […]

Carbon Labeling Provides Information to Consumers in the Fight Against Climate Change

Carbon Labeling-CCC

Carbon Labeling Provides By Reed Shapiro Public disclosures associated with companies and/or their products’ carbon emissions have transformed. New consumer research from Carbon Trust shows product carbon footprint labeling and emissions reductions associated with products have now reached an Early Majority threshold in terms of adoption. This means between 16% and 50% of consumers consider […]

Earth Day – A Time For Growth

Earth Day - A Time For Growth

Earth Day By Shannon Mora On April 22nd, 1970, twenty-million Americans stood for one united cause. These impactful individuals brought a voice to a crisis that had, until then, been largely ignored. The state of our planet was beginning to take up space in the forefront of public consciousness as the realities of unregulated big […]

How to Start the Process of Measuring Scope 3 Emissions

How to Start the Process of Measuring Scope 3 Emissions

By Reed Shapiro Greenhouse Gas emissions increasingly play a part in customer, investor and employee considerations when interacting with companies. Tightening environmental and social justice policy, and demand for better products and cleaner performance are having material effects on how companies operate. How can the headache of capturing and adequately communicating performance in every nook […]