GreenBiz22 and Salesforce Net Zero 2.0
In February, the Orion team had the pleasure of attending GreenBiz22 in Arizona. From the session topics, to the food, to the overall energy of the event, GreenBiz22 showed the world how to manage an in-person event coming out of a pandemic.
Orion Global Solutions' Salesforce Net Zero Cloud Rapid Start™ Program
Fast Tracking Sustainability Success NEW YORK, January 21st, 2022 - Orion Global Solutions launches the Salesforce Net Zero Cloud Rapid Start™ program this month. The Rapid Start™ program is a result of volumes of customer feedback, as well as Orion’s long-term partnership with the Salesforce sustainability team. As Net Zero Cloud experts, Orion created this […]
Product Innovation in Packaging Results in Dual Sustainability Advantages
Consumers who are sustainability-conscious will usually consider the packaging of any item as an important element to making the purchase. Sometimes the choices are obvious, such as tissue boxes that come wrapped in plastic and those that don't. The Little Things Matter Packaging materials run the gamut from boxes and bags to fillers and wrapping. […]
This May Be Our Last Chance to Achieve the 1.5°C Target for Global Warming
So many companies across the planet are sincerely working hard to achieve net zero. And although they are capturing their utility data and measuring their carbon footprints, what's missing for some is a true plan and accountability. You Don't Know What You Don't Know Companies are learning every day about the impacts they have on […]
Climate Crisis Reaches "Code Red" by UN - Carbon Emissions Must be Reduced
The UN has lead the way to communicating information about the climate crisis including their 17 ESGs. After the completion of the Fourteenth Session of Working Group I and Fifty-Fourth Session of the IPCC, Electronic Session, 26 July - 6 August 2021, the UN announced that the planet is warming faster than expected and it's […]
Carbon Accounting: How to Get Started
Carbon accounting is imperative to the future of every business, as discussed in our previous post. So the next question is: How do you get started? Understanding the different sources of emissions Source: WRI/WBCSD Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Accounting and Reporting Standard (PDF) (152 pp, 5.9MB), page 5. There are three different “scopes” through which emissions […]
Carbon Accounting: Not a question of IF but WHEN
Why Carbon Accounting is Imperative for Every Business It is now widely understood that greenhouse gases, including carbon (CO2), play a significant role in regulating earth’s temperature. The more carbon (and other greenhouse gases) put into the atmosphere, the more the temperature rises. The full and farthest ranging effects of increases in earth’s temperature are […]
The Dual Role of Insects for Sustainability
The planet's smallest creatures deliver information and answers on how we can help save the planet. Research shows insects can play two opposite and crucial roles to our survival: helping us grow food and actually being food. Insects are part of our global ecosystem and play various roles in keeping crops healthy. "Predator" insects maintain […]
Conflicting Messages from Wall Street on "Green Investing"
Over the past several years new "green" businesses and industries have been born to try to address, and hopefully slow down the climate crisis, bringing Planet Earth back to a sustainable balance for all it's inhabitants. With all this effort and energy focused on lowering carbon emissions and increasing oxygen levels, also comes the need […]
Local Advances for Sustainability and Equality
The challenges that 2020 has delivered have shined new lights on sustainability, equality, and working locally. The UN's General Assembly Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs) were designed as a "blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all," and this is exactly what we need! Although SDGs are global initiatives, at the September 2020 […]