Corporate Change
Can We Keep Sustainability Alive While Coping with COVID-19?
Just as companies were getting up to speed with their sustainability efforts, Covid-19 suddenly threatened their very survival. Can they maintain their sustainability initiatives as they deal with existential challenges? Executives are saying that they will use Covid-19 as an opportunity to lean in on sustainability, as the pandemic has highlighted the importance of critical […]
COVID-19 Prompts Countries to Re-Think Transportation for Sustainability
The days of crowded streets, trains, planes, and platforms may be a thing of the past. The global pandemic caused millions of people to stay home, thus reducing carbon emissions from transportation. The good news is that some countries took notice, and decided to create alternative options for when we all go back to work! […]
The Fight Against COVID-19 Is Changing the Planet
In our global effort to fight COVID-19 and reduce it's spread, much of the planet is practicing social distancing and staying home. The results are promising and seem to be working to help "flatten the curve" of the pandemic. The results are also promising as this change in behavior is having a positive affect on […]
Airline Carbon Footprint Transparency
Today's global focus on COVID-19 and everyone is making the changes needed to slow the spread of this coronavirus. As a result, hundreds of thousands of people are cancelling or rescheduling their air travel. However, even with all the uncertainty and anxiety in the world right now, the attention to sustainability has not been lost. […]
Salesforce Sustainability Cloud is Here!
The time in which it took Salesforce to move from idea to product is unprecidented! They wanted to make a difference and saw a way to help businesses better understand the effects they have on the world. Salesforce Sustainability Cloud enables businesses to quickly track, analyze and report reliable environmental data and help them reduce […]
2020 Is the Beginning of the End for Plastic
New environmental laws are being created and enforced globally. Affecting everyday life for people across the planet is a sure way to raise awareness about the climate crisis. Companies need to be ready to take steps that aren't so small. Stop Using Plastic Bags This simple initiative in Thailand has been adopted by 43 retailers. […]
Grove.co - walking the sustainability walk!
Purchasing sustainable products from companies that work hard to manage their own carbon footprint is a win-win. Smart purchases at work lead to smart purchases at home. One of our employees made the change to buying from Grove.co, and receives monthly shipments of sustainable and recyclable household products. Not only does she save money and […]
Oddly Correct Coffee Bar Says Goodbye to Paper and Plastic Single-Use To-Go Cups
Leading the sustainability charge in Kansas, last week Oddly Correct Coffee Bar stopped selling paper or plastic single-use to-go cups. The act was inspired by a coffee shop in Des Moines, Iowa that started a "similar practice." So what are they serving their coffee in? Glass jars. The glass jars are reusable, and Oddly Correct […]
1 Billion Pieces of Plastics Being Removed from Grocer's Brand Products
Reducing plastic is one of the easiest things any corporation or individual can do to help the planet. Tesco, a UK grocery chain, has taken this to the extreme by planning to remove plastic from all it's own products. A recent CNBC report notes that by the end of next year, Tesco plans to remove […]
Salesforce Introduces Salesforce Sustainability Cloud
Salesforce is on a mission to help businesses understand how their decisions can affect the planet. On September 18, 2019, Salesforce introduced their Sustainability Cloud, a platform that gives businesses "a 360-degree view of their environmental impact." Salesforce Sustainability Cloud will offer insights for businesses based on their own data. Leveraging Salesforce Einstein Analytics and […]