I took the morning off to reflect and spend some time doing what I love…fly fishing for tailing redfish here in Charleston. If you’re not familiar, the moon phase determines the height of our tides, and during full moon and new moon phases, our tides rise an extra foot or so, which we call flood…
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PRESS RELEASE: American Fly Fishing Trade Association Partners with Emerger Strategies to Deliver Sustainable Business Education & Resources
Chico, July 25, 2024 – The American Fly Fishing Trade Association (AFFTA) has partnered with Emerger Strategies to deliver sustainability education and resources for its members with a focus on climate mitigation. AFFTA represents the community of fly fishing businesses aligned around the sustainable growth of fly fishing, a commitment to conservation, and policies that support…

EVENT: Let’s Talk Sustainability at ICAST
I am excited to be talking sustainability at ICAST next week at the Orange County Convention Center! Imagine a company that not only champions the sport of fishing, but also leads on climate action and conservation efforts. Products & packaging that are friendly to marine life, and that degrade harmlessly back into the earth. It’s…

Know Your Clothing Campaign: A New Global Network of Apparel Manufacturing Clusters for People & Planet
Cultivating Resilient Apparel Communities through Circularity, Transparency, and Equity Burlington, North Carolina, June 2024 – Know Your Clothing is a campaign spearheaded by TS Designs, a wholesale apparel screen-printing company operating in North Carolina since 1978. With the rise of fast fashion and industries moving overseas, TS Designs has made revolutionary strides in its business model to…

RELEASE: GHG Protocol Launches Official Partnership with IFRS Foundation
LONDON (June 24, 2024) – Today Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol) and the IFRS Foundation announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding to guide future work and collaboration between GHG Protocol and the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB). The framework for measuring greenhouse gas emissions developed by GHG Protocol has become embedded in capital markets infrastructure through…

American Sportfishing Association Launches Sustainability Toolkit Prepared by Emerger Strategies
I am thrilled to see that the American Sportfishing Association take a leadership position by helping its members improve the sustainability performance of of its members’ operations, products and packaging, and I am proud that Emerger Strategies has played a part in moving the fishing industry forward by preparing the ASA Sustainability Toolkit. After working…