And How Emerger Strategies Can Help Your Brand Exceed REI’s Sustainability Expectations If you are one of REI’s suppliers, or if you are a brand that has hopes of one day seeing your product on REI shelves, you should be familiar with REI’s Product Impact Standards. REI updated their standards at the end of 2023…
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The Business Case for Sustainability: Why Companies Can’t Afford to Wait
Sustainability is no longer a “nice-to-have” for businesses—it’s a business imperative. As the global economy grapples with climate change, resource scarcity, regulatory compliance, and shifting consumer expectations, companies that embrace sustainability are thriving, while those that don’t risk being left behind, but don’t take my word for it. I recently came across an article written…
Why I named my company “Emerger Stragies”
I named my company, Emerger Strategies, because in fly fishing, an emerger is a fly that imitates aquatic insects as they transform from underwater to above water’s surface; and similarly, we help companies transform from a take-make-waste business model to a circular economy model by measuring and improving the sustainability performance of our client’s operations,…
10 Ways to Reduce the Carbon Footprint of Your Business
At this point, you probably already know that according to the latest climate science, we must halve global greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 to avoid catastrophic effects of climate change. The question is, who is responsible for these emissions reductions? Governments? Oil & Gas companies? Businesses? Individuals?…
NEW Case Study with RepYourWater!
The Business Case for Sustainability: As Demonstrated Through the Sustainability Journey of RepYourWater I am thrilled to share our recently released Case Study with RepYourWater, which is a design-driven apparel brand dedicated to providing top quality gear for anglers, hunters and outdoor enthusiasts while inspiring exploration for the outdoors and conserving the resources we are…
The 8 Responsibilities of Chief Sustainability Officers (and how we do the same at a fraction of the cost)
According to Salary.com, the average salary for a Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) is $153,522 per year, and in 2021, more CSOs were hired than in the previous five years combined. Additionally, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will soon begin to “require registrants to include certain climate-related disclosures in their registration statements and periodic reports,…