CDP released data today that demonstrates that companies around the world are increasingly disclosing climate transition plans, and the reason is simple, in my opinion: the effects of climate change are real, happening now, and businesses who are not managing climate risk as it relates to their business operations and supply chain are irresponsible at…
Tag: Sustainable Business

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…

New Study Finds that Companies who Lead with Climate Action are Rewarded by the Market
Is your company taking climate action? If not, you are making a mistake. A new study mentioned in a recent Anthropocene Magazine article shows that “companies that take concrete steps to respond to climate risk are rewarded by the market; those that don’t are punished.” However, this new study confirms what the GHG Protocol identified…

What is The Natural Step Framework?
I first learned about The Natural Step (TNS) Framework while in graduate school in 2009, but TNS has been around for over thirty years. I believe the TNS principles and framework are very relevant today, and Emerger Strategies uses them, and its ABCD Process, to guide our clients on their sustainability journey. The Natural Step…

5 Reasons to Choose Emerger Strategies
Why choose Emerger Strategies? Inspired by nature, I started my company to protect what I love; and fly fishing taught me that everything in nature is interconnected. Just as a fiddler crab is connected to a tailing redfish, which is connected to a marsh ecosystem that is connected to the moon phase, so are our…

Lessons from Tarpon Fishing
Fly fishing for tarpon has taught me many lessons, both personally and professionally. For example, fishing taught me that everything in nature is interconnected. Just as a palolo worm, a hungry tarpon, a flats ecosystem, and the moon phase are connected, so are our businesses and our planet. The understanding that all of nature, and…