Tag Archives: Efficiency
Our Approach
Our approach is pragmatic, scaled to your business, and focused on getting you results. There are three key areas in which we work: 1) Know the impacts. This is a two part process: a) know the impacts ON your business of sustainability issues: There can be strategic choices due to scarcity of materials/energy; changes in [...]
How is carbon like reporters in Iraq?
by Caroline Rennie They’re both embedded: journalists in the army, carbon in … everything. When you calculate your company or product’s CO2 impact, you’re not just counting what you added – you’re counting the embodied impacts – the energy used and CO2 released when the materials were made, distributed, manufactured into products, used and even [...]
Snappy case for Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs
by Caroline Rennie As this video makes clear, its a no-brainer. But the 3-minute video is an example of such good communications that it was irresistible to put on this blog. And of course, if you run a business, and do the maths, replacing bulbs should be irresistible too…
Does Climate Change affect your business?
by Caroline Rennie Large company CEOs certainly think so. The World Business Council on Sustainable Development, (a CEO-led, global association of ~ 200 companies) not only believes that climate change will affect business, but that businesses need to move beyond wondering what governments will do about it, and consider how to adapt. “Climate change impacts [...]
Leveraging the Environment to save everyone money
by Caroline Rennie Superior Dairy (Canton, Ohio, United States) has developed a stackable plastic milk jug which reduces supply chain costs so much that it is being used by the worlds largest retailers despite consumer complaints. The milk jug that Sam’s Club (Wal-Mart’s discount arm) and CostCo are using has been flattened to virtually remove [...]