What produces 5.5 times more greenhouse gas emissions than your companyâs own operations? Unfortunately, itâs your supply chain. But there is some good newsâyou have considerable influence over those emissions. By making your supply chain more sustainable, you can extend your…
Credibility within the sustainability space is increasingly becoming an important discussion topic for businesses. Several global institutions are finding a receptive audience when it comes to trusted carbon disclosure standards, alignment with global targets or other third party verification standards. The expertise and organizational resources required to meet them, however, can seem daunting.
Credibility is becoming an increasingly important issue in the sustainability space. Several global institutions are finding a receptive audience when it comes to expansive climate commitments, but the expertise and organizational resources required to meet them can seem daunting. How…
In November, Bullfrog Power and our latest panel of sustainability experts gathered at the RBC Tower in Vancouver.
Members of Torontoâs sustainability community recently met at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre for Bullfrog Powerâs Greener Horizons panel discussion: Measuring an integrated sustainability plan. The panel, moderated by Leor Rotchild, Executive Director of CBSR, included Gabriela Polanco-Sorto, Associate Director, Corporate Responsibility, LoyaltyOne; Andrew Bowerbank, Global Director of Sustainable Building Services, EllisDon; and Margaret McKellar, Senior Marketing Manager of Innovation, Corby Spirit and Wine.
Background Smart cities combine new and emerging technologies with a vision of more efficient and, proponents claim, more sustainable urban environments. Sustainability is often seen as a by-product of smart city technologyâinstead of being the driving force behind smart cities.…
In an increasingly carbon-constrained economy, it is clear that an organizationâs environmental, social and financial performance is dependent on climate action. The development of a thorough and goal-oriented sustainability program, one that integrates climate change impacts into risk management and takes into account the key role of private and public stakeholders, is critical to successful planning.
There has been a profound shift in the social role of business. Savvy consumers are researching the companies they purchase from, leading to demands for greater transparency. Some businesses have in turn adopted an approach to corporate social responsibility (CSR) that…
Impacting almost every industry, climate risk now includes an organizationâs direct environmental impact, reputation and brand risks, financial risksâand even the risk of being unprepared for the realities of the emerging carbon-constrained economy. The good news is that more businesses…
Eager to gather insight into the top CSR trends for 2016 and beyond, Vancouverâs business leaders gathered bright and early at the Hyatt Regency Vancouver to discuss the top CSR goals in their respective industries. Bullfrog Power brought together a…
