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Redaptive's very own Sr. Director - Sustainability Programs - Don Lanham, was featured in an article with Industry Today Media talking about sustainability and manufacturing! Check out his full article below to learn how Redaptive can help you meet and exceed your sustainability goals: https://lnkd.in/esSsaQtt

Just leveled up with my sustainability certification! 🌿 Excited to mix a little eco-friendly magic into everything I do. Let’s make the world a greener place, one step at a time! #SustainabilityJourney #businessinnovation #sustainablebusinessstrategies.

Big thank you to The Economist for having us yesterday at the 4th Annual Sustainability Week US! EcoAct's North America CEO, William Theisen, spoke on next steps for Scope 3, covering key topics such as: 📜 Regulatory push for Scope 3 reporting 🔄 Supplier pressure & demand 🏃♂️ Developing a strategic & actionable Scope 3 reporting strategy It's exciting to see how corporate sustainability efforts continue to evolve; gaining insight into how businesses can more effectively reduce the environmental impact of a complex supply chain while maintaining efficient operations.

Further expanding my understanding of sustainability.

Companies making progress on sustainability fundamentals

At our recent breakfast seminar in collaboration with Sustainability Hub Norway (S-HUB), "Enough Talk: How Innovation Can Up and De-risk Your Sustainable Transition," our Strategic Advisor in Sustainability, Valerie Leung, dives deep into practical strategies and insights that aid companies to shift the focus from theoretical discussions to practical, innovative solutions that emphasize the importance of speed and de-risking processes when driving sustainable offerings. Now, you can sign up to receive the video recording of this seminar. https://lnkd.in/dtHZkQRM Here's what you can expect: 🟣 Learn why innovation is crucial for sustainable business practices. 🟣 Discover practical steps to initiate low-risk actions within your organization. 🟣 Explore strategies to drive speed and efficiency in implementing sustainability initiatives. 🟣 Gain insights into creative and responsible business modeling for long-term success. Who is this tailored for? 🟣 Corporate Sustainability Professional 🟣 Innovation Leader 🟣 Commercial Executive

Advania's sustainability report for 2023 is published. It shows a lot of effort and ambition in all countries. ESG will become more important in the next years and we, like all other companies, have to improve. It is not enough to be good yourself and have ambitious goals as the IT industry is "only" responsible for <2% of the carbon footprint. We have to be part of the solution for our customers. How can we help them smartly lower their CO2 footprint. By using technology intelligently, it is estimated that the carbon footprint can be cut by 15 to 20%! That is why we are building the Dreamhouse "IT equipment recycling center" as we need to switch from linear to circular model for all electronic products. When it is fully operational, we will be able to reuse over 1 million devices and reduce our customers' carbon footprint from devices up to 50%! Well done to everyone who has contributed passionately to this very important issue that affects us all. Great work and more to come!

Have you read our latest GRI Sustainability Report? We have been reporting on sustainable activities across the group in our sustainability report since 2014. From sustainable products to social commitments and measures in our factories that reduce our ecological footprint. At uvex, we believe in open communication and this report details our efforts and sets out our goals for the future 🌱 ➡ Read our report https://lnkd.in/gPgc3TdJ

Sometimes as a sustainability professional (especially if I’m the only ‘expert’ in the room), it can feel as though everyone is looking at me for an answer, a magical solution. One thing I love about my job is that there isn’t one answer, we have to be innovative to find solutions to solve unique problems across complex, global supply chains. Magical solutions already exist, we just need to uncover them.

Yeah, no—I rather disagree with the below “hot take.” Pitting spending on sustainability reporting vs innovation against one another doesn’t really make sense. For one, prices for reporting will go down over time as companies streamline their processes. Currently, we’re in a reporting adoption phase, so there is naturally a reporting learning curve, resource crunch and implementation fatigue. But this is a temporary problem that comes with the onset of any new business requirement. It’s something for sustainability professionals to keep an eye on, bc their business could decline or transform more towards in-house roles after this period. More importantly, sustainability reporting isn’t just about celebrating impact. It’s also about accountability. Innovation without reporting is like saying: “we want to earn money as a business, but we don’t want to waste money on accounting software or professionals,” which sounds silly. The two go hand in hand. Using this analogy, doing business without accounting principles or documentation would allow companies to just pencil in attractive looking figures on balance sheets, etc. Similarly, in sustainability, there are a lot of innovation initiatives that lack a valid impact once you scratch the surface. Reporting allows investors and other interested people to investigate claims about sustainability impact. Reporting and assurance are the current available paper trails to share data that backs up claims and demonstrates year-over-year progress towards goals and targets, among other details.