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Sustainability Edge Solutions specializes in sustainability consulting services to help organizations and individuals implement sustainability goals and solutions that can generate a competitive advantage, resulting in cost savings, reduced environmental impacts and enhanced social wellbeing.
The global drive toward sustainability is a paradigm shift that is creating the greatest business opportunity of our time. Sustainability is not just the latest fad; there is a growing realization that doing the right thing for the environment and society makes good financial sense in the long run.
The impacts of climate change, resource depletion and rising costs are critical issues for investors, insurance companies, consumers, governments and advocacy organizations and the general public around the world.
Rising energy costs present a bottom-line challenge, driving organizations to systematically decrease energy and materials use and the associated greenhouse gas emissions, thereby reducing their carbon footprint.
Proposed carbon tax and carbon cap and trading systems present new opportunities and added financial incentives to promote and adopt sustainability practices by reducing your carbon footprint.
An integrated approach to environmental sustainability goes beyond energy efficiency and encompasses low impact land use, water and materials efficiency, renewable energy technologies, waste minimization, enhanced indoor environmental quality and environmental and quality management systems. Socio-cultural and economic considerations must also be considered to ensure proper community planning and engagement that will contribute to sustainable development, in a fiscally responsible manner.
What We Do
Our areas of focus:
- Sustainability principles and practices
- Sustainable, green buildings
- Green building rating systems and standards (LEED, Green Globes, others)
- Green product and building standards, codes, best practices
- Life cycle thinking, life cycle assessment, life cycle costing
- Organizational eco-efficiency
- Green product labelling and rating systems, environmental product declarations
- Market transformation support for emerging green technologies
- Carbon footprinting
Sustainability consulting and facilitation services:
- Sustainability strategy planning, development and implementation
- Advisory services for development and application of standards, codes and certification programs
- Personnel certification and product certification program support
- Executive briefings and internal workshops
- Stakeholder and community engagement workshops
- Education, outreach and awareness
- Training on general sustainability principles and practices
- Speaking engagements
- Market research, marketing strategy
- Preparation for environmental jobs and careers
If you are not familiar with our company and your first contact with us is online, we would be pleased to hear from you! Please let us know what your needs and questions are. We will be more than happy to discuss your organization's needs to determine how our sustainability consulting services can improve your bottom line.
