Carbon offset investments have emerged as one of the most popular ways to lessen a company’s carbon footprint. Here’s what you should know about choosing the right carbon offset investment opportunity for your company! What Are Carbon Offsets? Carbon offsets are reductions in emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases made in order to compensate […]
Carbon offsetting was primarily designed to address a specific problem: counteracting the impact of carbon emissions by absorbing or avoiding the emissions elsewhere. Increasingly, responsible businesses are looking for carbon offset programs to deliver wider social and environmental benefits alongside carbon reductions. How do these progressive carbon offsets create non-carbon environmental benefits, such as habitat […]
Whether you are new to offsetting or you have invested in carbon offsets many times, you need to know that your offset provider has planned and scheduled its projects to maximize benefit and efficiency for your offset investment. How can the planning and execution of a progressive offset project help maximize your offset investment? How […]
Clif Bar and Company has always set out to do things differently. From organic ingredients and renewable energy to environmentally friendly packaging and non-polluting distribution methods, they strive for a healthier, more sustainable world. What part could carbon offsets play in the company’s climate action strategy? Reducing Clif Bar’s Fossil Fuel Emissions Reflecting the ethos […]
Most organizations must demonstrate the value of any environmental programs they undertake, beyond simple compliance or target-hitting, in order to secure continued investment. How can progressive carbon offsetting demonstrate added value by improving supply chain resilience? What Is Supply Chain Resilience? A resilient supply chain is one that can quickly respond to and recover from […]
Some of the terminology used in the world of climate change and carbon offsetting can be pretty confusing for non-specialists. For example, the terms ‘carbon offset’ and ‘carbon allowance’ are sometimes used interchangeably, but they really shouldn’t be, as they are quite different things. So what is the difference between offsets and allowances, and does […]
Lime – a shared transportation company that provides bicycle and scooter sharing systems to communities across the world – has launched a “Lime Green” initiative. The initiative goal is to make every ride you take completely carbon-free and leave future generations with a cleaner, healthier planet. To help with this initiative, Lime has partnered with […]
Today’s consumers are paying close attention to your company’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices. Some will go as far as turning their backs on their favorite companies if they are not making an effort to effect positive social and environmental change. This article will show you why corporate social responsibility matters to your business and […]
Recently members of NativeEnergy’s leadership team were in Berkeley, CA to convene a gathering of thought leaders from various organizations around a broad range of sustainability topics. The event was a working session attended by food and beverage companies, retailers, consumer goods manufacturers and others. The goal wasn’t to tout the successes of various sustainability programs. […]
My job at NativeEnergy is to vet new projects, particularly forestry and clean water projects. I work closely with NGOs and small businesses trying to make a difference here in the US and in Kenya, Ghana, Honduras, Tanzania, and beyond. Lately I have spent most of my time on our water projects, and everywhere, the stories […]
Here’s one more reason to dig into some Ben & Jerry’s Cherry Garcia: they provided critical funding for a greenhouse gas emissions reduction project on a picturesque Vermont dairy farm. With separation equipment, waste is processed into sanitary bedding for cows—reducing the production of methane, a greenhouse gas more than 20 times more potent than […]
Most of the news about climate change is about how it affects the atmosphere and land creatures. But we shouldn’t forget the source of life that covers nearly three-quarters of Earth’s surface: the ocean. About a quarter to a third of all carbon dioxide emissions from our cars and factories are absorbed by the Earth’s […]