What extreme weather could mean for your business |
|
|
With record-breaking heatwaves, intense hurricanes, property damaging floods, wildfires that raged in Canada and around the world, and the UN declaring an era of global boiling, we’ve been hit with one of the largest wake-up calls we’ve ever seen: it’s clear we need to act now or face increasing climate catastrophes. We are at a defining moment in history, and the outcome is uncertain. However, this uncertainty presents a unique opportunity for each of us to take responsibility and mitigate the severe consequences of climate change. Your actions today have the power to shape a better future for your business, for people, and for the entire planet. How can your business survive these major climate risks? In a nutshell, be prepared for extreme weather and take proactive measures to improve resiliency. Here are three things you can do: Do a climate change risk assessment to evaluate how extreme weather, supply chain disruptions, changes in customer demand and regulations could impact your operations over the short and long term. Integrate climate resilience measures into business continuity plans. This could include actions such as diversifying your suppliers, having backup power and alternate working locations, updating your insurance policies, and implementing early warning systems. Take additional measures to protect your indoor and outdoor workers in the event of extreme weather, heat waves, poor air quality, and power outages. Besides a robust health and safety program, employee mental health supports will be increasingly important.
Read our blog for other measures you can take to minimize risk and capture opportunities related to climate change. |
|
|
Measuring your carbon emissions is now more important than ever |
|
|
If you’re an SME, we hope you’re getting prepared to measure and disclose your GHG emissions! Not only are Canadian climate disclosure rules coming down the pipe, but companies like Amazon and major pharmaceutical giants are now making it mandatory for their suppliers to disclose their carbon footprint and set science-based targets. That means there’s a good chance your big clients are thinking about this too. If you’re not ready, you’re at risk of losing their business. To learn other reasons why it’s important to measure your carbon footprint, check out our blog. |
|
|
Higher income workers want to work for sustainable companies |
|
|
In a global survey of 24,000 people in 24 countries conducted by Deloitte, more than two-thirds of respondents considered climate change an emergency. Yet, there was a disparity between the level of climate action between the low-income and high-income earners. Higher income earners reported being much more likely to leave their jobs for a more sustainable company. Lower income workers, while concerned about climate change, indicated they were less likely to take sustainable action, due to cost and time barriers. Given these findings, we invite you to reflect on the following questions: What would it be like to lose your high-income earners to a more sustainable company? How much would it cost you to replace them? What sustainable actions could you take to make them more likely to stay? What resources, support, and education could you provide to help lower-income earners work and live more sustainably?
If you’re looking for ideas and inspiration on these questions, join our upcoming webinar on September 28 at 12 pm EDT to learn five tips to engage employees on sustainability. |
|
|
Upcoming Webinars & Resources |
|
|
Five Tips to Engage Your Employees on Sustainability: Your employees play a pivotal role in translating your sustainability strategy into action, provided they are genuinely invested and actively involved in your company's sustainability initiatives. Join us for an enlightening and complimentary webinar on September 28 at 12 pm EDT where we will unveil five invaluable tips to foster active employee engagement in driving sustainability within your organization. Register here. |
|
|
Access our free resources page: Achieve Sustainability has several free resources to support you on your net-zero journey, including incentives to fund your sustainability efforts, tools to evaluate climate risk, and accessible training materials. Visit our website to take a look. Is there a particular sustainability resource or topic you’d like us to cover? Let us know and we’ll work on including it in a future newsletter! |
|
|
Upcoming Sustainability Events |
|
|
Sept.14 – Achieve Sustainability Anniversary Achieve Sustainability will be celebrating our first year in business! We're excited to host a special gathering, bringing together our dedicated team and those who have supported us throughout this incredible journey, to celebrate this milestone. We especially want to thank our clients for their business! |
|
|
Oct. 3 – Retail Sustainability conference Achieve Sustainability will be attending the Retail Sustainability Conference at the International Centre in Mississauga. We hope to see you there! Register here. |
|
|
Oct. 19 – PPG "Celebrating 15 Years" Event We're excited to attend Partners in Project Green’s “Celebrating 15 Years” networking event. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet fellow sustainability leaders in the GTA! Sign up here. |
|
|
We're pleased to welcome Alicia Lezon to the team! Alicia is a fourth year University of Toronto student in Environmental Science and Management. She will be completing an internship with Achieve Sustainability over the next 6 months. |
|
|
Schedule your free consultation |
|
|
Looking to boost business resilience to the impacts of climate change? We’ll support you to create a robust action plan that makes sense for your business, so you can manage your climate risks and capture opportunities with more confidence and ease. Sign up for a complimentary consultation with Carol to get started. | | |
|
|
|
|