Eco Awareness | Taiga Company

Get Spoked! It's National Bike Month!

Wednesday, May 1, 2013 by Julie Urlaub

Yay! It’s here! National Bike Month starts today — a full 31 days packed with unique and wonderful events and rides that celebrate the many joys and benefits of bicycling in communities nationwide. At Taiga Company, we love bike month! It's an...

Applications of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Performance

Monday, April 29, 2013 by Julie Urlaub

“Trust reached an all-time low of 24 percent in 2011, down from 69 percent in 2008…To rebuild trust, investors and the public need comparable data on how financial institutions are managing environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance.”...

Business Sustainability – Riding the Waves of a Dynamic World

Monday, April 29, 2013 by Julie Urlaub

As we all evaluate the range of possible futures in these economic times, there is little debate that business sustainability is on the leading edge of strategic thinking. Everyday we find more and more leading businesses taking proactive action to...

Jump Start to National Bike Month: Taiga at the Whiskey 50

Friday, April 26, 2013 by Julie Urlaub

April showers bring May flowers - and - National Bike Month! While it may not be May yet, kicking off National Bike Month a little early, Taiga Company will be riding at the Whiskey 50 off road mountain bike race in Prescott, Arizona. You may...

Appreciation As A Pathway to Eco Action

Friday, April 26, 2013 by Julie Urlaub

They say what you put out, comes right back to you. Sort of like karma. Exactly what is karma? Karma is a Sanskrit word that means "action." Karma has commonly been considered a punishment for past bad actions, but karma is neither judge nor...

Where Does Talent Rank Among Your Precious Business Sustainability Resources?

Thursday, April 25, 2013 by Julie Urlaub

“Employees are the key to creating sustainable companies, but that they - and their colleagues in human resources - are often overlooked when companies embark on environmental programs…they help better companies attract better people and motivate...

Why Employee Engagement Adds More Value than Just the Bottom Line

Thursday, April 25, 2013 by Julie Urlaub

Employees can make a difference in internalizing sustainability and translating high-level commitments into action and results in a corporate sustainability plan. When you consider that daily, employees make far reaching decisions impacting an...

Achieving Ideal Balance between Sustainability and Disruptive Change

Wednesday, April 24, 2013 by Julie Urlaub

One of the challenges with business sustainability has been changing traditional organizational mindsets and existing business process. The reality is that corporate leaders most often try to sell change to the organization as a way to attain...

How Sticky are Your Sustainability Communications?

Wednesday, April 24, 2013 by Julie Urlaub

The post, The Stickiness Factor states: The New York based firm, Media Dynamics, estimates that the average American is now exposed to at least 254 different commercial messages in a single day. There are billions of websites vying for your...

What Are The Keys to Sustainable Cities?

Tuesday, April 23, 2013 by Julie Urlaub

What makes a city sustainable? Is the concept an oxymoron fostering on thoughts similar to those expressed in our post, Do the words Growth, Profit, and Expansion Mix with Sustainability? Growth, from a traditional business mindset is the goal....

Revisiting Business Sustainability Governance Frameworks

Tuesday, April 23, 2013 by Julie Urlaub

“Governance, and how to improve it, is a vital issue…As corporate sustainability has transitioned from a focus on compliance, risk management and cost reduction to a strategy aimed at growth and brand differentiation through product and...

3 Ways to Be an Eco Inspiration for Earth day

Monday, April 22, 2013 by Julie Urlaub

Happy Earth Day! Did you know that approximately 80 percent of pollination by insects is carried out by bees? Maybe that's why the call them busy bees. Perhaps, but curiously, what would our world look like today if those living a sustainable...

13 Green Apps for Earth Day Green Living and Beyond

Friday, April 19, 2013 by Julie Urlaub

Monday, April 22 is Earth Day. With so much attention on "going green" many are still curious as to what green living means or and how to do it. Living green or a sustainable lifestyle means different things to different people. In a nutshell,...

Rethinking Waste for Earth Day

Thursday, April 18, 2013 by Julie Urlaub

Do you know your waste and recycling facts? The average American office worker uses about 500 disposable cups every year. Every year, Americans throw away enough paper and plastic cups, forks, and spoons to circle the equator 300 times. Every...

Earth Day Inspiration - 25 Green and Sustainability Pinterest Boards to Follow

Wednesday, April 17, 2013 by Julie Urlaub

In a perfect world, our world's energy is powered by renewable sources, business sustainability is the norm, and sustainable lifestyles abound. While we're not quite there yet, as a sustainability consultant, I ask, "What will get us there?"...

Enhancing Sustainability with Rapid Response Opportunity Monitoring

Wednesday, April 17, 2013 by Julie Urlaub

“Corporate innovation teams need to be better prepared to deal with the fast pace of change in business and thus also in their work with innovation.” This lead-in to a recent Innovation Excellence article, Dealing with Fast Change in the Context...

Referencing the Target in Your Business Sustainability Action Plan

Tuesday, April 16, 2013 by Julie Urlaub

Implementing business sustainability in today’s environment can be a delicate balance between planning for today and planning for the future. While many organizations are taking more conservative action, our sustainability consulting practice...

15 Small Business Tips For Businesses Going Green this Earth Day

Monday, April 15, 2013 by Julie Urlaub

Why would a small business owner consider going green? In a nutshell, integrating sustainability concepts, or "going green" into core business functions makes companies more nimble in a fast-changing world. It also makes a business’s brands...

Pledge to Walk Your Green Talk this Earth Day

Friday, April 12, 2013 by Julie Urlaub

Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "Good thoughts are no better than good dreams, unless they be executed". Translated into today's language that equates to actions speak louder than words. Translate again to sustainability language, and eco actions speak...

Sustainable Talent Management During M&As