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5 Steps to a Quality ESG Report
ESG reporting is more important than ever. But with so many different frameworks, how do you create a high quality ESG report? These are the 5 steps to producing a comprehensive ESG report. Materiality Assessment: Conducting a materiality assessment allows your...
A Basic Guide to ESG Frameworks
ESG reporting is an essential part of creating transparency and accountability during your ESG journey but with several different reporting frameworks available, how do you choose? Utilize this free guide to understand the basics of ESG reporting frameworks, which...
Emissions Demystified: Scope 1, 2, and 3 in Real Life
Calculating Scope 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse gas emissions can seem complicated. To demystify the process, let’s use a real-life example that is not related to business. Green Impact’s Senior Sustainability Advisor, Kevin Dole, recently purchased an electric scooter....
Scope 2: Location vs Market- What You Need to Know About Reporting Energy Emissions
According to the EPA, over 25% of 2020 greenhouse gas emissions came from electricity production. In most cases, electricity emissions are calculated under Scope 2 in the Greenhouse Gas Corporate Protocol. While Scope 2 also includes heat, steam, and cooling systems,...
Alphabet Soup: An Introductory Sustainability Glossary
ESG? CDP? UN SDG? What's it all mean? With the rapid evolution of corporate sustainability, it can be difficult to keep up with all the names, jargon, and shorthand. If you are just getting started, here are some key terms you should know. Carbon Accounting- The...
Scope 3: How to Better Track Business Travel Emissions
Traveling on the Clock Business travel is critical to building relationships and collaborations with customers, suppliers, and other stakeholders. While it creates exciting opportunities for growth, business travel is also a significant contributor of global...
Embodied Carbon: Investigating the Emissions Hidden in your Company’s Assets
When considering the carbon emissions that contribute to climate change, most people think of mobile exhaust created by vehicles. While vehicles play a role, buildings also create significant greenhouse gas emissions. In this article, we'll dive deeper into what these...
Acknowledging Earth Overshoot Day: A Net Zero Cloud Webinar
Have you ever thought about the environmental impact of an event you've attended? According to Bloomberg, 84% of large firms in the U.S., Europe, and Asia plan to spend less on business travel now compared to pre-pandemic. While the increasingly virtual business...
RGGI: PA Joins Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection recently joined the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). RGGI is a multi-state cooperative program that regulates CO2 emissions from fossil fuel power plants with a capacity of 25 megawatts or greater. "The...
Salesforce World Tour 2022: Travelling to New York with Net Zero Impact
Salesforce’s World Tour is an annual gathering for all the trendsetters and changemakers in the Salesforce ecosystem to share ideas and successes while hearing about the latest news and updates from Salesforce. After a successful net zero road trip to Washington, DC...
Green Impact at the Net Zero Theater!
Crunching the numbers to ensure a business trip is truly sustainable Four months in, 2022 is shaping up to be the biggest year for sustainable business yet. The SEC has announced a new rule requiring companies to disclose emissions. Startups and software giants...
The Green Impact Story
Plus+ Consulting Announces Commitment to Sustainability with Spin Off Company, Green Impact Founder of Plus+, Steve Smith is embarking on a new frontier, Sustainability. Pittsburgh, PA, February 1st, 2022 -Sustainability is not just a buzzword. Sustainably...