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California’s Water Reduction Mandate: Ways to Save
On April 1st, Governor Jerry Brown directed the State Water Resources Control Board to implement mandatory water reductions in cities and towns across California to reduce water usage by 25 percent. If you don't think this historically unprecedented event won't...
Why Sustainability Should Drive Business Innovation
Market forces compel businesses to innovate or die. But in recent years, sustainability has become an additional—and significant—factor behind successful product innovation. Increasingly, companies large and small see that sustainability provides a “lens” through...
True Market Solutions Changes Name to REV; Announces Energy-Saving Results From Customer Initiatives
As of today, March 2, 2015, San Francisco-based sustainability firm True Market Solutions will now be known as REV. The company chose the new name, REV, to underscore the critical importance of accelerating the growth sustainability in business strategy, and to reflect the growing momentum and impressive sustainability results being achieved by their customers.
Mission Federal Credit Union: Fostering Sustainability Through Engagement
In 2014, Mission Federal Credit Union staff Lisa Chappell, VP Purchasing & Facilities, and Lauren Francis, Facilities Management Assistant, participated in a TMS San Diego Sustainability Circle, presenting their Sustainability Action Plan to fellow Circle participants in October. Since then, with the support of the Mission Fed Green Team, they’ve launched a number of initiatives with a strong focus on employee engagement. In this article, Lisa and Lauren share their insights and examples of Mission Fed’s sustainability efforts and successes.
Sustainability Progress in Business: 2014 and Beyond
This past year saw significant advances in the world of sustainable business practices. CEOs and investors alike took a much greater interest in assessing the various environmental and social challenges we all face and planned important steps to pave the way for a greener future in 2015 and beyond. Here are some of the key trends and actions taken by business in 2014 and a look toward the future.
The Potential for Sustainability Impact in the SME Market
Sustainability as a business strategy is no longer a fringe idea. Its benefits and ROI are rarely argued, but instead touted in major media and corporate annual reports. It’s not difficult to see how the most straightforward approaches to sustainability — energy efficiency, resource conservation, and waste reduction — can hugely improve bottom line profits for large global enterprises, but what about small to mid-size enterprises (SMEs) — why are we not seeing the same trend permeate this sector?
Grand Pacific Management Partners with True Market Solutions to Develop Sustainability Plan
CARLSBAD, CA (January 6, 2015) — Grand Pacific Resorts has partnered with True Market Solutions (TMS), a Bay Area company with offices in Southern California which integrates the best of sustainability with behavior change to accelerate positive business impact. Grand Pacific Resorts, has won numerous “Green Awards” from both the American Resort Development Association (ARDA) and RCI (Resort Condominiums International), and is now elevating its level of commitment to sustainability by building a long term Sustainability Action Plan with True Market Solutions’ guidance.
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