New Video Series: Benchmarking and Measurement – Evaluating Where You Are, Determining Where You’re Going

Welcome, everyone. Tuesday, I presented my first webinar on Recognizing Risks, Identifying Opportunities – Succeeding in the Green Marketplace.  There was a great turnout and a lot of good questions. If you missed the webinar or want to watch it again, the video is available below. In the presentation, I expanded on the videos I released earlier this month (The Cost of Carbon and Navigating Supply Chain Demands) and provided real-world strategies for reducing your carbon footprint.

Our next video series, set to launch in November, will be Benchmarking and Measurement – Evaluating Where You Are, Determining Where You’re Going. I will provide my insight on the topic of benchmarking and using this measurement to set Corporate Responsibility goals. The series will follow a similar format as this month’s, with a live webinar scheduled for Tuesday, November 26, and you can register here.

During this week’s webinar, I also took a moment to introduce my upcoming seminar, Corporate Responsibility Revolution: Strategy to Success. This interactive full-day seminar, scheduled for May 7, 2014 in Philadelphia, will provide a roadmap to develop and implement an effective Corporate Responsibility plan that supports a successful business strategy. Whether you are just entering the field, developing a Corporate Responsibility program for your organization, or looking to strengthen your existing business strategy, this tactical seminar will provide you with the insight needed to meet your goals.

Use the link below for more details on the seminar, and be sure to subscribe to the blog to get email notification of my video releases and future webinars.

 – Tad Radzinski, PE, LEED AP, SFP

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Catch up on my videos:
1. Cost of Carbon
2. Navigating Supply Chain Demands

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Find out more information on the upcoming seminar - Corporate Responsibility Revolution: Strategy to Success

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Navigating Supply Chain Demands

Today, we continue our October video series, Recognizing Risks, Identifying Opportunities – Succeeding in the Green Marketplace featuring the topic Navigating Supply Chain Demands. This video looks at one of the strongest forces driving sustainability in the marketplace, customer demand. Every organization is a supplier to someone, and as we see large corporations across many industries implementing Sustainable Supply Chain Requirements, suppliers are scrambling to meet these demands.

The one example everyone is familiar with is Walmart. In 2010 Walmart instituted their Sustainability Index, which is a series of 15 questions regarding sustainability that was submitted to its suppliers. With one of the largest supply chains in the world, Walmart has effectively made Corporate Responsibility a priority for over 100,000 companies. As Walmart continues to raise its expectations and further its commitment to driving sustainability in the marketplace, suppliers will be competing for shelf space in Walmart stores based on their Corporate Responsibility initiatives.

With an increasing number of organizations initiating Sustainable Supply Chain Requirements, integrating Corporate Responsibility into your business strategy is necessary to remain competitive and improve customer relationships. If your products or materials do not meet their requirements, customers will not buy from you. These customer demands could be seen as a risk to future sales, but should really be considered an opportunity for forward-thinking companies to improve business operations, grow revenue responsibly, and guarantee your organization’s place in the evolving Green Marketplace.

Please subscribe to my blog to receive these posts in your email inbox, and make sure to register for the free webinar on Tuesday, 10/29, at 12:00pm ET. I will be expanding further on the topics in this October video series, answering your questions, and exploring tactics to reduce your organization’s carbon footprint.

 – Tad Radzinski, PE, LEED AP, SFP

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Out of the Crisis - New Thinking for a Sustainable World

Over the weekend, I spoke at the W. Edwards Deming Institute Fall Conference, Out of the Crisis – New Thinking for a Sustainable World. It was a great weekend at Purdue University where a diverse group of students, professionals, consultants, and educators gathered to discuss Dr. Deming's principles and their connection to the critical concept of sustainability. My topic was “A Systems Approach to Sustainability.” I really enjoyed sharing my insight, collaborating with other attendees, and inspiring people to go beyond thinking and take action to create change. Check out my video recap below:

 – Tad Radzinski, PE, LEED AP, SFP

The Cost of Carbon

Welcome to the first part of the October video series, Recognizing Risks, Identifying Opportunities – Succeeding in the Green Marketplace. Today’s installment focuses on The Cost of Carbon, and explores the ways in which your carbon emissions could impact your organization’s bottom line. I also explain how to calculate a carbon footprint so you can recognize risks to your organization, as well as identify opportunities for improvement and cost savings.

Beyond addressing the eminent risk of carbon taxes, carbon footprinting requires you to take a comprehensive look at your operations. This provides a new perspective that can shed light on energy intensive processes that can be upgraded, altered, or removed to reduce both carbon emissions and fuel and energy costs. As fuel and utility prices are expected to fluctuate and rise in the future, having a grasp of your organization’s energy demands provides the needed insight to make more informed decisions and ensure long-term viability.

I hope you enjoy the video and are looking forward to next week’s topic, Navigating Supply Chain Demands. If you have further questions, register for my webinar on October 29th, where you’ll have the opportunity to interact directly with me, or comment below. The webinar will expand on these topics and will cover strategies to reduce carbon emissions.

 – Tad Radzinski, PE, LEED AP, SFP

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Emission Scopes Diagram
US EPA eGRID
Greenhouse Gas Protocol

New Video Series: Recognizing Risks, Identifying Opportunities – Succeeding in the Green Marketplace

Last week we wrapped up our Introduction to Corporate Responsibility video series talking about setting sustainability goals. Now that we've completed the introductory course, we will move deeper into Corporate Responsibility with videos that will provide more depth and substance. For October, I am developing a two-part video series titled Recognizing Risks, Identifying Opportunities – Succeeding in the Green Marketplace. This series is designed to demonstrate the business value of Corporate Responsibility and to provide viewers with tools and specific examples that can be used to advance your organization in today’s business landscape. Starting with this series and thereafter, the final video will be followed by a live webinar where you can ask me questions directly, as well as receive additional material. Stay tuned for the first video release and reserve your spot for the webinar now!

Video Series

Part 1: The Cost of Carbon 

Part 2: Navigating Supply Chain Demands

Webinar: October 29, 12:00pm ET

Register here now!

 – Tad Radzinski, PE, LEED AP, SFP

Framework for Sustainability Goals

Welcome everyone. Sorry for the delay in this final video. Today, we wrap up our Introduction to Corporate Responsibility video series by talking about identifying resource risks and setting sustainability goals. I hope you have enjoyed the Intro series and are getting excited about our upcoming series which will be announced next week. As we prepare to delve deeper into sustainability concepts, you may want to catch up on any previous installments you may have missed. All the videos in the Intro series can be found on my website, here.

Setting sustainability goals is an appropriate conclusion to this series, because establishing goals sets the stage for addressing challenges within your organization and gets the conversation started among stakeholders. Corporate Responsibility is specific to every organization, and there isn’t one standard set of goals that meets all business objectives. As we continue on into our consecutive series, I will lead you along the road that culminates in creating and implementing a Corporate Sustainability plan that successfully supports your business strategy. 

 – Tad Radzinski, PE, LEED AP, SFP