In December 2024, Maryland became the fourth state in the nation to pass Building Energy Performance Standards. The goal of this legislation is to...

Just because "value chain" emissions for our business are less obvious doesn't mean we shouldn't account for them.

Before I was a sustainability professional, I was an “Industrial Engineer.” Industrial engineering is not the study of mechanics or electricity, but rather the study of process.

Overview of state and federal sustainability legislation passed in 2024.

12+ years in biotech taught me a lot of skills I need to succeed as a Sustainability professional

These are free, easy to use, and don’t require you to sign up for anything (at least at the time of writing.) There’s no need to reinvent the wheel here with all these great resources at your disposal!

Today is World Environment Day, very similar to Earth Day as celebrated in the US. The theme is #GenerationRestoration. This theme is meant to speak to how we cannot turn back time, but that we can grow forests, revive water sources, and bring back soils. We are the generation that can make peace with land.

Are you a business interested in installing solar, or taking energy efficiency measures? Check out this list of funding/rebate programs available through the state!

...in the nation!! The policies will nearly put an end to the fossil fuel era and accelerate the transition to a clean energy economy. In turn, the state will experience improved air quality, health, wealth, and the prospect of keeping our planet habitable for future generations.

Sometimes I wonder if people working outside the Sustainability space fully realize what explosive growth this sector is experiencing, and the changes it will bring to all of our ways of working. It is almost a guarantee that your business will be, if it is not already, impacted by Sustainability trends in the next few short years.

Scrutiny is increasing across the globe, at boardrooms and dinner tables alike. It is clear that existing environmental compliance laws aren’t enough to get us to the coveted state of “sustainable development,” where social, economic, and environmental achievements are equally balanced. In fact, compliance was never meant to get us there. This is where “business sustainability” plays a major role.

For most of us, there is a widening dichotomy between the environments of our evolution and modern day surroundings. “The way the world works” more so refers to stock markets, retirement accounts, and commutes than it does soil health, migratory patterns, and plant identification. What it means to be human, a product of Planet Earth, has been grossly overcomplicated. Read more here.