First Quarter: the time of the year when business executives roll-out the company’s plans for the year and employees finalize their individual goals.   This is the pivotal moment when direction and overall mindset will be most significantly influenced for the entire year.  As I a sustainability consultant, I wonder how many executives take the sustainability spotlight?

• Cost Effective Strategies: When dollars, resources and time are in short supply, these aligned practices can be an effective way to identify obvious areas of business sustainability improvement and address quick and easy solutions.

• Risk Management Strategies: Focused on addressing internal weak points in an attempt to protect the bottom line, these aligned practices are often employed when considering a sustainability concept that is seen as having a potentially large negative impact.  Click here to continue reading.