The ESG space has changed substantially in 2022, and 2023 is expected to usher in additional areas companies will need to pay attention to.

During a time when many corporate budgets are flat and ESG and sustainability expectations are increasing, what actions should you prioritize?

And what ESG trends should your company be on the lookout for in 2023?

New EU Carbon Tax on Imports: The European Commission’s proposal to introduce a Carbon Tax on imports may be the incentive many companies needed to reevaluate their supply chains and fund their decarbonization initiatives.

The proposal is to equalize the price paid for carbon by European vs. non-European producers by implementing a carbon tax on imported goods - a move that is being referred to as the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).

Companies are conducting risk assessments on extreme weather and ways that climate change will affect their operations and supply chain. Your customers are doing the same - and they are planning to act. They are starting to work on their Net Zero strategies and evaluating which decarbonization actions to prioritize. 

But, as the UN reminds us, companies may be forgetting “the who” in climate action planning. And in this case, they need to analyze how their climate transition actions will impact their stakeholders. 

Will there be zero tolerance for greenwashing net-zero initiatives?

Governments and companies across the planet continue to make commitments to achieve the net-zero goals they have set, but because of loopholes, legal inconsistencies, and varying rigor associated with how the criteria and benchmarks for the commitments are implemented and enforced, net-zero greenwashing continues to grow.

November 2022 - In This Issue:

What Your Company Can Do to Recycle and Reduce Your Plastic Use

More Isn’t Always Merrier During the Season of Giving

Is Home Composting Environmentally Friendly?

ESG Regulations Unfolding

Insights on COP 27 - What Your Company Can Do Now

Uplift’s Jerome Tennille Launches Volunteer Engagement Book

Welcome Dwayne Ferguson - New Sustainability Specialist

Beginning around Thanksgiving, many nonprofits see an influx of support that persists well into January. But in addition to financial donations which are of course always welcome, many nonprofits also receive so much support in the form of volunteer inquiries and offers of in-kind donations that they end up having to politely decline much of what’s offered, in many cases even turning away well-intentioned volunteers.