Ballston Spa, NY (May 18, 2013) – AHC Group (www.ahcgroup.com), established in 1981 as a specialty consulting group that focuses on environmental and sustainability management, will hold its second workshop on “Water Risk Management” on June 11 in Saratoga Springs, NY for AHC Group Corporate Affiliates (“Affiliates”). Current Affiliates include Suncor, Hess, Caterpillar, Cummins, FedEx, [...]
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About 30 attendees got the answer to that question from three small business owners (a chiropractor, flooring company and car wash) who explained that they were all operating successful solar solutions at their place of business. The Naperville Chamber of Commerce’s Sustainability Forum hosted the event. Each small business owner explained they were motivated by wanting to be first to use [...]
This blog identifies several new and important sustainability studies and trends on the topics of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and socially responsible investing (SRI). What began as the 20th century environmental movement has evolved and expanded into the 21st century sustainability movement. Many definitions of sustainability exist today, but experts widely accept this definition released by World Committee on [...]
How is Your Organization Going to Prepare for this Market Force?
This quiet development did not make headline news when it was launched in March 2012. I learned about it last month when I traveled to Saratoga Springs, NY for the AHC Group’s 23rd Bi-Annual Executive Workshop on Achieving Results. There, I listened to Gordon Lambert of Suncor describe the recently formed Canadian Oil Sands Innovation [...]
As a general rule, most people would agree that an organization only gets to celebrate its 150th birthday if it has governed itself to develop sustainably, meaning that the organization has worked to meet the needs of its stakeholders today, without compromising the needs of stakeholders tomorrow. North Central College (NCC), located in Naperville, Illinois, has many projects that demonstrate [...]
I’ve just finished reading Dr. Bruce Piasecki’s optimistic book Doing More With Less and recommend it to business people who want to compete effectively during the 21st century amidst the unique challenges of our time. Piasecki compares our “inherited beliefs about superabundance, entitlement, and destiny on Earth” against evidence of the 21st century challenges: increasing [...]
There are funding mechanisms in Illinois law which require large privately held gas and electric utility companies, like NICOR Gas (and ComEd and other large utilities), to provide consumers with information, rebates and incentives to help that them reduce energy consumption. NICOR Gas, which serves northern Illinois customers, has one of the most robust programs. Energy efficiency [...]