Mitigate your 2011 Business Risk by Planning Now

Blog by Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner at Taiga Company
Sep 22, 2010 11:38 AM ET

Taiga Company Blog

According to Ernst & Young’s 2010 Business Risk Report, corporate social responsibility and the need for social acceptance both appeared on the top ten risks facing businesses.  "Regarding corporate social responsibility or "radical greening", the report finds that in order to maintain the corporate image and reduce environmental impact, companies must take proactive measures, including more complex decisions regarding capital spending, production procedures, and installed technologies.  The report also finds that, despite uncertainties in the regulatory environment, companies must prepare for changes in regulation and carbon trading schemes." ~ Environmental Leader 

While many smaller organizations falsely subscribe to the belief that business sustainability is only for larger organizations, there is the recognition of the ‘softer’ value of sustainability.  However, noted in our sustainability consulting, risk doesn't discriminate.  Failure for large and smaller organizations to acknowledge risk of sustainability inactivity can result in the following: click here to continue reading.  

Home to one third of the earth's trees, the Taiga is the largest land-based biosphere and encircles the globe. Its immense oxygen production literally changes the atmosphere and refreshes the planet. It is this continuous renewal that has shaped Taiga Company's vision to drive similar change in the business world. Taiga Company seeks to be the "oxygen for your business".

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