An advocate for
sustainable business practices said California's leadership on the Clean Power Plan could spur other states to pursue carbon pricing.
Not exact matches
But even companies in fax - heavy industries are starting to look for alternatives, especially those adopting
sustainable business practices such as reducing the office paper they use, Davidson
says.
Sustainable practices are necessary to ensure healthy fish stocks, and traceability is critical to eliminating unethical
business practices and preventing human rights violations, Willing
says.
«Through sustainability we are promoting the adoption of good winegrowing
practices that deliver beneficial outcomes for
business profitability, the environment and our communities, and peer - to - peer exchange of information has proven to be an effective way for growers and vintners to learn about these
practices,»
said Allison Jordan, executive director of the California
Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance.
«The California
Sustainable Winegrowing Program shows the wine community and others that environmentally sensitive
practices make good
business sense in ways that go well beyond the bottom line,»
said Paul Dolan, Wine Institute Board Chairman and Partner of Mendocino Wine Company.
This is a big task, overseeing the
business practices of companies which demonstrate a varying degree of corporate responsibility, placating critics who
say that RSPO's sustainability standards are too low, and explaining the value of certified
sustainable palm oil to increasingly conscious consumers.
NYC Councilmember Corey Johnson
said, «While the federal government seeks to pit the
business community against the environment, New York understands that it's not only possible but beneficial for companies to pair good paying jobs with
sustainable practices.
«For beginning farmers, a group that includes a growing number of veterans, women farmers like me, and other groups, we do have some opportunities with innovative
business models that include more diversified farms, more
sustainable farming
practice, but there aren't nearly enough of us,» she
said, addressing O'Malley.
Phil Haslett,
business development director at Best
Practice Network,
said: «OLP is a great example of a
sustainable, school - led leadership development model working on a regional level.
«By adding that tag detail, we let consumers know that they're contributing to a company with values that include an active commitment to progressive,
sustainable business practices,» Chen
says.
«Over the past 42 years, Tony de Vos has selflessly led and mentored those in the pet
business on natural pet products, and ecological and
sustainable business practices,»
said Michael Twain, vice chairman of WPA.
«Now that travelers, tour operators and agencies have become savvier about what it means to be green, it's no longer enough for
businesses simply to make claims about their responsible
practices,»
said Ronald Sanabria, director of the Rainforest Alliance's
sustainable tourism program.
«This is all part of building a better McDonald's,» she
says, «and as a global brand we are looking forward to working with our system and external stakeholders to lead toward expanding
sustainable practices for the
business and future generations.»
«The technology brands that make the authentic connection between the environmental soundness of their products and their
sustainable business operations and policies, will be long - term winners,»
says Claudia Carasso, managing director of the global technology
practice at Cohn & Wolfe.
«
Sustainable assets and
business operations are playing an increasingly critical role in the real estate industry, and REITs are on the leading edge of these
practices,»
said Nareit Vice President, Environmental, Social and Governance Issues Fulya Kocak.