Posts by Preston Barta
Meet the Moment: SXSW 2024 on the Need for Data to Address Sustainability
– Mar. 21, 2024 – Latest Trends & Strategies in Bettering Your Business’s Tomorrow Earlier this month, the South by Southwest festival and conference in Austin, Texas, hosted several sessions focused on the growing concern for our planet and its resources. These sessions aimed to educate attendees about the need to transition from traditional energy…
Read MoreA 3-Step Guide to Starting Your Scope 3 Emissions Reporting Journey
– Nov. 16, 2023 – A key topic for many businesses is accurately measuring and reporting scope 3 emissions. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, that very topic could often represent around 90% of a company’s total carbon output and 75% of a company’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. As more organizations commit to sustainability and…
Read MoreMeet Quest’s CEO & President: A Candid Convo About Sustainable Business
— Oct. 19, 2023 — Meet Our CEO/President Ray Hatch has served as President and CEO of Quest Resource Management Group (NASDAQ:QRHC) since February 2016. He’s a senior executive with 25 years of in-depth experience in waste management and food services industries that generated more than a billion dollars in revenue. Quest, a national provider…
Read MoreSolar Panels, Wind Turbines: How Sustainable is “Green Energy?”
– Sept. 21, 2023 – Solar energy and wind power are key sustainable alternatives to burning fossil fuels and mitigating climate change. While these greener energies have already helped the environment, their entire life cycles haven’t been considered. Soon, solar panels and wind turbines will produce tons of waste when they reach the end of…
Read MoreOut of Sight, Out of Mind: Actionable Business Insights from Waste-Focused Documentary
– July 20, 2023 – While Barbie and Oppenheimer are the talk of the town regarding the summer movie season, don’t let the smaller ones with valuable takeaways for business owners fall under the radar. One such film is the newly-released documentary Matter Out of Place, a multi-part study of how humankind around the globe…
Read MoreTool or Toll: What Role Will AI Play in Environmental Efforts?
– June 22, 2023 – While artificial intelligence is a hot topic lately, it’s not new. Since the mid-1960s, it has been studied, developed and utilized. Somehow the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey predicted how we’d use video conferencing to communicate and digital tech to manage complex processes and assist humans. But let’s hope our…
Read MoreWaste Expo 2023 Recap: 6 Takeaways to Jumpstart Your Company’s Sustainability Efforts
– May 18, 2023 – Waste Expo 2023 closed the curtain on another exciting event. On May 1-4 in New Orleans, North America’s largest solid waste, recycling, organics and sustainability trade show occurred. It allowed attendees to engage with some of the most inspiring creatives and thinkers while exploring a massive exhibit hall featuring the…
Read More3 Key Sustainability Findings at SXSW 2023: What Your Company Can Learn & Put Into Action
– Mar. 23, 2023 – The Austin-Texas-based festival South by Southwest wrapped over the weekend. As much as the ten-day event celebrates music and film, it’s also a conference that connects the public with experts welcoming change through innovative technology and techniques – as exemplified by SXSW 2023’s sustainability-focused panels. If you’re an executive who’s…
Read MoreUnwrapping Sustainability: 3 Ways Your Business’ Waste Streams Can Adapt, Survive and Thrive During the Holiday Season
– November 22, 2021 – Don’t operate in the dark based on guesswork! While it is true that supplies will likely play catch up for some time, there are actions to take to optimize your enterprise with sustainability in mind — and it can be discovered through your business’ waste streams.
Read MoreCleanse Your Company of Greenwashing Worries With A Waste-Minded Sustainability Plan
– August 18, 2022 – According to a recent Fast Company study, 68 percent of company owners admit that their business is guilty of greenwashing – a shady marketing gimmick intended to mislead customers who prefer to purchase services and products from environmentally conscious brands. Another poll found that two-thirds of executives globally question if…
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