Our PEACE framework gives you confidence to pursue sustainability.
Below you’ll find information on many sustainability topics, but the overriding theme is making it:
Practical: Sustainability needs to be actionable! We provide toolkits, checklists, and step-by-step guidance.
Economical: We aim to include the selling points and business case of sustainability initiatives.
Approachable: There's too much blaming and shaming. We want you to feel good about the next step, not bad for the previous ones.
Celebrated: We applaud every plate of food donated, every email you didn’t print, every day you take public transportation, and every time you show up to learn. We elevate and amplify those doing good, no matter how small their efforts.
Enjoyable: Sustainability is an uphill battle. We can't change that, but as we climb the mountain, we want to experience growth, comradery, fun, enlightenment, inspiration, and joy. We emphasize teamwork and discovery.
Sustainability is a journey. We hope our content serves as guide and encouragement!
Browse all content below or click on a theme to read blogs on those topics and to learn more about our services and courses in these areas.
Blogs on leadership, empowerment, reporting, green teams, staff education, and the business case.
Blogs on waste prevention and reduction - both food and materials - and circular economy.
Blogs on sustainable procurement and responsible sourcing, supplier diversity, and other related topics.
Blogs on social issues such as supplier diversity, human trafficking, community engagement, etc.
Tips and ideas for environmental initiatives for buildings and daily operations to reduce your footprint.
Blogs on various topics related to sustainability and social impact in food supply chains.
ALL BLOGS
Quit Under Committing and Over Thinking
The number one thing sustainability experts and consultants hear when training others is “where do we start?” Somehow, not knowing where to start causes people to get frozen in inaction. They overthink it and fear they might get it wrong so why bother. The key: JUST START! Anywhere! And in this blog we provide a few simple things to get you going.
Lack of demand or lack of awareness?
I write about the business case for sustainability. Rather than bury the lede, I’ll come right out with it. As an advocate for sustainability benchmarks, I wish the study I reference in this blog showed a clear consumer preference for them, but it does not. I chose to write this anyway, because a critical element of developing a case is to identify weaknesses and obstacles, so we can develop strategies to overcome them.
Anything but Luck Achieving the 13th LBC Award
It started more than 10 years prior with a simple question: “Is that all we can do?” That was the pivotal question that lead to Alice Ferguson Foundation receiving the world’s 13th fully certified Living Building designation. Achieving this was anything but luck! In this article hear a synopsis of some milestone moments and see images from this picturesque spot.