A SUSTAINABLE HOLIDAY Embracing sustainability during the holidays is a great way to reduce your environmental impact. Here are some top ways to be sustainable during this festive season: 1.      Mindful Gift Giving: ·         Choose gifts that are durable, reusable, and made from sustainable materials. ·         Consider giving experiences, such as concert tickets, workshops, or a spa day, to reduce the need for physical items. 2.      DIY Gifts and Decorations: ·         Create handmade gifts or decorations to reduce the environmental impact of mass-produced items. ·         Use recycled materials for crafting projects. 3.      Eco-friendly Wrapping: ·         Wrap gifts in reusable materials like fabric, scarves, or even old maps. ·         Opt for recycled or recyclable wrapping paper, or make your own from newspapers or brown paper. 4.      Energy-efficient Lighting: ·         Use LED holiday lights, which consume less energy and last longer than traditional incandescent lights

  Our we Making Our Sustainability Goals? Businesses are increasingly committing to ambitious sustainability goals.  The challenge is the path is not clear on how to make these and we are not achieving our goals.  Net Zero Tracker, an independent group that follows corporate pledges, found that  half the world’s largest 2,000 publicly listed companies have a net zero target . In the past 16 months, the number of companies with these aims has risen 40% from 702 in June 2022 to 1,003 in October 2023. The organization reports the corporate world is in "phase three" of the transition: they have accepted a climate issue, then made a pledge; now, they are delivering on commitments. While companies have taken strides to act on their pledges, there are still outstanding questions about the transparency and meaningful steps towards change, leading both consumers and even  UN leaders to call for tougher standards  and greater corporate transparency. There is optimism businesses can mak