In January of 2023, the European Union’s new sustainability standards went into effect. The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) updated the rules for what companies have to report, and made a broader group of companies required to report on sustainability. Climate change brings macroeconomic instability, so strong reporting standards bring stakeholders, particularly investors, the information…

The business case for sustainability is extensive. Often focusing on brand value, innovation, and culture, the benefits to being sustainable can be intangible while having a huge impact on company success. These benefits, however, can take time to see returns and can be difficult to measure. Many companies are instead drawn to the cost savings…

When I hit my one year mark of Spearpoint Strategies, I sat down and thought hard about what I was doing. I had spent a lot of time talking to people and hearing the reasons they couldn’t hire me right then. People asked me questions about my business that I wasn’t fully prepared to answer.…

Here is the thing about sustainability: you need to devote resources to sustainability efforts if you want them to work. This is especially true if you want to derive business value from them. Good intent and good ideas will not carry you far if you don’t commit to executing them. This truth doesn’t make it…

Kids are back in school. I have been wearing a sweater in the early morning. The farmer’s market is carrying pumpkins now, and tomatoes have been the theme at dinner several nights in a row. Summer is ending. Fall is approaching. I was born and raised in New Hampshire, and thus I am a firm…