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ESG Terminology in the Construction Industry - Green Badger
September 24, 2024

ESG Terms in the Construction Industry

ESG is becoming the new normal in the construction industry, and there is a lot that falls under ESG in construction. There are a lot of terms and acronyms that may not be familiar to…

Green Badger - ESG Resources for Construction
August 16, 2024

ESG Resources for Sustainable Construction

Are you looking for a comprehensive overview of Green Badger’s ESG Resources? You’re in the right place! We’ve compiled a list of all the ESG resources for sustainable construction that your project teams need for…

Green Badger Blog - Embodied Carbon and EPDs
July 31, 2024

Uncovering Embodied Carbon in EPDs

The construction industry is under increasing pressure to reduce its carbon footprint. A significant portion of the total carbon emissions of a building comes from the materials used. To make informed decisions about material selection…

Green Badger - Setting SMART goals for ESG
July 11, 2024

Setting SMART Goals For ESG Implementation

In our blog series on ESG, we have spent a lot of time identifying relevant priorities, data to collect, and benchmarking where you currently stand on various ESG metrics. Only once you have completed and…

Understanding Building Green’s Contractor’s Commitment to Sustainable Building Practices
May 23, 2024

Building Green’s Commitment to Sustainable Practices

Although general contractors are not responsible for deciding what and where to build, there is a significant impact that their construction projects have on the environment. Until now, there has not been a way to…

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May 15, 2024

Track and Report M/WDBE on Construction Projects

M/WDBE stands for Minority, Women, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise. The National Minority Supplier Development Council issues a certification for businesses owned by minorities or otherwise disadvantaged individuals, such as people of color, women, veterans, etc….

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March 14, 2024

The Basics of Embodied Carbon

Embodied carbon is one of the hottest topics in the sustainable building industry, and for a good reason. 51% of carbon emissions from construction will be from embodied carbon between 2020 – 2050 (Architecture 2030)….

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December 20, 2023

How to Easily Start a Sustainability Committee

Developing a sustainability committee is useful in achieving a company’s ESG goals. ESG–an acronym for environmental, social and governance–serves as a structured system for assessing  how a company’s activities and policies affect sustainability and ethics….

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November 29, 2023

Getting Subcontractors Involved in ESG

This is part three of our ESG blog series, and we will discuss how subcontractor participation influences ESG tracking and reporting. The steps described in this post should be considered after you’ve already gotten a…

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November 21, 2023

WELL and ESG – Investing in Employees and Communities to Impact the Bottom Line

In today’s ever-changing business world, the ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) framework has become increasingly important. As we pay more attention to ESG, one crucial element stands out: the need to share information about how…

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August 30, 2023

Advancing Construction Decarbonization 2023 Conference Recap

In an era where the urgency for sustainable practices is paramount, the second annual Advancing Construction Decarbonization Conference shone as a beacon of ingenuity and insight. Spanning from July 31 to August 2, in the…

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July 20, 2023

ESG Implementation: Start with the Easy Things!

Kristin Brubaker, Education Manager at Green Badger As more businesses start to assess where they stand on these metrics, ESG (Environmental Social Governance) continues to be a hot topic in the construction sector. ESG is…