by Gene Waltz, Executive Vice President, Edge Insights The benefits of a professional audit can include helping a business expose errors, minimizing costs, improving the bottom line with long-term savings, and saving time traditionally taken up combing through bills. But, even with these benefits, businesses often don't see the immediate value of an audit, and they fail to implement one. This bypass of a crucial component in a business's long-term savings plan can have a negative ripple … [Read more...]
How a Sustainability Strategy Can Pay Big Dividends
For years, a “sustainability strategy” seemed like pie-in-the-sky daydreaming, the province of idealists that don't understand business. However, as sustainability strategies have grown and developed, their economic benefits began to clarify, and soon, this tool formerly regarded as eco-granola-nonsense became a significant contributor to the bottom line. Such a transformation might amaze, but a closer look at how it pulled off such a move will make it look simpler than many may have … [Read more...]
The Benefits of Going Green: Save the Planet and Your Bottom Line
It's hard to look at the whole environmentalist concept and not agree that it’s the right thing to do. However, in the area of waste disposal and recycling, it can seem like extra work and extra cost for a business. Especially when the only return is to feel good about doing the right thing. At Edge Insights, our experience has clearly defined that there is real bottom line financial benefit to businesses that do “the right thing” environmentally. The benefits of going green extend far beyond … [Read more...]
Environmental Services Update- May 2018
Environmental Services Update- May 2018 Edge Insights’ experts are constantly monitoring the Environmental Services industry in order to help ensure the best possible pricing and contract terms for our clients. The following report lists some of the recent news in the Environmental Services industry. In case you did not see it, Edge’s February 2018 Environmental Services Update had an interesting article called ‘Wishful Recycling’ related to single stream recycling. It described how … [Read more...]
Environmental Services Update-November 2017
Environmental Services Update-November 2017 Edge Insights’ experts are constantly monitoring the Environmental Services industry in order to help ensure the best possible pricing and contract terms for our clients. The following report lists some of the recent news in the Environmental Services industry. Stericycle Class-Action Lawsuit: A lawsuit originally filed in April 3, 2013 against medical waste disposal company Stericycle was recently granted nationwide consumer class status by a … [Read more...]
Sustainability
Saving Money and the Environment: A Win-Win Solution Sustainability means meeting the needs of the present without compromising future generations and their needs. In business, this means finding more efficient ways of performing day-to-day operating activities with less environmental footprint. What if it can be done without costing more or taking any additional time? Our goal at Edge Insights is to help your organization do the right thing for the environment, have the opportunity to be … [Read more...]
Contingency-Based Audit Services
Want to save up to 50% on utility bills without spending a penny? “Edge Insights has provided valuable services to us. They assessed our current utility vendors, negotiated significant contracts and helped us to realize considerable savings. Most importantly, we have a comfort level with Edge Insights and appreciate their friendly style in working with us.” -Dave Fralick, Executive, Facility Management Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries Many companies today face financial challenges every day, … [Read more...]