by @Laura Hunt 

We hear the word “sustainability” all the time in our lives as consumers.  Restaurants are eliminating straws and switching to biodegradable packaging. We are more conscious of reducing our carbon footprint by using public transportation or electric/hybrid vehicles. Yet, we have not heard as much discussion about this topic in the circles of the professional AV industry. Should we as an industry be more conscious of sustainable initiates and strive to build them into our business processes?

We interviewed Kim Knickle, Research Director for ESG at Verdantix, who answered many of our questions around sustainability, including:

• Is being sustainable the only area we should be focused on?
• What does sustainable mean for businesses and specifically the Pro AV industry?
• Are there any hidden impacts we may not be aware of related to ESG initiatives?

Kim informed us that, “We’ve been using the term sustainability for a long time, and I’ll say that the definition of that has evolved. In today’s world, we talk about ESG and sustainability and climate risk, all in one bucket. ESG encompasses the fact that there’s been an evolution in thinking about connecting the financial implications of sustainability, across environment, social, and governance.

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