By Zach Bell, Analyst at Warm Springs Consulting, and Amber Bieg, Partner at Warm Springs Consulting Jan. 14, 2022 Warm Springs Consulting (WSC) is pleased to announce we have achieved our goal of carbon neutrality in 2021. With the help of Aclymate, a free carbon accounting tool designed for small businesses, WSC was able…
The Race to Net Zero Mining from Amber Bieg
Written by Amber Bieg, Partner and Warm Springs Consulting Originally Published to Idaho Business Review, Sep 22, 2021. What is Cleantech? Cleantech is a broadly inclusive term that refers to companies and technologies that create jobs and deploy new innovations that improve environmental and social sustainability. Why Idaho? To start, Idaho is rich in natural…
Metabolic Currency: The future of money and sustainable growth Originally published to Medium Introduction Do you know how money is created? It’s okay. Most people don’t. Very few understand how money creation really works. We may have learned in school that the US Treasury prints money and that’s it. The amount of money printed is…
Boise Entrepreneur Week is Idaho’s largest community-driven, entrepreneur-focused event. Each year, thousands of people come together to learn, support, and celebrate Idaho’s growing entrepreneurial ecosystem. About the Speakers For nearly 20 years, Amber Bieg has been working with companies and communities on sustainability-focused solutions ranging from developing Open Tree Map, enterprise ecosystem management software to…
Most people assume California or Hawaii have the cleanest electric grids. It turns out that Idaho is #1 for Clean Energy, based on 2019 data published in a report by the Business Council for Sustainable Energy. Yep, you read that right – Idaho has the cleanest electric grid in the United States, surpassing Vermont in 2019. This…
This article was originally posted to Idaho Business Review on January 8, 2019 By: Amber Bieg, Kelsey Jae Nunez, Deborah Hiller LaSalle and Sharon P. Grant As a property manager or business owner, a key question often is: How do I increase profit without a huge upfront investment? While market forces and good marketing can drive…
Warm Springs Consulting became a Certified B Corporation in 2018. We were certified by the non-profit B Lab to meet rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency. We’ve evaluated how our practices impact our community, the environment, our customers, our employees, and contractors to reduce overall environmental impact and maximize social good.…