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.…
This story was originally posted on Medium here. I can’t pinpoint when exactly it happened, but it was sometime in 2007 when I stopped being a victim of sexual harassment in my professional life. Yes, I still get an occasional cat call on the street or an obnoxious ass grab in a nightclub — that type…
Warm Springs Consulting was hired in April 2017 to coordinate Safeguarding Idaho’s Economy in a Changing Climate, a first of its kind, two-day statewide summit to explore market-based solutions for businesses and communities to mitigate or adapt to changes in natural resources, economics, and culture. WSC used Human Centered Design to support the client in…
Posted to Triple Pundit by Amber Bieg Monday, Nov 9th, 2015 What if your investments reflected your spiritual values? What if you put your money where your heart is? RSF Social Finance is helping pave the way for investors and entrepreneurs to incorporate their values and even spirituality into their investing practices. The company’s goal, as President…
Marketing as Design Thinking? Why yes, of course! How many times have you seen an ad that simply “misses the mark” or a promotion for a new product that flops? I bet that you don’t even notice it anymore it has happened so often. But why does it happen? Why are millions poured into an…
Reposted from Idaho Forest Products Commission Original post by Amber Bieg on April 12, 2017 The world’s oldest tree, a 9,550 year old spruce, was recently discovered in Sweden.1 This new-found spindly record holder is old even for a tree… right? Perhaps you are asking: How long does a tree live? While there are a…