In September, Vela partner Sara Harper spoke to the Michigan Agribusiness Association's 2012 Outlook Conference on the business case for sustainability. Harper's talk identified key themes that grocery retailers are increasingly embracing -- such as profitability in the face of increasing resource scarcity and securing resource-dependant commodity supply chains. "Food retailers are increasingly seeing sustainability assessments as a tool to help them make critical supply chain location and investment decisions. Sustainability, as a result, is migrating toward a key business area rather than a public relations 'add-on.' As a result, the drive to assess the sustainability of our food system ...
The Clark Group announced today that it is changing its name to Vela Environmental. The company will begin to use the new name immediately. The naming of the company is the latest milestone in a rebranding process that began in 2011 when The Clark Group celebrated its ten-year anniversary. “We have grown from a small partnership in Washington, DC to provide nationwide environmental consulting services. The new name better represents our full range of services,” says Managing Partner Laura Sands. Vela Environmental is a leading provider of environmental consulting services. Our name comes from ...
Recently, GreenBiz.com re-published a blog post from Clark Group partner Sara Harper discussing what the agricultural community can learn from EPA's new power plant regulations for greenhouse gases. Sara writes regularly on her AgWeb.com blog "Eco-Pragmatism" -- where this blog post originally appeared. The article, "What agriculture can learn from the EPA carbon emissions plan," discusses the agricultural industry's role to play in sustainability in the policy context. Click here to read the full post
On March 2, Clark Group Partner Sara Hessenflow Harper spoke at the National Corn Growers Association's National Corn Yield Contest Winners Breakfast, in Nashville, Tennessee. Sara’s article “Sustainability Assessment as Risk Management Strategy” was also published in the Commodity Classic Corn Yield Winners Guide.
Vela Environmental is announcing its recent certification as a Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) with the United States Small Business Administration, says Laura Sands, Managing Partner of the Washington, D.C.-based consulting firm. “We are thrilled to be certified as a woman-owned small business,” said Sands. “We look forward expanding our company and continuing our efforts on behalf of our clients.” Vela currently has offices in Wyoming, Vermont and Washington, D.C. The group has several lines of business, including a federal agency practice, sustainability solutions and public policy advocacy and development. In addition to Sands, current owners of Vela Environmental include Chelsea Henderson, Lisa Mahoney, ...
