Warfel Construction: Pursuing Sustainability in a Challenging Market
Business Partner Spotlight: Warfel Construction
From their blog: Despite the uniquely challenging nature of the construction industry, the team at Warfel Construction has been energized by the opportunity to collaborate creatively in today’s environment. We have been in regular conversation with clients and industry partners about emerging trends in sustainable investments, business practices, energy procurement, and development opportunities.
Bottom line, markets are waking up to the reality that investment in sustainability pays dividends – literally. A reflective study on 2020 mutual fund and ETFs by Morgan Stanley’s Institute for Sustainable Investing showed that mutual funds which focus on environment, social, and governance factors yielded, on average, 4.3% greater returns than more traditional peer funds.
Our clients are seeing these trends and acknowledging that investment in sustainability could have myriad benefits for the development of their organizations. However, the regular refrain to follow is, given the current market, how can we afford this?
Read more from MCSA’s partners at Warfel Construction about their steps to an affordable, sustainable future for the construction industry and their clients, including:
- Start at the beginning
- Collaboration is key
- Think outside the box
- Less is more
- Forward is forward