commonground, the global social network for environmental and property due diligence professionals is owned and operated by Environmental Data Resources (EDR).  www.edrnet.com 

EDR has invested in building and operating commonground as social media is something no one in the environmental and property industry, or any other marketplace for that matter, can ignore. If harnessed in the right way, it will have a significant impact on the future of our industry. The new professionals entering our market, future leaders of companies in our space, are demanding that social media is part of mainstream media. As a result, business to business social media is one of, if not the, top technology trends right now. 

Given our commitment to our customers, to the growth of our market, and to innovation, EDR felt that it was our responsibility to invest in our clients, our future clients, and the industry as a whole.  Thus, we created commonground to enable people of like minds, interests, and professions to network with one another in a business to business social network that is targeted, unique, and valuable.

In addition to helping the industry (which of course helps EDR), we do hope there will be many direct benefits for EDR including increased customer loyalty, improved understanding of what is important to the industry and our customers, and better/faster product innovation based on direct feedback from our customers.