In the business community today "sustainability,” “corporate responsibility,” “CSR,” “corporate citizenship” and “business continuity” are all terms that frame the conversation for a set of strategic decisions and tangible actions pertaining to business, society and the environment.
Sustainability relates to the behavior of an organization with respect to the impact of its decisions and activities on society and the environment as well as the building business requirement and societal expectation that businesses pay attention to the social and environmental aspects germane to its business.
Our team of sustainability experts guides you through a strategic planning process that asks:
- Are you challenged to identify the social and environmental business intersects that will detract or contribute to your long-term business vitality and contribute to the bottom line?
- Are you facing challenges in sorting through the maze of expectations and “requests for participation”?
- Are you having difficulty in getting your arms around and building consensus on a sustainablity strategy?
- Do you find it difficult to develop and stay on course with a sustainability strategy that is truly relevant and germane to your business and “fit-for-purpose”?
Through our various sustainability service capabilities, we can help you develop an “affirmative sustainability discipline,” we can work with your organization to create the internal dialogue and discipline to stay focused and implement with success, all the while building organizational capacity, skill and knowledge to drive continuous improvement.
Through careful examination of the social and environmental aspects most relevant to your business, we work with you to identify opportunities to contribute to the company bottom line and enhance long-term vitality.
To reach this sustainable position, we will work with you to:
- Ensure reliable business continuity through an effective and disciplined approach to sustainability
- Realize the economic and environmental benefits of resource conservation
- Realize the catalyzing benefits of understanding and executing in meeting the social needs and expectations your business requires.
Our Offering
Services offered from our sustainability practitioners include:
Leadership Services for Senior Executives
Stewardship vision and values, sustainability agenda development including goal-setting, governance, accountability and implementation.
Affirmative Sustainability Discipline Development
Sustainability readiness analysis, sustainability initiative road-mapping and implementation framework using a teamwork discipline for performance management.
External Stakeholder Strategy & Engagement
Mapping, internal mobilization, and dialogue process management to facilitate effective external engagement.
Sustainability Communications Consulting & Coaching
Insight, education and message development for executive level presentations, internal and external communications, and general awareness. Corporate responsibility and sustainability report generation and voluntary initiatives reporting.
Leadership Engagement
Facilitation of learning forums for internal knowledge transfer including strategy integration and open information stakeholder alliances. Industry-wide roundtables provide opportunities for benchmarking and shared best practices.
Performance Management, Monitoring, Measurement & Reporting
Proprietary iEHS™ data management tools enable total performance management with functionality to address key indicators including GHG emissions, water, energy, waste, regulatory compliance and other risks/opportunities associated with operations, property, products and various aspects of an organization’s value chain.
Project & Process Management
Facilitate/lead culturally attuned "business case" development of company’s projects and process that address the sustainability aspects of business continuity and the economic/environmental benefit of resource conservation.
Management System Implementation Assistance
Development of EHS and sustainability management systems and related initiatives with emphasis on roll-out, establishment of cross-functional teams, as well as facilitation to accelerate work, drive best practice and ensure repeatable business performance.
For additional perspective on our sustainbility philosophy and a list of readings we feel are relevant to this discussion, we refer you to our treatise entitled: “Creating Shared Business Value across the Enterprise.” Please contact us for a document copy or if you have any other inquiries.