Corporate Sustainability Solutions
Corporate sustainability is being embraced by businesses, organizations, communities and governments worldwide, seeking profitability and growth, while also working to satisfy growing stakeholder demands to safeguard and restore the environment and improve quality of life for their communities and society in general. A sound understanding of the growing influence and significance of sustainability principles and of implementing an effective corporate sustainability strategy can give your organization a stronger position in the marketplace and a distinct competitive advantage. An effective corporate sustainability strategy benefits companies in many ways that can significantly boost profitability and value:
- Attracting and retaining top talent;
- Increasing employee productivity and satisfaction;
- Proactive management and response to current and emerging business risks;
- Increasing market share and new markets via product and service differentiation;
- Reducing operating and production costs; and
- Enhancing image, reputation, and brand recognition.
Sustainability Edge Solutions provides sustainability consulting services and tools primarily to small and medium sized businesses. We offer cost-effective solutions to help you on your journey towards developing a compelling sustainability strategy, vision and goals that are aligned and integrated with your organization’s unique needs and values and are designed to enhance the bottom line. Our corporate sustainability consulting and facilitation services and products include:
Corporate Sustainability Strategy Planning, Development and Implementation
Stakeholder and Community Engagement Workshops
Integrated Management Systems for Sustainability
Corporate Sustainability Strategy Planning, Development and Implementation
We work closely with sustainability champions and teams following a process that includes:
- Needs analysis and identification of opportunities, risks, issues and challenges;
- Management briefings on the value of, and business case for sustainability;
- Internal and external stakeholder engagement and dialogue
- Establishing sustainability vision and goals;
- Assessment of existing environmental and social initiatives and performance;
- Identification, prioritization and implementation of sustainability initiatives
- Identifying enhancements to existing environmental, economic and social initiatives;
- Training employees on integrating a sustainability mindset into day-to-day activities;
- Establishing performance measures and tracking progress toward targets; and
- Reporting of achievements and progress towards sustainability goals.
Stakeholder and Community Engagement Workshops
Customers, employees, investors, financial institutions, suppliers, the local community, NGOs, and regulators are all key players in the success of your business. We work with your team to deliver informative, thought-provoking and constructive multi-stakeholder workshops to:
- Identify stakeholders impacting and impacted by the company’s activities;
- Encourage sharing and understanding of diverse needs and interests;
- Establish alignment and a common understanding of the drivers, needs and values;
- Develop a shared vision and strategy for achieving sustainability;
- Identify specific goals and initiatives to achieve the strategic vision; and
- Recommendations for implementation of the sustainability strategy.
Participants are engaged in a dialogue that generates valuable input to the strategy and helps to identify potential solutions that can truly add value to all stakeholders. We discuss the drivers, benefits, process, pitfalls and challenges, tailored to your organization’s needs and values.
Integrated Management Systems for Sustainability
We offer a variety of tools, training and resources to educate and assist sustainability champions and teams to successfully lead and guide their organizations in developing and implementing sustainability management systems that are integrated with their existing quality, environmental, and health and safety management systems.
At Sustainability Edge Solutions, we are passionate about what we do and we would be honored to help you achieve your goals. Contact us to learn more about our products, services and solutions to assist you in successfully implementing a corporate sustainability strategy that delivers bottom-line results and a competitive edge.
