EKOS International services

EKOS partners with our clients to integrate a sustainability platform into core business strategies to secure competitive differentiation and advantage. Strategies are designed to improve financial performance, build brand value, assess and reduce your carbon footprint, save money from reducing energy and waste, increase customer loyalty, develop and design sustainable technologies and products, drive innovation, enroll your supply chain, manage stakeholder relationships, and engage employees. The typical flow builds on what the client already has in place and underway, developing a customized approach that accelerates progress, with the target usually of being the leading competitor in its industry.

EKOS provides customized education programs, presentations and workshops, and materials for comprehensive leadership development. We lead study missions to Japan, Europe, and North America. EKOS helps clients create the critical leadership competencies needed by designing and leveraging strategic action learning projects. Based on EKOS’ global benchmarking, our workshops and tools are customized to the specific implementation and ongoing dialogue processes within each client`s organization. All educational programs and materials are designed to be linked into and integrated with the unique implementation plans and stages of each client.

EKOS offers customized comparisons of your company`s sustainability performance with the best practices of global and industry leaders, competitors, and customers as a foundation for strategic planning. We help you develop strategies for strategic positioning and adapt successful practices to your company. In collaboration with our Fortune 50 clients, EKOS has benchmarked global best practices in Europe, Japan and the US, and developed a proprietary benchmarking assessment tool and process to help companies assess their progress and position against peers and stakeholders (suppliers, competitors and customers). This benchmarking process uses EKOS’ assessment tool which is adapted for your specific requirements. We enable clients to assess their competitive positioning against 20-25 global industry peers, suppliers, customers, and competitors. The analysis rates and ranks the key companies in your value stream on a scale from 1 to 100. The EKOS Benchmarking Process is a three month analysis and report out which lays the groundwork for executing a sustainability strategy, and a communications strategy.

EKOS helps clients develop Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) reports including content, strategy, targets and measurements - based on an internal assessment and strategic goals, together with a competitor assessment and key stakeholder materiality priorities. Your CSR report is used to clarify your leadership strategy and create organizational alignment, communicate with key stakeholders, and build your brand. EKOS services include rapid prototyping for first-time reporters, as well as critique, recommendations, and/or complete support for improving your reporting effectiveness. EKOS also partners with the brand firm Methodologie to marry world class CSR content with superb communication strategy and design for both print and online reports. The results for clients are sustainability communications and brand development integrated and leveraged for direct improvements in business performance. A CSR report is a source of information about the company’s performance in sustainability and corporate social responsibility, and also a demonstration of transparency and accountability - two of the primary measures of a company’s values and ethics. EKOS ensures content is aligned with strategy, and catalyzes and works hand in hand with an approach to CSR that drives business improvement. We also assure a critical review that enrolls and takes into account stakeholder views.