Strategic Sustainability Consulting (SSC) services

We believe that the single most important thing you can do--before you spend significant time or money on specific `green` initiatives--is to understand how sustainability impacts your business model, your value chain, and your products and services. We`ve developed a process that can get you there quickly. Together, we`ll create a sustainability plan based on your goals, risks and opportunities, external and internal pressures, and resources. This roadmap will provide you with clear priorities and directions, so that you can move forward with confidence knowing that sustainability is not just the right thing to do, but also a great business decision.

Iidentify sustainability risks and opportunities in your supply chain, and take steps to mitigate and improve sustainability performance all along the value chain. It`s not enough to manage your own operations in an environmentally and socially responsible way -- you also need to think about your supply chain. Daunted? You`re not alone. Most of our clients ask us to help with some aspect of `greening` their supply chain. Popular choices include:

Your organization`s carbon footprint is probably the single most important sustainability metric to track. But it can be complicated, confusing, and time-consuming. So let us help you get off on the right foot and establish a robust carbon accounting process that will work today and for years to come.

Assess your current waste streams, identify landfill diversion opportunities, and turn waste costs into new sources of revenue. We offer several different kinds of waste auditing -- ranging from a very simple analysis of your bills to a full-on, grubby sorting through your garbage. If you`re not sure which option is right for you, contact us and let us walk you through your options. We`ll help you clarify goals and determine boundaries -- that way you can move forward knowing you`ll get exactly what you need.

Check your organization`s water use against issues of local water scarcity and quality, then see how water risk may impact stability and profitability in your supply chain. Whether you are a Walmart supplier with facilities spread around the world or an family farmer growing in a single location, understanding your water footprint is a key component of managing sustainability impacts.

Review your current marketing efforts to check for greenwashing, misleading claims, and FTC `Green Guide` violations. There are three great reasons to undertake a green communications audit. Does one of them resonate with your organization?  We want to talk about our sustainability story, but we`re afraid we`ll say the wrong thing. We don`t want to be accused of greenwashing. The new FTC Guidelines on `green marketing` have us worried. Are we using language that is now considered misleading?  People in our company are saying different things about sustainability. We need to get on the same page.