Towards Sustainable Business / Net-Zero:  Baseline + Opportunity Assessment ► Pathway Mapping ► Strategy ► Action to Leadership

Sustainable business approaches inherently increase resilience and reduce business continuity risks.  They also reduce climate and ecological impacts up and down supply / value chains.

We have developed our Sustainable Business assessments, audits and evaluations over 25+ years as scientific understanding and solutions have developed.  Assessment of performance, identification of opportunity, and optimisation of solutions, are second nature to the Team.  

Who Should Consider Our Wide-Ranging Sustainable Business Assessments?

In the 2020s and beyond, there are potentially huge opportunities in Sustainable Business / Net-Zero approaches to deliver competitive advantage and “bottom line” business benefits, in addition to the required carbon + other impact reductions.  So, of course, we would say every organisation should be considering identification of best pathways and opportunities!

We have undertaken 100s of audits and assessments for many different purposes (eg. legal compliance, EMS conformance, resource efficiency / carbon reduction), but now, focussing on driving operations towards Net-Zero and SD Goals, the scope of this sustainable business evaluations is particularly suitable for:

  • Those nearer the start of their journeys needing to understand their baseline performance, prior to pathway mapping and strategy development
  • Those needing to assess their current performance against their baseline performance at any stage
  • Those needing to reinvigorate their drive towards sustainable business, and understand the new opportunities and solutions.
Wherever you are on your journey, the benefits of step-changes are multiple, and potentially exponential for sector leaders.  As experienced sustainable business guides, we aim to ensure all your positive opportunities of transition are identified and grasped, with optimum benefits delivered.  For many, this assessment is the necessary first action to understand and prioritise the opportunities.

SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS BASELINE PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT 

Clearly, objectives, scope and deliverables are dependent on your sector, company-specific circumstances and our agreement on the depth required to establish a meaningful baseline (or assess current performance vs baseline).  However, the following provides a very broad outline:

Assessment Scope

  • Your core operations
  • Your supply chains (Tier 1 or beyond depending on sector + your circumstances)

Assessment Deliverables and Outcomes

Initially, we provide insight on current sustainable business performance, carbon footprint / intensity, risks, opportunities and solutions  (Strategy and Action Plans developed later in close collaboration).

Essentially, we would report on the baseline identification, quantification and evaluation of the following:

Your Supply Chains

  • Business continuity risk, focussing on extreme climate or other resource + environmental issues
  • Carbon footprint baseline estimate + data gaps
  • Key natural + social capital considerations (eg. biodiversity impacts, modern slavery, etc.)
  • Benchmarking / position vs best practice
  • Opportunities for collaboration, alternatives, circular economy innovation, resource efficiency, etc.

Your On-Site + Core Operations – Opportunities and Solutions

  • Carbon footprint baseline estimate + data gaps
  • Benchmarking / position vs best practice
  • Carbon reduction opportunities (+associated cost savings) in following:
    • Resource efficiency / energy transition
    • Circular Economy / resource productivity
    • Bio-economy, regenerative + nature-based approaches, community partnerships, etc.

Current / Future Trends:

  • Direction – Systems-thinking (“bigger picture”), circular + regenerative approaches, etc
  • Climate and ecological emergency scenarios
  • Sector best practice, developments + innovations

Please contact your Sustainable Business Specialist – Derek Panton

Our 25+ year IEMA-Registered Auditor leads on our baseline Positive Transitions 2020s Evaluations.   

Already some way on your journey to Sustainable Business / Net-Zero?  

     Where now?

We want to work with you to help deliver your optimum pathway, opportunities and solutions for your sector, circumstances and critical issues.

Or please contact us by phone or email to arrange a face-to-face Skype or Zoom meeting to discuss your current options further.