What I can help with:
Business Planning and Implementation
Business Planning and Implementation
Business Planning and Implementation
- Business Continuity Plan: Develop and implement a robust business continuity plan to ensure your business is prepared for the unexpected.
- Risk Management Enhancement: Integrate sustainability factors into your risk management strategy for a comprehensive approach to identifying and mitigating risks.
- Sustainability Program Development: Design and implement sustainability-focused programs aimed at reducing costs, boosting revenue, and minimizing risks (e.g., employee attraction/retention, waste reduction, sustainable procurement, climate resilience).
- Certification Application Support: Guide your business through the process of applying for B Corp or other relevant certifications to enhance your credibility and impact.
Impact Assessments
Business Planning and Implementation
Business Planning and Implementation
- Key Issues Analysis: Identify the most critical issues for your business with a tailored impact assessment (aka - materiality matrix).
- Sustainability Benchmarking Analysis: Evaluate how your business stands in the industry and against competitors through detailed sustainability benchmarking.
- Sustainability Readiness Assessment: Conduct a thorough assessment of how environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors affect your business.
- Climate Change Impact Assessment: Assess the potential impact of climate change on your business to enhance resilience and adaptability.
Impact Reporting
Business Planning and Implementation
Impact Reporting
- Sustainability / Impact Reporting: Craft a compelling sustainability / impact report to help build trust, enhance brand reputation, and attract eco-conscious customers and investors.
- Carbon Footprint Reporting: Accurately measure your business's greenhouse gas emissions to understand its environmental impact, attract eco-conscious customers, and be prepared for inquiries from business partners seeking sustainability information, helping you stand out from the competition.
Scroll down to read my client's success story!
A Business Resilience Success Story
Rapid Growth
It was a busy morning at Mary’s bakery, with a couple of people checking the inventory, a few baking goods, some reviewing the online orders and some attending to customers. Mary opened her bakery 4 years back and at first she fulfilled the orders in her personal kitchen. Her business grew rapidly thanks to her determination to make it work, the quality of her products and a good support system.
Business Disruption: Family Emergency + Supply Chain Issue
Fast forward to that morning, Mary received a call that a close family member had an emergency surgery and she had to go away for a few days to help her family. Within a few hours she was packed and on her way to the airport.
Her departure coincided with one of the main suppliers having a supply chain issue and thus unable to deliver as scheduled. Stopping production due to a main ingredient being out of stock would mean thousands of dollars in losses for the business.
Business Continuity Plan to the Rescue!
Fortunately, Mary and I had been working together for 6 months and among the critical processes we have overhauled was the business continuity plan, that outlines in detail what is to be done in emergency situations. Mary’s staff knew exactly where to go to find out ‘what would Mary do’ in that situation. Guided by the playbook, Mary’s team successfully stocked up on the missing ingredient and got back on track in no time.
This was a success story because Mary had a business continuity plan in place. What would have happened if Mary had to leave town unexpectedly and her team had to hecticly create a plan on the spot to handle the crisis?
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