Increasingly, modern organisations are being held accountable for the non-financial impacts of their operations. No surprise then that today’s business leaders are talking about corporate social responsibility, triple bottom lines, stakeholder engagement and social innovation.

But words are not always matched with action.  Too often, responses to external pressures for accountability amount to little more than cosmetic solutions to serious business problems — until the paint peels off, revealing little beneath the surface.

The key to sustainability planning — as with all strategic decision-making — is ensuring that the organisation is investing its resources wisely. The first step is to identify and quantify the challenges and opportunities ahead. At the operational level, needs must be identified and prioritised, before a focused program of initiatives can take hold. 

The objective will remain firm: deliver greater value to the organisation, its stakeholders and the environment.

Ultimately, disciplined strategic planning will produce:

• Greater organisational focus and clarity in decision-making
• The common advancement of sustainability and overall corporate strategy
• A sense of purpose and belonging for employees at all levels
• Proactive anticipation of social and legislative pressure
• A sustainability program that goes beyond ‘greenwash’

ÉEM works closely with its clients to identify the critical forces impacting and influencing their organisations both from the operational and stakeholder’s perspective. Practically, we help our clients to:

• Set a sustainability vision
• Identify opportunities to derive value from improvements in environmental and social performance
• Develop a set of medium & long-term sustainability objectives
• Prioritize objectives based on an appreciation of the potential return on investment
• Set metrics of sustainability performance to gauge the success of the program as it evolves

With over 20 years experience working with organisations to implement operational sustainability from the ground up, we’re here to bridge the gap between planning and implementation.  ÉEM’s strategic planning services cover the following:

• Stakeholder mapping and analysis
• Product/service life-cycle analysis
• Market research and analysis
• Regulatory expertise
• Vision development and synthesis
• Project feasibility analysis
• Resource planning
  

Our strategic planning team, with experience in multiple industrial sectors, is composed of practitioners, seasoned in the nuances of organisational change management, corporate strategic planning, social performance appraisal and financial analysis across multiple industrial sectors.