Intelligent consumers are slowly waking up to realize their connection with the Earth and to other human beings. Through this awakening, they are beginning to demand positive changes within buinesses and government. As a result, businesses that are not proactive will be forced to preserve their image by reacting to watchdog accusations and decreasing consumer confidence.  This has had a significant negative impact on the bottom-line performance of many businesses in today's marketplace.  A holistic approach to maintaining a healthy triple bottom-line can potentially save your company millions over the long run.

As a part of our Strategic Business Transformation practice, Visionary Partnership's world class sustainability advisors will help your organization develop a Sustainability Strategy that strikes a balance between economic prosperity, environmental sustainability and social responsibility. Our unique win, win, win approach to achieving triple bottom-line success provides a much broader meaning to the word green.

Did you know: The Dow Sustainability Index has been consistently out-

performing the Dow-Jones Industrial Index over the past several years

Our team will help you to establish a highly effective strategic sustainability program and help you manage it through to completion. Furthermore, we will help you develop an ROI based business case analysis, effective streamlined processes, internal controls and governance structures that will help you sustain your new policy. When completed, we will communicate your accomplishments to environmental agencies, socially responsible investment firms and the press to ensure their awareness of your organization's recent transformation.

We utilize a broad range of criteria that are recognized by major watchdog agencies as well as green and socially responsible investment firms. The following list provides a sample of some of the major categories for these criteria - all of which will contribute directly to your Triple Bottom Line:

1st Bottom Line: Financial Responsibility

• Robust and transparent financial reporting processes
• Proactive management reporting dashboards
• Operational excellence and process efficiency
• Supply chain optimization
• Demand chain optimization
• Metrics tied to key performance indicators and ROI targets
• Robust internal controls and accountability infrastructure (SOX compliance)

2nd Bottom Line: Environmental Responsibility

• Environmental strategy, policy awareness, accountability and controls
• Renewable/non toxic product development processes
• Renewable/non toxic raw materials
• Waste control - targeting zero waste
• Post consumption water recycling
• Product impact on the environment (i.e., recyclable, reusable, off-gas free, etc.)
• Low carbon/reduced packaging
• Low carbon distribution
• Green facilities and landscaping (i.e., materials, energy consumption, operations, etc.)
• Sustainable sourcing policies, practices and criteria
• Green administration (i.e., paperless processes, energy reduction, recycling, etc.)

3rd Bottom Line: Social Responsibility

• Local economy & community development (both supply and demand chains)
• Fair trade practices (including outsourced goods and services)
• International human rights (including outsourced goods and services)
• Fair labor relations practices
• Employee wellness policies and programs
• Socially responsible sales and marketing practices
• Socially responsible service delivery
• Shareholder advocacy policies and procedures
• Elimination of inhumane animal treatment and testing
• Product use and safety considerations 
• Workplace safety
• Equal employment opportunity
• Diversity/inclusion policy, awareness and practices
• Ethical governance policy, awareness and practices

While this list can seem quite extensive, our approach provides a means for you to prioritize those programs that will provide you with the highest possible impact. Then, we will work with you to develop a phased approach that will fit your budget, time and resource constraints.

Our Sustainability Policy development program is typically embedded in the our Strategic Business Transformation process. However, we can also work with you to augment your existing strategy with a Sustainability Policy program, ensuring its full integration into strategic projects and programs that are already in place.

Contact us today at Visionary Partnership to discuss your next steps towards going for the green!