Sustainability Business Assessment:
Your Foundational Benchmark

Our Sustainability Business Assessment is designed to comprehensively determine exactly where your company currently is positioned on the Sustainability Business Continuum, and to provide a roadmap for exactly how to progress farther while increasing your ROI. It starts with a complete one-day on-site analysis, followed by a thorough documentation of our findings. Included in the Assessment are the elements immediately below. This is then followed by applying various specific services as appropriate from our complete menu.

Our Assessment will start with a complete one-day on-site analysis, followed by a thorough documentation of our findings. Included will be such elements as:

Sustainability Baseline

Where your company stands today so that you can measure future progress.

Opportunity Improvement Outline

Near and longer-term opportunities for improvement.

Operational Efficiency Mapping

Areas of your business where you can increase efficiency and trim expense.

Sustainability Culture Development

Learn how to engage your immediate team and other stakeholders to build Sustainability momentum.

Benchmark and Roadmap Plan

An initial roadmap for your Sustainability journey.

Our Menu of Services

Achieve a Triple Bottom Line with Your Customized
SCA Menu of Sustainability Services

Following the findings of our Sustainability Business Assessment, our team will tailor-make a sustainability plan for your company based on our findings from the Assessment. Our menu of services – each with its own ROI – offers you capabilities as robust as larger companies with dedicated ESG departments and staffs. Our fractional approach saves you overhead and provides you immediate expertise and experience.

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B-Corp Certification Process

B-Corp certification is the “god standard for sustainable organizations. We’ll guide you through the process.

ROI: Enhanced brand reputation and access to a network of conscious investors and customers, leading to increased business opportunities.

Tax Incentives, Credits, Rebates & Grants

Exploring federal, state, and local tax credits available in your market can pay dividends for you.

ROI: Direct financial savings.

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Machinery/Equipment Efficiency & Cost Reduction

What cost liabilities are hidden in your operating machinery and equipment? How can this analysis enhance your overall sustainability plan?

ROI: Long-term energy and operational savings and enhanced sustainability.

Green Action Team Mobilization

Mobilizing a Green Action Team for your company will help you implement your sustainability plan. SCA will help you find the right individuals and get the team rolling.

ROI: Enhanced employee engagement and productivity, leading to more productive sustainability efforts.

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Sustainability Manual Development

A Sustainability Manual serves as your “how-to” guide for progressing your organization along the Sustainability Continuum.

ROI: Cost savings and brand value through efficient resource use and sustainability alignment.

Sustainable Supply Chain Management

We’ll help align your suppliers with your sustainable processes.

ROI: Reduced supply chain risks and costs

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Stakeholder Engagement and Communication

Getting all your stakeholders engaged through an effective communication strategy will get multiple influencers to help drive your sustainability mission.

ROI: Stronger customer loyalty and market differentiation by aligning with sustainably-minded individuals and organizations.

Sustainability Assessments and Audits

Through SCA’s audit capabilities – Sustainability, Environmental Compliance, and Internal -- you will gain a more complete picture of where you stand internally and externally in your environmental impact, social responsibility practices and how your financial performance benefits as a result.

ROI: Getting your firm on-track for maximum Triple Bottom Line performance.

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Company Culture Evolution

(Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Triple Bottom Line)

Aligning your company’s purpose with your sustainability mission will lead to enhanced social and environmental values and increased profitability.

ROI: Long-term business sustainability and better financial results.

Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

The renewable energy market is exploding with new alternatives; which of them can help you reduce costs and expand your environmental profile?

ROI: Reduced near and long-term costs.

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Regulatory Compliance and Risk Management

The political and regulatory landscape can shift quickly; are you ready for its impact on your organization? Do you fully understand all the risks that may affect your company locally, nationally, and globally?

ROI: Cost savings, reputational protection, operational efficiency, and competitive advantage.

Carbon Footprint Analysis and Reduction

Every individual and every organization has a carbon footprint. What is yours, and how can you reduce it to increase your operating efficiency while contributing to the fight against climate change?

ROI: Increased efficiency and a higher sustainability profile.

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Waste Stream Reduction

Reducing waste is more than just an environmental goal; real cost savings can be achieved. We’ll guide this analysis for you and line up the best recycling resources.

ROI: Reduced cost, increased operating efficiency, and better brand reputation.

Social & Governance Standards

Operating as a “conscious capitalism” organization with demonstrably ethical standards will pay dividends internally and in the marketplace.

ROI: Stronger corporate reputation and reduced legal and operational risks.

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Water Management and Conservation

Shifting climatic patterns are raising water supply risks and raising costs. We’ll help you plan better water management and conservation.

ROI: Water supply integrity and cost management.

Sustainability Core Advisors wants to work with you in a way that that not only is comfortable and meshes with the desires of your management team and company specifics, but is also most effective in helping you advance across the Sustainability Continuum and achieve your own “Triple Bottom Line.”