Sustainability Consulting

We provide consultancy and strategic advice to boards, C-suite and exec teams on how to create and deliver industry leading ESG & Sustainability approaches.

Participation is run with the belief that the best way to approach ESG and Sustainability is that participation is the solution

What does this mean in practice? Well rather than focusing on compliance and slowly implementing changes over a longer period of time, it means putting ESG and Sustainability at the heart of your business strategy

Why do this? Performance is now made up of all three P’s; Profit, People and Planet. Taking these one at a time:

Planet – addressing emissions, resources / waste and biodiversity is critical if we are to leave a planet fit for our grandchildren. A favourite phrase of Simon’s is “You don’t have to care about sustainability, you only have to care about it if you love you children and grandchildren”. By taking rapid and meaningful action we avoid being “guilty of arson on our only home” as António Guterres (UN Secretary General) in February 2022

People – Engaged Employees, Credibility with Customers and Impact with Investors. All stakeholders care about sustainability; it impacts cost of capital, likelihood of investment, supplier selection, employee retention and attraction to candidates. If ESG is not to bee seen as ‘greenwashing’ and the associated detrimental impact on your business it needs to be meaningful and integrated into your business strategy

Profit – Volume, Price and % Margin. The well know three levers of profit. ESG done well improves them all. Sell more of your core business by gaining competitive advantage versus your competitors, increase sales of higher priced sustainable goods & services and reduce your costs through implementing sustainable solutions. The days of thinking sustainability cost money are long gone. Waste, whether in resources, energy or efficiency, costs money – removing this waste reduces your costs

If you want an ESG strategy which truly drives business performance:

“Participation is the Solution”

ESG Expertise

If you are looking for meaningful ESG & Sustainability strategies which deliver real business value please get in touch