By focusing on the five basic elements of sustainability — food, water, energy, transportation and stuff — we develop a sustainability guide that uniquely positions your organization to make choices that are good for profits, your people and the planet. We help you find not just any solution, but the true green solution.
Every aspect of an organization has an impact on its surroundings. The products they sell, the people they hire, their purchasing, manufacturing and distribution processes, the buildings they inhabit, their internal policies and procedures...everything.
The Triple Bottom Line
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We recognize the interdependence of the world's economic, ecological and social systems and believe every decision leaders make should reflect consideration of all three systems. Our catered and comprehensive sustainability strategy will provide you guidance to make great decisions that benefit your triple-bottom line.
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Establish a Baseline.
We can help you identify where you stand today, determine what your core environmental and social impacts are, establish your carbon footprint, benchmark your energy usage, and essentially establish the foundation on which to build your plan.
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Digging Deeper.
We work with people throughout your organization to complete an in-depth assessment of your goals, plans and opportunities. People often have different definitions of sustainability; through our interview and discussion process, we'll get everyone's take and work to build consensus within the organization. We kick the tires, turn over the rocks and take a few extra spades full of dirt to ensure it all gets uncovered.
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The sustainability strategy.
As the organization embraces and understands the opportunities that sustainability presents, we sift through it all and develop a truly unique and sustainable action plan that will resonate with your customers and employees. Every organization is different with distinctive sets of values and aspirations. The sustainability strategy will be catered to align with your organization's values. We'll get you to the sweet spot where you will be able to claim true green.
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The Learning Curve.
A good plan doesn't do any good unless it actually gets implemented. Implementation begins with training. When and where necessary, our team can train your organization's staff to ensure they get the information they need, when they need it.
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Time for Action.
We're not the kind of folks who like to leave any project partially complete. Doing so is akin to building the best, most fuel-efficient car in the world and not putting any wheels on it; it's never going to get you anywhere. Putting the sustainability strategy into action is when all the planning pays off, and we love nothing more than to help you carry it out.
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Talk it Up.
Once you've taken a great leap forward and have successes to tout, it's time to shout it from the rooftops. We will help you cater your message to your target audience so that they will understand why your plan of action is good for your organization. Whether they are customers, citizens, students or attendees, the steps you've taken will make them more loyal to your organization.
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Lite Green
Lite Green gets your sustainability initiative up and running.
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Green
Green begins to differentiate your organization from everyone else in the industry.
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Dark Green
Dark Green action will set you apart as an organization dedicated to making a substantial impact.
Other Stuff.
Every organization seems to occasionally have an issue or two arise that requires a little more in-depth analysis. When it comes to sustainability, we can help make the research and analysis more accurate, efficient and complete.
We understand that not every organization has either the capacity or the aspirations to line the rooftop with solar panels. That's why our Greenprint is catered towards your organization and your goals for the project.
Shades of Green
Based on our conversations with you throughout the project and the opportunities we uncover, we will organize your sustainability strategy according to those action steps that will have the most impact.
In all cases, we'll illuminate the necessary investment and the payback period so that you can see how the financials shake out as well.
Case Studies
Omaha Public Schools
We developed a sustainability strategy that pinpoints energy and resource efficiency opportunities and lays out a framework for action. The strategy provides Omaha Public Schools, Nebraska's largest school district, with a clear path towards greater efficiency that will result in significant monetary and greenhouse gas emissions savings. View OWH article »
Omaha Community Foundation
We are helping the Foundation with several initiatives intended to make Omaha a greener, more sustainable city. From community gardens to facilitating neighborhood workshops on sustainability, and everything in between, the endeavor touches many parts of Omaha and involves a multitude of stakeholders.