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It's a question of discipline," the little prince told me later on.  "When you've finished washing and dressing each morning, you must tend your planet.
 

~Antoine de Saint-Exupéry,
The Little Prince, 1943,
translated from French by Richard Howard












Corporate Sustainability Environmental Responsibility (CSER) essentially about how companies manage business processes to produce an overall positive impact on society.

A growing number of activists feel that corporations have not met that standard, and should be held accountable. As a result, more than ever before, they have trained their sights on corporations of all sizes, scrutinizing virtually every aspect of operations, including manufacturing, marketing, labor practices and environmental performance.

CSER is an ongoing process of aligning corporate behavior with stakeholder expectations. It is associated with standards of performance that are applied to both internal and external corporate activities. A voluntary process, it aims at promoting good practices, going beyond national legislation, while taking into account ethical, social and environmental considerations. Well-planned and relevant initiatives that are mutually-beneficial have the potential of enhancing business objectives and creating success.

 In this challenging environment, many of our clients have turned to us for help in assessing their CSER strengths and weaknesses, and developing plans to enhance this increasingly important aspect of corporate reputation.We have developed a methodology for managing issues for clients in a wide variety of industries.

      Highlights of our work include:
 
 
  • Mapping and prioritization of stakeholders for specific corporate and/or product issues and initiatives. 
  • Establishment of public-private partnerships with government and NGOs
  • Building productive relationships with activists to correct misperceptions. 
  • Management training to connect CSR strategies to business practices. 
  • Integration of CSR communications and programs into traditional public affairs activities. 
 
 

Our team  provides counsel and programming to multi-national companies in a variety of sectors around issues management, communications campaigns, CR/sustainability reporting, management training, strategic philanthropy, public-private partnerships, and public affairs.