We Practice What We Preach.

We tell our clients that transparency is the single most important factor in being a responsible organization, and so it only makes sense that we publish an annual sustainability report. 

In each report, you'll find information on Strategic Sustainability Consulting's economic, environmental, and social performance—all based on the Global Reporting Initiative's Sustainability Reporting Guidelines. That's something that few of our competitors have—and we're proud to be among the most accountable, the most committed, and the most transparent sustainability consultancies out there.

All members of the SSC Team (whether in-house or hired as an independent contractor) agree to abide by the SSC Code of Ethics. Read it here.

THE 2011 SSC SUSTAINABILITY REPORT IS HERE

Click on the report cover to download our most recent report, which covers our sixth year of operations (July 2010 - June 2011). Here are a few highlights:

• The theme of SSC’s 2011 report is “Thinking about Context”, a reflection about the concept of context and the need for companies to go beyond simply reporting a series of indicators and create meaningful connections concerning impacts.
• In 2010, SSC set the goal of identifying a better way to measure carbon footprint progress. SSC extended its carbon tracking to cover five years, and used additional adjusted carbon footprinting (per $ revenue and per work-hour) to account for growth.
• SSC took on additional clients ranging from major insurance companies to seafood manufacturers. In 2011, SSC clients were recognized on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI), tackled energy efficiency in their Chinese supplier factories, and published their first integrated sustainability report. In one case, a client almost tripled its score on the Walmart Supplier Sustainability Assessment.
• In expanding economic resources and measuring social impacts, one of the most innovative aspects of the SSC business model is the SSC Consultant Network. Rather than employing a small staff of sustainability generalists, SSC has created a wide collaboration of sustainability specialists. As of June 2011, SSC had approximately 600 consultants in the network.
• In expanding its labor practices, in 2011 SSC implemented an online Green Auditor certification that makes it more affordable and eliminates the need for participant travel (some more than 1,000 miles).
• SSC’s carbon footprint decreased to its lowest point (in absolute emissions and emissions-per-work-hour) in five years, to just 15.1 tons of carbon. As in previous years, the company has offset 100% of its emissions.

Thanks to our clients and colleagues for helping make SSC such a success!

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