Services

Corporate Sustainability

Why You Need Corporate Sustainability

Corporations in all industries are facing growing pressure from customers, competitors, and governing bodies to improve their economic and environmental performance. Global demand for resources is driving up the prices of raw materials and fuel.

Why We Do What We Do

Sustainable Solutions Corporation (SSC) is a firm driven by our passion to make things better, one green transformation at a time. With a straightforward focus on reducing waste and using fewer resources, SSC offers a variety of corporate sustainability implementation and training programs to achieve these goals.

How We Do What We Do

SSC guides your corporation through the process of evaluation and integration that will play a crucial role in the development of a corporate-wide sustainability strategy. We utilize over 10 years of expertise to ensure that your programs are designed to maximize effectiveness and return on investment. Our goal is for clients to recognize sustainability as an integral discipline - much like finance, sales or IT - to support profitable business plans and ensure long-term growth.

Why Clients Choose Us

Sustainable Solutions Corporation has worked in partnership with over 100 companies to develop practical, holistic corporate sustainability programs that contribute to reducing costs while improving environmental performance.

Benefits of Corporate Sustainability

Time and time again, implementing a sustainability program provides capital savings and a corporate image that demonstrates environmental and social responsibility. Improvements in efficiency, environmental impact, and social welfare that are attained through the use of a sustainability program offer corporations a long-term, competitive advantage.

When it comes to corporate sustainability, we recognize that not all businesses are alike, which is why we offer all our clients a customized approach that guarantees success. The following details the services we have mastered which provide our clients the competitive edge.

Sustainability Assessment and Program Development

A Sustainability Program is a collection of strategies used to improve the economic, environmental and social performance of a company. Sustainability Programs set the framework for your corporate sustainability goals. Defining and reaching these targets will reduce your financial and material costs, decrease your environmental impact, improve your corporate image, and improve your relationship with your employees, customers and local community.

• Life Cycle Assessment and Materials Flow
  • LCA is an emerging trend in the sustainability market, with more and more organizations utilizing life cycle assessment to evaluate products and suppliers. LCA is also becoming a major component of green building standards and green construction codes. SSC has extensive experience with conducting LCAs and working with clients to establish product stewardship and sustainable product design programs.
• Environmental Product Declarations
  • EPD - a single source of scientifically robust and transparent information about the full environmental impact of a product. An EPD is verified by a qualified third party and conducted to a transparent methodology, so similar products can be compared objectively.
• Carbon Footprinting and Benchmarking
  • SSC will examine your facilities and processes and will create metrics to determine your current status and progress toward your sustainability goals.
• Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Programs
  • Based on our expertise, SSC will develop methods for improving the energy efficiency of your facilities and processes. SSC can also evaluate the potential, and develop designs for, the use of renewable energy systems at your facilities to offset and reduce utility costs.
• ENERGY STAR
  • SSC is recognized as a Preferred Service and Product Provider for the ENGERGY STAR program. We have worked on a multitude of buildings and will benchmark your building for ENERGY STAR certification and manage the certification process. If needed, we will develop strategies to improve the energy efficiency of your building to the level necessary to achieve certification.
• Waste Minimization
  • SSC will devise methods to improve facility operations, eliminate waste at the source, and assist with locating outlets for your waste streams to divert waste from a landfill which inherently lowers operating costs.
• Water Efficiency Optimization
  • SSC will develop a detailed plan to reduce water usage throughout your facility through the design of closed loop water systems, fixture changes, improved irrigation practices, rainwater collection, and other efficiency improvements.
• LEED Certification
  • SSC will analyze your existing buildings to develop comprehensive programs to improve building operations and will participate in the design of any new structures to ensure that they are sustainably designed and meet LEED standards. SSC also manages the LEED registration and certification process.

Green Product and Marketing Assistance

Green marketing generates messaging around your products and operations to communicate your sustainability achievements to the public, purchasers, and potential clients. These efforts provide a competitive advantage that can generate sales and capture market share. Product and marketing analysis will ensure that you have a full understanding of the green aspects of the product and its manufacturing. We will determine green standards and credits applicable to your product, as well as provide you with verifiable data to substantiate your sustainability claims.

Sustainability Training Programs

SSC utilizes our expertise and practical experience to design training programs tailored to your company and operations. Our comprehensive training programs are designed to effectively educate you and your employees on all aspects of sustainability and green building. Examples of our training offerings include:

• Principles of Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility
• Sustainable Manufacturing and Operations
• Sustainable Product Development and Product Stewardship
• Sustainable Operations for Commercial and Residential Buildings: The Value to Your Bottom Line
• Sustainability Sales
• How to Market Your Sustainability Initiatives