Methodology

Altanova’s strategic advisory and consulting relationship spans the analysis of company sustainability performance (assessment), adjustments to strategy (strategy management), and implementation support (execution).

The chart below lays out the detailed six steps of the process, one that can also be envisioned as an upward spiral, with the sixth step leading directly back into the first:

Commit: Leadership commitment to mainstream principles into strategies and operations and to take action.

Assess: Assess risks, opportunities, and impacts.

The Assessment is a review and analysis of company information and performance data in the context of market-specific environmental, social, and economic conditions; an evaluation of company stakeholder engagement; and benchmarking of key competitors as well as best practices.

Using backcasting and scenarios, the Altanova team then evaluates the range of risks, barriers, and opportunities the company faces under three or four probable futures, as the basis for a strategy review and adjustment.

Define: Define goals, strategies, and policies.

Using the Assessment, we facilitate executive determination of sustainability goals, and adjustments to strategy to achieve these goals. We then assist management to develop an integrated program to create sustainable value through enhanced culture and human capital, improved governance and business operations, and superior stakeholder engagement.

Implement: Implement strategies and policies through the company and across the company's value chain.

Our experts work alongside company executives, managers, and staff to provide the specialized assistance necessary for the successful execution of the sustainability program. Using leading scientific, quantitative and predictive methods, and applying our advanced operations and engineering skills, we evaluate options and guide decision-making at every step.

Our data-centric and systematic process ensures that no opportunity is missed, and that costs are understood and managed at all times.

Measure: Measure and monitor impacts and progress toward goals.

Communicate: Communicate progress and strategies and engage with stakeholders for continuous improvement.