Sustainable Strategies is a social, environmental and sustainability boutique consulting firm.  Founded in 2010, our firm works closely with responsible developers, investors and decision makers.  We ensure projects are socially, environmentally and economically viable. We develop strategies that foster competitive advantages.  We foster long-lasting positive impacts on the societies in which our clients operate in.

Sustainable Strategies is a social, environmental and sustainability boutique consulting firm.  Founded in 2010, our firm works closely with responsible developers, investors and decision makers.  We ensure projects are socially, environmentally and economically viable. We develop strategies that foster competitive advantages.  We foster long-lasting positive impacts on the societies in which our clients operate in.

We have experience in identifying, evaluating, mitigating and offsetting environmental, social and governance risks. Our clients value this expertise and seek our knowledge on international standards and best practice as it dovetails with our capacity to understand local contexts.

We conduct due diligence assessments; we perform continuous monitoring and independent reviews, and we produce social and environmental impact assessments. We also develop sustainability or ESG management systems while providing the support to establish and train the teams to take the lead on implementing systems and strategies.

We develop stakeholder maps, engagement strategies, materiality maps and sustainability strategies with measurable KPIs that allow companies to engage internal and external stakeholders to reach common goals. This approach both enhances performance then generates sustainability reports to disseminate success stories.

We have experience in identifying, evaluating, mitigating and offsetting environmental, social and governance risks. Our clients value this expertise and seek our knowledge on international standards and best practice as it dovetails with our capacity to understand local contexts.

We conduct due diligence assessments; we perform continuous monitoring and independent reviews, and we produce social and environmental impact assessments. We also develop sustainability or ESG management systems while providing the support to establish and train the teams to take the lead on implementing systems and strategies.

We develop stakeholder maps, engagement strategies, materiality maps and sustainability strategies with measurable KPIs that allow companies to engage internal and external stakeholders to reach common goals. This approach both enhances performance then generates sustainability reports to disseminate success stories.

WHY WE DO IT

We seek to transform societies by working with leaders to evolve ideas and develop sustainable strategies.

Consider the impact of your daily decisions. Now multiply those by the size of your company.

It takes leadership to be responsible.

We create credible and trustworthy projects with investors and developers.

We understand local contexts; we anticipate needs and challenges.

We work with teams ranging from boardroom decision takers, C-Suite leaders and operations staff to understand key issues and prepare action plans that are relevant to local contexts.

WHY WE DO IT

We seek to transform societies by working with leaders to evolve ideas and develop sustainable strategies.

Consider the impact of your daily decisions. Now multiply those by the size of your company.

It takes leadership to be responsible.

We create credible and trustworthy projects with investors and developers.

We understand local contexts; we anticipate needs and challenges.

We work with teams ranging from boardroom decision takers, C-Suite leaders and operations staff to understand key issues and prepare action plans that are relevant to local contexts.

Examples of our projects include:

• Developing a 50 MW wind farm in Central America
• Developing a 60 MW hydroelectric power plant in Central America
• Establishing a 120+ MW cogeneration plant at agro-industrial facilities

Examples of our projects include:

• Working with a 50 MW solar power facility in Central America to develop a sustainability management system including the biodiversity management action plan, a fiscal security plan, etc.
• Completing a social impact assessment for a nickel mining operation in the vicinity of indigenous communities with open resettlement processes with communities in Central America.

Examples of our projects include:

• A 5-year sustainability and stakeholder engagement strategy for a real estate and sugar mill conglomerate with operations extending from Mexico to Brazil.
• A 10-year sustainability strategy and an engagement strategy for a renewable energy corporation operating in Central America to generate over 800 MWs using solar, wind and hydroelectric technologies.
• A 9-year strategy for a cement company in the process of expanding and diversifying operations.

Examples of our projects include:

• Advising a renewable energy group on a “look and feel” approach and enhancing the content and tone of reports.
• Working with a cement company to develop reports using case studies, photos, quotes and graphs on GRI complaints
• Working with an embassy to develop ten case studies on good practices by Canadian companies operating throughout Central America, Belize and the Caribbean.

Examples include:

• Working with a corporate group of more than 30,000 personnel among six divisions encompassing the food industry, power generation, real estate and financial sectors. Use a participatory process to create a code of ethics and conduct together with a train the trainer program to transmit values, expected conduct and criteria on how to make decisions based on values.
• Developing a code of ethics and conduct plus a training program for a consumer goods retail company with over 50 stores and 5,000 staff.

A simple list of clients:

AgroAmerica
BanColombia
Cementos Progreso
Corporación Multi Inversiones
G&T Continental
International Labor Organization
Pacific Solar Energy
Banco Agricola Mercantil -BAM-
Canadian Embassy
CMI Energy
Goldcorp – Mina Marlin
Ingenio Magdalena
International Migration Organization
The Pantaleón Holding Group