Strategy Services
Sustainable solutions that create business value.
Esseinsu Discovery
Embarking on the sustainability journey can feel overwhelming, which is why we offer a jumpstart with our Discovery service! It's a complimentary program designed for brands seeking insights on untapped sustainability opportunities that can generate both value and profit. In just 2-weeks, our analysis presents a wide range of highly valuable actions that pave the way for a better future - benefiting both your brand and the planet.
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An analysis presentation that delves into various aspects of your brand and business model. It provides an overview of the value-generating opportunities for your industry and insights on your current positioning. By highlighting key findings, and showcasing opportunities for value creation, it enables you to be informed and capitalize on these opportunities effectively.
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A tailored spreadsheet designed to facilitate the implementation of sustainability-and-innovation-driven actions within your business. This guide outlines carefully selected actions, accompanied by relevant references, examples, and guidelines. In addition, the guide incorporates a value-effort matrix, providing a convenient framework for easy prioritization of the recommended actions, enabling you to make informed decisions about where to focus your resources and efforts.
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In this call you get 1:1 dedicated time with one of our experts to discuss in-depth details of your Discovery results and address any questions you may have regarding them or your sustainability journey in general.
Esseinsu Strategy
Our Signature 16-Week Strategy Program is designed to guide and empower businesses through expertise and tools that accelerate progress towards sustainability while helping unlock a value-driven and all-encompassing business strategy. Throughout our immersive program, we strategize, prioritize, and implement actions that generate value. With our comprehensive approach and innovative thinking, your brand differentiates itself, and creates a better future for your business and the planet.
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This phase is all about seeing your business through a different lens to define your core value and brand essence and to set the structure needed for a strong strategy.
Core Value Workshop: A dynamic exploration of your brand's essence, unveiling its unique qualities while gaining insights into your business structure and positioning. Through interactive exercises and insightful discussions, we'll uncover the distinct offerings, profitability drivers, customer segments, and value chain activities that define your brand's uniqueness.
Sustainability Immersion: Uncover the significance of sustainability for your business and your impact on society and the environment while dive into material topics that align with the Sustainable Development Goals and current sustainability legislations. We'll guide you in matching your supply chain impact to eco-conception principles, to empower your brand to understand its role in sustainability.
Strategy Innovation Session: Building upon the foundation established in our Brand Essence and Sustainability workshops, this session takes a holistic approach to align on strategy principles while exploring solutions across your organization and throughout the entire value chain. Discover innovative pathways for sustainable growth and explore opportunities for differentiation.
Sustainability Systems Mapping: By combining materiality assessment and sustainability mapping, we provide businesses with a holistic view of their current environmental, social, and economic impact. Our team identifies the most significant issues relevant to business and stakeholders. This enables companies to prioritize sustainability actions, optimize resource allocation, and enhance their overall sustainability performance.
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Our comprehensive approach to develop a distinct and compelling sustainability-focused strategy that serves as a competitive advantage:
Business & Trends Analysis: Through a thorough analysis of your industry landscape, competitors, and customer needs, we identify strategic opportunities to integrate sustainability into your overall business strategy.
Value Proposition: We define distinctive competitive advantages that align initiatives with core business objectives to create a value proposition that resonates with environmentally conscious consumers. This involves seeking innovation across value chains, products, services, and business models to differentiate your brand.
Strategic Supply Chain: We evaluate your supply chain to identify areas where sustainable practices can be integrated and identifying potential collaborations with organizations or suppliers that share your goals, such as responsible sourcing, waste reduction, and opportunities for optimization and circular practices that enable you to minimize negative environmental footprints and maximize positive social contributions.
Stakeholder Engagement: We develop the strategy to engage and involve stakeholders such as employees, customers, and community members in your sustainability efforts, fostering a sense of shared purpose.
Communication Strategy: We craft an effective communication guideline to convey your brand's sustainability initiatives to internal and external stakeholders, leveraging various messaging techniques.
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A crucial phase to translate your strategy into tangible actions, for the successful integration of sustainable practices across your business while ensuring a coherent and impactful implementation:
Roadmap Implementation: We collaboratively develop a detailed roadmap that outlines priorities, specific initiatives, timelines, and responsible stakeholders for each implementation stage. This roadmap serves as a guiding framework, ensuring a structured and prioritized approach to executing initiatives.
Prioritized Pilot Projects: Based on established priorities, we launch implementation through pilot projects that involve iterative prototyping, testing, and refining of sustainable business strategy to ensure its fit, feasibility, and viability, while obtaining valuable feedback and continue advancing implementation of priorities.
Performance Monitoring and Evaluation: We establish monitoring and evaluation mechanisms to track the progress and impact of your sustainability initiatives through KPIs.
Esseinsu Sphere
Our consulting membership is specifically tailored for brands wanting to secure the long-term support, expertise, and resources needed to further advance their sustainability journey to create lasting impact and organizational change. Think of our membership like having an on-demand Sustainability & Innovation Manager who is ready to address specific sustainability challenges or projects, provide insights and guidance, help navigate complex issues, and use strategy and sustainability expertise to meet unique needs.
Esseinsu Savvy
Our sustainability strategy course is designed for brands seeking the knowledge, skills, and resources needed to independently implement sustainable business strategies. Acquire valuable and practical tools that enhance your ecopreneur expertise and help you apply sustainable strategies directly to your brand. In the group sessions, you'll also have access to our expert consultants for collaborative learning, in-depth discussions, and personalized guidance.