Strategic Sustainability Services

Where are you on the journey and where do you want to go?

"Five Winds International has become a trusted advisor for us on strategic sustainability issues. Their willingness to work as partners and their ability to understand, and respond to, our unique business context, makes them stand out as a critical resource. Their insights on the business value of a sustainability strategy for our organization have been invaluable."

Debbie Baxter, Air Miles, a division of LoyaltyOne Inc

Changing market and stakeholder expectations on environmental and social performance are presenting new challenges and opportunities. We help companies create value, across a broad range of sectors, and in various positions in the supply chain, by identifying and implementing the sustainable business practices needed to meet these expectations.

Our Sustainable Business Strategy Process:

We work with you to align your sustainability strategy with your business goals. Our key strength is a deep understanding of the management systems, tools and programs required to help you gain business value from sustainability. Our process is supported by over seventy case studies and hundreds of successful projects in many leading global companies. Five Winds International can help you to both protect value through better management of risks and create value by identifying opportunities to reduce costs, attract investment and expand markets. Our process follows a three-phased approach that we tailor to your specific needs.

Featured tool:

CSR Insight

Five Winds International's proprietary corporate social responsibility (CSR) auditing and benchmarking tool contains over 400 business practices as defined by international standards, guidelines and key stakeholders. This fully customizable tool quantifies performance relative to expectations, competitors and industry leaders in all areas of sustainability. To date it has been used to evaluate over 150 companies in a variety of sectors.

To learn more about CSR Insight^TM, click here. 

Case Studies:

We helped Unisource Canada transform the way it delivers value to its stakeholders. (learn more)

We helped the Toronto Transit Commission implement a green procurement policy and program. (learn more)