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Distinctive Sustainability Management Consulting
Five Winds is recognized for helping organizations improve their sustainability by integrating business, environmental, and social considerations in to their core decision-making processes creating value, identifying and managing risks, and leveraging opportunities. We understand that sustainability is an evolving journey rather than a finite destination and that each organization has dynamic operating conditions and unique priorities that influence their path. Following the philosophy that one size does not fit all, our approach is to listen carefully, help our clients identify their particular needs, and work closely with them to develop customized solutions.
Experience & Innovative Expertise
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Five Winds provided practical, focused support that enabled us to launch a comprehensive sustainability training module in 2005. The messages and content of the “Living our Values” training modules are well aligned with Alcoa's vision and business processes, and the exercises have enabled participants to easily grasp the linkage between our business sustainability model and long term business success. Five Winds is an excellent “go to” resource for quick and practical sustainability implementation support.
Anita Roper
Director, Sustainability
Alcoa
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The Five Winds team works with a diverse, international client base and has completed over 600 projects across a wide variety of sectors. (For a sample of our project experience please click here.) The combination of this extensive experience and our interdisciplinary subject matter expertise enables us to design and implement value-added strategies that really work for our clients. We can speak from direct experience on what it takes for organizations to be successful in achieving their objectives. As a result, we have compiled a suite of training materials that includes best practices, analytical tools, and innovative approaches that can enhance an organization's ability to understand, integrate, and implement its sustainable business priorities. These materials cover a number of topics including: Eco-Efficiency, Design for Environment, Life Cycle Assessment and Concepts, Management Systems, Green House Gas Measurement and Reporting, Sustainable Procurement, Implementing Environmental Management, Product Life Cycle Management, and Corporate Sustainability.
Training Approach
Five Winds recognizes that training is most effective when it speaks to the needs of the audience and is reinforced with case studies and real-world problem-solving scenarios. Our techniques have been refined through years of field tested presentations and workshops, and we strive to provide an engaging, effective, and informative training experience. We can provide "off-the-shelf" training on a variety of sustainability-related topics, or can leverage these materials to provide a customized training program tailored to your organization's interests. We encourage you to explore some examples of our training experience or to contact us directly to discuss your specific training needs.
Sample of Training Service Clients
We have provided awareness, competency, and/or application training in nearly every aspect of sustainability to a variety of organizations around the world, including but not limited to:
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Firms
- Interface
- Dupont
- Armstrong
- Lexmark
- Alcoa
- United Technologies Corporation
- Rio Tinto
- Shell
- Carnival Corporation
- Sanofi-Aventis
- Black and Decker
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UTC has been working with Five Winds International on environmental and sustainability challenges related to our products for the past six years. What is unique about Five Winds is that integrating sustainability into business decision-making is their core business. Their focus on products, and their broad experience working in a range of sectors, enables them to design very practical training materials that resonate with people who need to make day to day decisions.
Tom Swarr
Manager Environmental Programs
United Technologies Corp.
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Associations/Organizations
- World Business Council for Sustainable Development
- International Council on Mining and Metals
- Federation of Canadian Municipalities
- Sustainable Enterprise Academy
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Public Sector
- New York City Transit Authority
- Government of Canada – Industry Canada, Environment Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Industrial Research Assistance Program
- Denver International Airport
- Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
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Training Inquiries
If you are interested in learning more about how Five Winds can assist your organization with your training needs, please contact us at training@fivewinds.com or call Kevin Brady at 613.722.6629.
Click here to see a sample of our Training Experience and Associations
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