Many organisations have sustainability initiatives underway but no overarching strategy. ESG projects are often fragmented and non-committal, priorities are unclear, and the link with the company's core business is missing. The result: actions that have little impact, resources that are not deployed where they matter and a story that fails to convince stakeholders.

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At the same time, external pressure is increasing. Customers are asking questions about climate ambitions and supply chain responsibility. Investors and lenders expect companies to have a clear transition plan. Legislative frameworks such as the CSRD and the CSDDD call for a well-substantiated long-term sustainability strategy. In other words, a strategy lays the necessary foundation for compliance, competitive position and stakeholder relationships. And it gives your own organisation a firm footing, because teams and employees also need clear direction and priorities internally.

We work in four steps:

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1. Strategic context and ambitions – We map where your organisation stands today, which external expectations and legal requirements are decisive, and how your long-term ambition relates to your business model.
2. Materiality-driven prioritisation – On the basis of a double materiality assessment (or a review of an existing one), we determine which sustainability topics are genuinely strategic for your sector and your organisation.
3. Targets and business cases – We translate the strategic priorities into measurable targets for each topic, together with the accompanying business cases. The detailed action plan – concrete measures, KPIs, responsibilities and timelines – is developed in a separate, subsequent step.
4. Embedding and storyline – We help you embed the strategy internally – through governance, working processes and reporting cycles – and summarise it in a clear story that supports credible communications.

• Double materiality assessmentDouble materiality assessment: the substantive basis for your strategic priorities, from both an impact and a risk perspective
• Climate ambition & strategy: from strategic ambition to climate targets and a transition plan
• Sustainability reporting and the CSRD: the strategy as the foundation for your CSRD reporting
• Value creation & sustainable product portfolio: the strategy translated into products and services