Our Methods

Blu Skye rejects generic formulas and programs. We create sustainability solutions that are tied to the unique situations, strategies and operations of our clients.

Companies that innovate faster than market trends will minimize vulnerabilities and move ahead of their competitors. That much seems clear. But turning sustainability thinking into bottom line benefits, changing corporate habits, tapping the best of your people, and reaching out beyond the traditional boundaries requires mastery of a growing range of issues.

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• Strategy Development

Developing the right strategy requires a deep understanding of what truly matters. That is, of the many initiatives you could launch under the broad heading of sustainability, what will deliver greatest business value and speak to your most pressing challenges? We've developed a number of techniques and processes to determine this in a way that enrolls your people.

• The strategic footprint - Our systematic approach for quantifying your greatest sustainability impacts (such as greenhouse gas emissions) and the key activities that drive them.
  
• Assessment against competitors and best practices - We can tell you how you stack up against your peers and industry best practices. This also includes Blu Skye reaching into the stakeholder community (NGO's, government, and industry associations) and finding out what they think about your practices.
  
• Strategic sequencing - Good strategies successfully answer the question of "what's the right action at a given time?" We help you balance short-term "quick wins" against longer-term, more aspirational game-changing efforts

• Strategy Implementation

• Traditional Implementation Support - For most of our clients, the realm of sustainability is new and the specific initiatives and programs they have chosen delve into the unfamiliar. We partner with our clients through the initial phases of implementation and provide everything from full program management support to specific issue focused coaching to ensure that the journey gets successfully on its way.
  
• Sustainable Value Networks - Despite the attractions of open innovation, few companies excel in creating value through stakeholder engagement. We leverage deep and practical experience in this domain to create a competitive edge for our clients. We help create and manage networks of innovation, called sustainable value networks, made up of internal and external stakeholders. These networks enable companies to use unusual relationships as a source of new ideas, gain insights into the direction technology is moving and benchmark client efforts against cutting-edge thinking.
  
• Whole System Change - Many of the largest sustainability opportunities lie outside the direct control of any one company; they reside in the supply chain. We help clients transform their supply chain in ways that reinforce their strategy while benefiting society. We do this by conducting supply chain analysis through the lens of sustainability and bringing together multi-stakeholder groups to create simultaneous change throughout the supply chain. Our expertise in this area is getting your supply chain partners to consider new options that before seemed impossible.

• Education & Development

• Sustainability 101 - For many organizations, sustainability is a new idea. Successful implementation requires broad understanding of what it is and how it drives business results. We can quickly and efficiently educate your employees on how to think about sustainability and how to incorporate it into their role.
  
• Field Trips - Oliver Wendall Holmes once said, "a mind that has stretched to a new idea never returns to its original dimensions." This is the premise behind our immersive sustainability field trips. Through our network of pioneering CEOs, Pulitzer Prize winners, legislators, scientists, and visionaries, we design and facilitate a unique experiential trips for executive teams. From landfills to strip mines, Turkish cotton fields to the jungles of Costa Rica, our field trips offer a visceral new perspective. Click to see a map of some of the places we've been.
  
• Leader Coaching - Embarking on a new strategy often requires growth and change, not only at the organizational level, but at a personal level as well. We have helped the leaders of our most successful clients process the insights that come with taking on sustainability as a personal value.