Delivering profit and sustained growth through enhanced environmental and social performance.

Our Services

What We Do

At GerrardBown we work closely with our clients to develop customised sustainable strategies.

We specialise in:

  • Developing sustainability strategies, including corporate responsibility and climate change strategies
  • Market analysis and industry benchmarking for sustainable products and services
  • Creating value through improved environmental and social performance
  • Providing business advisory services to government and the not-for-profit sector.

Our work helps organisations answer questions such as:

  • How will recent societal/environmental trends and regulatory changes affect my business, and what do I need to do about it?
  • How can my organisation capitalise on the movement toward sustainable operations?
  • What is the business case for sustainability within my organisation?
  • How do our products/services compare in environmental and social performance in relation to those of other Australian & overseas organisations?
  • How does our organisation generate new revenue streams through offering sustainable products/services?
  • How can we integrate our existing environmental and social initiates into a coherent sustainability strategy?

Our case studies provide examples of our recent work.

The Benefits

Our solutions:

  • Lead to improved financial outcomes – for instance, through:
    • Generating new revenue streams associated with sustainable products and services
    • Greater resource productivity
  • Stimulate better workplace effectiveness and employee engagement
  • Contribute to environmental protection and restoration
  • Minimise operational risk, such as that resulting from regulatory changes and societal trends
  • Increase shareholder and community endorsement.

How We Do It

Each project we undertake is tailored to the specific needs of the client. However, the following table provides examples of the analysis and methods we employ:

Areas of GerrardBown expertise Examples

Developing sustainability, climate change and corporate responsibility strategies
  • Developing appropriate organisational sustainability goals
  • Assess the implications of existing and emerging state, national and international sustainability trends and regulatory frameworks
  • Evaluate associated opportunities and risks
  • Identify and assess new sustainable product/service opportunities
  • Facilitate executive and management workshops and discussions
  • Develop sustainability reports for internal and external use
  • Conduct financial analysis of sustainability initiatives

Market analysis and industry benchmarking for sustainable products and services
  • Analyse industry participants to determine best practice product / service provision across a range of environmental and social metrics
  • Assess our client’s performance against best practice
  • Identify sustainability gaps and appropriate solutions

Creating value through improved environmental and social performance
  • Indicator development
  • Develop cultural change programs
  • Prioritise environmental and social initiatives
  • Develop business plans to support sustainability goals

Providing business advisory services to government and the not-for-profit sector
  • Policy advice on environmental and social issues
  • Business planning and strategy formulation
  • Facilitate executive and senior management forums
  • Problem solving in challenging multi-stakeholder environments