The business world has traditionally recognized, to some extent, the social impacts of their decision making. However, not all organizations have seen the value in proactive community engagement. The growth in social and eco awareness has made the link between business sustainability and a thriving community more visible today than it ever has been before. Companies are more directly tied to the sustainability of the community in which they operate.
The corporate leaders of today are seizing the value of the community. Companies like Timberland are taking a step beyond philanthropy to leverage the value-ties to the local communities.
Our sustainability consulting and small business resources focus on the engagement of the local community as a key stakeholder in long-term business sustainability. Our efforts help organizations:
• Recognize a thriving local community as being essential to business sustainability.
• Incorporate socially responsible strategies and a governance structures into their core business.
• Align business actions to support the local community goals and objectives.
• Engage the local community as a key stakeholder in business planning.
• Embrace long-term partnerships within the local community.
• Defined performance metrics to measure the impacts on the community.
From a business sustainability perspective, no one company can stand alone. Business exists in a matrix of business and community stakeholder interactions. These value adding relationships include the interests of employees, supporting organizations, and the community as a whole.
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