Board of Directors Sustainability Support

"What gets us into trouble is not what we don’t know; it’s what we know for sure that just ain’t so."

Mark Twain

We have had the privilege of counseling Fortune 500 boards of directors on over 60 occasions. A trusted voice in the boardroom, we have met with directors in “executive session” (without the CEO and management present) several dozen times.

Driven by factors tied to sustainability over the next 15 years, and across all industry sectors, every company will need to transform itself to survive and succeed. Board members are asking: “How should we plan for this major transformation?”

In our meetings with board members, we challenge them to consider how their company can reap the significant financial benefits of the sustainability transformation. Will they miss the boat by doing business as usual?

Our typical services for boards of directors fall into four categories: