We provide support to Canada’s emerging sustainability leaders
Quinn & Partners works with Canada’s emerging sustainability leaders to advise on and support the business integration of corporate sustainability.
Corporate sustainability, sometimes described in terms of triple-bottom-line, green business, corporate (social) responsibility, corporate responsibility and citizenship, is a new business paradigm that enhances business strategy and management to include environmental, human and societal objectives together with the traditional singular financial focus.
Financial market research increasingly correlates superior long-term stock performance with sustainability progressiveness. That means that organizations that integrate sustainability into their business processes offer shareholders increased returns and lower risk. Investors see strong sustainability approaches as a proxy for “good management”.
In embedding corporate sustainability, we offer the following services:
Strategy
• Sustainability assessment in corporate strategy and risk management
• Materiality analysis
• Design and roll-out of sustainability strategy and programs
• Development of key performance indicators
• Sustainability governance at the company and board level
Implementation
• Policy and procedures development
• Management processes, role definition and training
• Target setting
• Sustainability measurement and information systems
• Carbon and climate change management
• Employee, customer and supplier engagement
• Lifecycle assessment
Audit
• Benchmarking of environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives against standards and best practice
• ESG due diligence services for private equity investors
• Audit-readiness
• Third-party verification of sustainability data and performance measurement
• Sustainability information systems reliability
Communications
• Performance scorecards
• Internal communications
• Sustainability reporting: financial disclosures and standards, including SASB, TCFD, GRI, CDP
• Effective responses to investor disclosure requests such as PRI, CDP, GRESB and DJSI
• Community and regulatory engagement
Experience from a broad range of industries
Consultants at Quinn & Partners work with public and private organizations in many sectors to integrate sustainability into their businesses.
Due to the strategic and competitive nature of our work, clients and projects are confidential. Clients may from time to time provide us with permission to publish case studies and reports. Upon request, we can provide you with project examples and client references. Some clients have made our work public and you can see examples in the Achievements section.
Client industries
Financial services
Pension plans, life insurance, retail banking and fund managers
Real estate
Property owners, fund managers, REITs and property managers
Retail
Grocers, general retailers, entertainment and industry associations
Hospitality
Hotel owners, brand management companies, convention centres, industry associations and eco-certification bodies
Media and communications
Broadcasting, publishing and technology infrastructure providers
Information technology
Sustainability management systems and technology solutions
Energy
Pipelines, integrated oil and gas, renewable and conventional energy generation, transmission and distribution
Transportation
Rail freight, high-speed rails, port terminal operations, shipping and airports
Engineering and construction
Construction companies, materials companies and green building certification bodies
Mining
Mining and resource extraction
Municipalities and government
Crown-corporations and municipal development bodies
NGOs and academia
Conservation agencies