GRI Certified Training

Zurich – The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) provides a framework for transparent communication of sustainability performance enabling companies disclose their performance in a comprehensive and comparable way. In our GRI certified training courses, you will receive an introduction to the GRI Standards and an overview of trends in sustainability reporting, practical guidance and tools for the introduction and […]

Sustainserv #1 CSR Report Service Provider

International – We recently moved up to the #1 position on the Corporate Register Top 50 list of Consultants based on the number of sustainability and CSR reports we have helped develop. Since our founding in 2001, we have helped our clients develop more than 200 such reports globally, the most of any consultancy ranked by […]

Sustainserv Supports Award-Winning Integrated Report

Zurich – In the recently released Swiss Annual Report Rating 2018, our client Clariant received two impressive recognitions for their Integrated Report 2017: the Overall Winner for best annual report by a company listed in the Swiss Performance Index (SPI) and the number one report in the Value Reporting category. Featuring the title “All in One,” Clariant’s Integrated […]

J. Gowdy Consulting Acquired by Sustainserv

International – We acquired J. Gowdy Consulting, a 14-year-old Nashville, Tennessee-based sustainability consulting firm. By making this move, we are positioning ourselves for growth in several key markets in the U.S. Jeff has built a great practice over the years, and by teaming up, we will be able to move forward together to expand our footprint […]

Top Marks in the 2019 Swiss Annual Report Rating

Zurich – It was that time of year again. On September 18, 2019, annual reports with the highest scores from distinguished members of three juries were honored in Zurich. Three of our consulting clients were delighted to receive excellent ratings: Clariant AG, a global specialty chemicals company, Geberit AG, a sanitary products manufacturer with headquarters in […]

What is “Material”? An Innovative Approach by Swiss Post and Sustainserv

Zurich – Companies need a clear objective. How can they best discover what kind of strategy and communication is actually significant, i.e. material, in both non-financial and financial terms? Michael Heim, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility at Schweizerische Post AG (Swiss Post), and our Managing Partner Bernd Kasemir will present the materiality process developed jointly for […]

Sustainability is an Executive Issue

Many companies have a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) or sustainability program. However, many do not make the most of it. Sustainability is often approached as an add on to “normal” business and as such the impact of their sustainability initiatives is often limited. Corporate sustainability should be pursued strategically and holistically, and not as a […]

Sustainserv Expands and Seeks New Consultants for Boston and Zurich Offices

BOSTON AND ZURICH – The explosive growth in sustainable business practices is driving the need for sustainability expertise in every industry and around the world. Increased expectations from investors, customers, employees, suppliers, government and other stakeholders are encouraging companies to evaluate their performance along ESG metrics and set achievable goals. As a 20-year-old international management consulting […]

Launch of Sustainserv Integrated Sustainability Report 2020

Boston and Zurich We believe in modelling the same transparency we encourage in the companies for which we work. In this spirit, our Integrated Sustainability Report 2020 provides insight into how we contribute to sustainable development. It capitalizes on our robust reporting toolbox that we have built over the last gained two decades. The Integrated […]

Driving sustainability for 20 years

We are deeply grateful to our clients and partners for the exciting and creative collaboration over the last 20 years and throughout our journey to drive corporate sustainability and inspire meaningful change. When Bernd Kasemir, Matthew Gardner, and Stephan Lienin founded Sustainserv 20 years ago in Zurich and Boston, corporate sustainability was still in its infancy on both sides […]