Sustainability strategy development services

A sustainability strategy is a comprehensive plan that integrates environmental, social, and governance (ESG) objectives into a company’s core business operations and long-term vision. It moves beyond regulatory compliance to become a driver of value creation, resilience, and competitive advantage. The goal is to ensure robust sustainability governance, enhance stakeholder engagement, and improve performance and business resilience.

Sphera’s end-to-end sustainability consulting services guide organizations through the essential steps to build a sustainability strategy. We help you shift from reactive compliance to proactive leadership by designing a data-driven corporate sustainability framework tailored to your unique commercial objectives. Our approach facilitates a full sustainability transformation, ensuring your strategy is both ambitious and achievable.

Developing a robust sustainability strategy involves a structured process that translates ambition into measurable action. At Sphera, we guide clients through a proven framework that includes the following steps:

• Analyze: We establish a fact-based foundation by analyzing sustainability and industry trends, understanding relevant regulations and sustainability standards (e.g., CSRD, SB 253, SB 261), and performing a gap assessment.
• Strategize: We help define your sustainability mission and vision, conduct a double materiality assessment to identify priorities, and establish a sustainability KPI framework with clear targets. A sustainability roadmap example would include milestones for achieving science-based targets (SBTs) as part of a net-zero and decarbonization strategy.
• Operationalize: We turn strategy into action by designing an effective ESG operating model. This includes calculating emissions baselines using our deep product sustainability expertise and primary LCA data, performing climate risk & scenario analysis, and developing detailed implementation plans. Our support extends to the definition of roles and responsibilities, capability building, objectives, and actionable steps to embed sustainability across your organization.

Best practices for ESG strategy demand a holistic and data-driven approach. This includes aligning with globally recognized sustainability frameworks like CSRD/ESRS, ISSB/IFRS, TCFD, and GRI, ensuring strong sustainability governance, and focusing on transparent, assurance-ready reporting. A leading strategy must also quantify sustainability ROI and value creation, moving beyond non-financial reporting to demonstrate tangible business impact.

Sphera’s key differentiator is our integrated sustainability approach that combines our leading consulting, data, and software capabilities. We combine deep industry-specific sustainability strategy expertise with a powerful enterprise sustainability management platform. This unique model provides:

• Data-driven sustainability insights: We leverage our proprietary LCA-based emissions data for credible footprint calculations and fact-based decision-making.
• Sustainability data management: Our sustainability technology simplifies data collection, management, and reporting.
• End-to-end consulting support: From initial analysis and strategy design to implementation and disclosure, we provide comprehensive support for your entire sustainability transformation.