Sustainability // Healthier Businesses

In today's world we are confronted with great challenges and great opportunities. We have the ability to direct our future through sustainable practices by shaping the growth of business, building stronger communities and strengthening consumer connections. We can take the first step in creating positive social and environmental change which will impact the world throughout the 21st century.

The Bissell Group includes experienced sustainability practitioners, working with business leaders to increase real business value in today's economic environment. At a practical level we help businesses gather data to analyze and understand the impact of their own use of energy, and help them respond to new and complex requirements from their customers, such as Wal-Mart's Sustainability Assessment.

Wal-Mart
Sustainability Assessment Scorecard
Project planning, process analysis and data reporting services to a Wal-Mart supplier in collaboration with Shift Advantage®. This resulted in the supplier moving up from a "failing" rating to become the top apparel supplier per Wal-Mart's Scorecard. Key deliverable was a project summary, factory recommendation and data package ready for submission to Wal-Mart.

Nike Inc.
Climate & Energy data assessment strategy 
Developed climate data map highlighting strengths and weaknesses in global energy data. Established data structure & formatting, updated with current energy emission factors and World Resources Institute's Scope 3 Greenhouse gas emissions protocol.

National Association of State Energy Officers (NASEO)
Factory energy efficiency studies in China
Secured project funding from State Department and Department of Energy for contract factory energy efficiency studies in China in collaboration with National Association of State Energy Officers (NASEO).

Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)
Create writing systems for unwritten African languages
Managed global climate reporting for Nike and other companies as they prepared their submissions for the annual Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) and Climate Counts questionnaires.

Carbon offset provider strategy
Researched providers and offsets to sort out available options in the marketplace. The result promoted investment in global energy efficiency projects versus continued investment in offsets and renewable energy credits.