Sustainability Accelerator Network

WWF – Creating a Sustainable Ocean Economy

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												<h3>WWF – Creating a Sustainable Ocean Economy</h3>
												<p>Our research, writing, and strategic support powered the production of <strong>All Hands on Deck (2015),</strong> with Worldwide Fund for Nature in Sweden (WWF). We helped WWF put “sustainable” into the ocean economy, with the development of a new set of global Principles for a Sustainable Blue Economy, used in this report (for example) to provide a comprehensive analysis and roadmap for future economic development of the Baltic Sea Region. You can download the report free from the WWF website.</p>
<a href="http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/all_publications/?254101/All-Hands-on-Deck-Setting-Course-to-a-Sustainable-Blue-Economy-in-the-Baltic-Sea-Region" target="_blank" class="g-btn color_primary"><i class="fa fa-download"></i><span>Download</span></a>

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Strategic support to the United Nations

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												<h3>Strategic support to the United Nations</h3>
												<p>Working on individual assignment, backed up by AtKisson Group, Alan AtKisson has provided strategic support to the United Nations Secretariat in New York (including UNDESA and several other UN offices) since 2009. Alan has contributed to the development of internal strategies, moderated international meetings, led training retreats for senior officials, designed and helped launch a new UN Office of Sustainable Development, and represented the UN on assignment to country governments working on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals. In the UN context, Alan has focused on the topics of capacity development, integrated national planning processes, accelerating renewable energy financing, knowledge management for sustainable development, and internal processes to help align the Secretariat’s work with emerging country needs.</p>

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Helping a global brand become a global leader

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												<h3>Helping a global brand become a global leader</h3>
												<p>For this iconic brand, we helped the parent company launch and develop an ambitious, company-wide sustainability change process, and measure progress towards its goals. (Note: AtKisson Group has performed numerous similar projects for companies — names and details are covered by confidentiality agreements.) Our work happened in phases over a 5-year period and included:</p>
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<li>Inspirational seminars and speeches to the 120 people selected as internal change agents</li>
<li>Training of 40 people in strategic change agentry for sustainability</li>
<li>Analytical support to the company in developing its initial set of progress indicators, and mapping a pathway for development to include the entire value chain (out to tier 3 in the supply chain)</li>
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<p>This company took early leadership, has long been a recognized leader in sustainability — and continued to recommend us to other companies years afterwards.</p>

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Envisioning Fossil-Fuel-Free Transport in Sweden

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												<h3>Envisioning Fossil-Fuel-Free Transport in Sweden</h3>
												<p>For a project funded by Sweden’s agency for innovation, Vinnova, we helped develop a new agenda for research and development to help the country achieve its goal of being fossil fuel free in the transport sector by 2050. Our work included:</p>
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<li>Working with the Swedish research institute SP, and with Prof. John Holmberg of Chalmers University in Gothenburg, to design and facilitate a series of 4 day-long working sessions with a group of leading Swedish experts from industry and academia</li>
<li>Using our VISIS method to structure the entire process (Vision, Indicators, Systems, Innovation, Strategy) combined with backcasting, and with the Sustainability Compass (Nature, Economy, Society, Wellbeing)</li>
<li>Recruiting additional expertise into the process, such as systems dynamics modelers</li>
<li>Analyzing and verifying results in between meetings, and producing a synthesis of the final results for SP and Vinnova</li>
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<p>This project achieved some challenging outcomes:</p>
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<li>Consensus among a very diverse group of high-level stakeholders on eight areas of focus for new R&D investment in Sweden</li>
<li>Very positive reviews from some very experienced (and skeptical) participants, who reported wanting “to do the whole process over again” because they found it so stimulating and rewarding</li>
<li>For Swedish speakers, the report can be downloaded <a href="http://www.vinnova.se/sv/Var-verksamhet/Gransoverskridande-samverkan/Samverkansprogram/Strategiska-innovationsomraden/Strategiska-innovationsagendor/Forteckning-agendor-2013/Transport-2050/">here</a></li>
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SIDA International Training Programs

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												<h3>SIDA International Training Programs</h3>
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<p>Support the delivery of advanced international training programs, sponsored by SIDA and administered by NIRAS, covering various aspects of sustainable development.</p>
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<li>Alan AtKisson participates as a key lecturer-trainer in numerous international training programs managed by the Swedish government’s lead contractor, Niras</li>
<li>Design and delivery of an adaptation of the ISIS Method, for use in the “change projects” pursued by participants — a mix of high and mid-level officials and academics, from Asia, Africa, and the Middle East</li>
<li>Occasional follow-up activity with alumni gatherings from this program</li>
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<p class="subtitle"> Results </p>
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<li>Lectures and training sessions provided AtKisson are consistently given top ratings by the participants</li>
<li>The ISIS tools are often singled out as one the most useful things they learn</li>
<li>Participants go on to implement change projects, some of which are relatively large scale (e.g. affecting ministries or regions)</li>
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Advising a global accounting firm

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												<h3>Advising a global accounting firm</h3>
												<p>We helped this global brand-name firm deepen its understanding of sustainability among partners and leaders, and we cultivated the conditions for advancing the firm’s leadership on sustainability, through the following:</p>
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<li>A comprehensive review of internal practices compared to other global market leaders</li>
<li>A high-profile keynote speech to executive leadership</li>
<li>Design and presentation of a sustainable business simulation exercise</li>
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<p>The simulation is now available for others to use and license: see <a href="http://sustainabilitytransformation.com/competitive-sustainability/">Competitive Sustainability 2.0</a></p>

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WWF-US Corporate Climate Strategy

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												<h3>WWF-US Corporate Climate Strategy</h3>
												<p>Over a period of two years, we worked with the WWF-US “ClimateSavers” corporate engagement program to develop of a new approach to engaging with US businesses on the issue of climate change, and to create a plan for scaling up that engagement. We advised, facilitated, co-created, and then helped run the meetings that brought corporate representatives together to adopt the program.</p>
<p>The final result: <a href="http://www.worldwildlife.org/projects/the-3-solution" target="_blank">“The 3% Solution”</a>, a ground-breaking report and program that WWF produced in partnership with CDP and with the support of McKinsey & Co. and others. This new approach to applying “science-based targets” to corporate goal-setting has now spread globally. <a href="http://www.worldwildlife.org/projects/the-3-solution">Download the original 2013 report</a></p>

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Supporting a global company’s rise to sustainability prominence

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												<h3>Supporting a global company’s rise to sustainability prominence</h3>
												<p>Over a period of seven years, we helped this iconic brand <span style="line-height: 1.5em;">advance the company’s strategic goal-setting and implementation capacity for sustainability — on a global scale. We helped by performing the following services:</span></p>
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<li>Biannual internal reviews, using our Compass Assessment, of the company’s policies, targets, reporting, and management capacity, benchmarked against industry leaders</li>
<li>Strategic recommendations for areas of priority action where the company could take leadership, advance itself, and advance the field (and they continuously raised their own bar)</li>
<li>A 6-month capacity building training, mixing an online and live environment, for the entire, expanded global sustainability team</li>
<li>Regular executive coaching and other follow-up actions</li>
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<p>The company rose dramatically in various ranking schemes on sustainability-related topics and is now regularly cited as a global leader on sustainability.</p>

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A glimpse at our work and our former clients

WWF – Creating a Sustainable Ocean Economy

Strategic support to the United Nations

Helping a global brand become a global leader

Envisioning Fossil-Fuel-Free Transport in Sweden

SIDA International Training Programs

Advising a global accounting firm

WWF-US Corporate Climate Strategy

Supporting a global company’s rise to sustainability prominence