How We Work With Companies

• Key insights from Customer and Peer Analysis including top line customer sustainability requirements

• Top line audit of client’s current position documenting current activity and commitments

• Gap analysis - highlights where gaps exist and where to focus effort

• Company placed on Sustainability Maturity scale (with peers and customers)

RESULTS YOU’LL ACHIEVE:

Market clarity, competitive positioning, and focused action priorities.

Start here for two essential reasons:

1. Get precise insight into your market position versus where you need to be

2. Begin your sustainability journey affordably and pragmatically to support growth

We deliver a clear picture of customer and peer sustainability standings. You'll understand exactly what you need to do to win business, maintain compliance, and stay competitive.

We identify the gaps between your current position and requirements. This enables focused decision-making and resource prioritisation.

The outcome: You'll speak your customers' language with confidence. Discuss your sustainability goals, acknowledge your progress, explain your priorities, and build stronger relationships through transparency.

We will:

• Analyse your business priorities, growth plans and sustainability ambitions specific to your markets and customer base

• Evaluate three of your customers through detailed desktop research

• Benchmark against two peer companies

• Deliver a comprehensive Sustainability Regulation Review

• Assess your current actions and commitments against Economic, Social and Governance criteria

• Produce your Gap Analysis report comparing current position to requirements with clear improvement pathways

Take the first step toward sustainability that delivers business value. 

Let's start where it matters most.

• Materiality Assessment results

• Your company’s sustainability ambition level documented

• A bespoke table of recommended actions

• Your bespoke Roadmap - your relevant actions prioritised and mapped onto a three year timeline

RESULTS DELIVERED:

A structured roadmap that converts sustainability gaps into business advantage and focused action.

Transform good intentions into strategic plans. Convert sustainability gaps into prioritised actions.

We create your clear sustainability roadmap, identifying essential focus areas, setting appropriate ambition levels, and translating analysis into concrete next steps.

You'll gain complete clarity: why each action matters, what specifically to implement, and how to execute effectively.

Your resources target areas with maximum impact, commercially and beyond, eliminating wasted effort and delivering efficiency across your sustainability activities.

The outcome: Confidence to communicate your strategy clearly to stakeholders, backed by substantive plans and genuine commitment.

We deliver through a proven process:

• Materiality Assessment that identifies and prioritises sustainability topics most relevant to your business

• Strategic workshop with your decision-makers to determine whether to compete, lead or game-change in each key area, with clear definitions of what each ambition level means

• Documented action plan with recommended priorities that position you exactly where you need to be against competitors

• Comprehensive sustainability roadmap plotting key actions across short, medium and long-term horizons

Move from knowing to doing with a roadmap that drives real business value.

The exact outcomes from the   ‘Initiate’ stage will be dependant on your type of business and where you are on your sustainability journey, but could include any of the following:

• Investment policy development & integration 

• Target setting & delivery plans

• Development of an action-orientated Sustainability/ ESG roadmap

• Development of your policies: e.g. Social Value policy, Responsible Investing policy

• Net Zero planning and Climate Transition Plans

• Training and capability development section bullets 1,2, & 4 (merge 1 & 4)

• Implementation support

RESULTS DELIVERED:

Expert implementation that transforms sustainability plans into tangible business outcomes and competitive advantage.

Vision without execution has no value. We bridge that gap.

We implement your roadmap activities alongside your team, pacing work to meet customer and investor expectations. Our approach is practical, focused and maintains essential momentum.

Everything we deliver is customised based on your specific needs identified in earlier stages. No unnecessary work, just focused action where it matters most.

Our implementation covers critical areas such as:

• Target setting with clear delivery plans

• Sustainability governance structure design and implementation

• Action-oriented roadmap development

• Policy creation including Social Value and Responsible Investing frameworks

• Hands-on implementation support

• Net Zero planning and Climate transition plans

• Board and Senior leadership training on Sustainability/ESG with focus on key topics

Transform sustainability from intention to competitive advantage with expert implementation support that delivers measurable results.

• A bespoke Google Sheet outlining the data points and policy disclosures that are required to meet stakeholder expectations aligned with the relevant ESG frameworks.

• A data gap analysis identifying where there are gaps in information available versus what is required. 

• Guidance provided to your team to enable them to collate the required data points and policy disclosures leading to a completed set of disclosures for inclusion in annual reports.

RESULTS DELIVERED:

Credible, compliant sustainability reporting that meets stakeholder requirements and enhances your competitive position.

Effective sustainability communication requires both substance and strategy. We deliver both.

We transform your sustainability achievements into clear, comparable reporting that resonates with customers and investors. Our expertise covers both quantitative measurements and qualitative narratives required by regulations and stakeholders.

Your reporting will align perfectly with relevant industry frameworks, demonstrating genuine compliance and commitment without greenwashing risk.

We provide complete support in gathering, managing and reporting the essential data that ensures you remain competitive in procurement processes and investor discussions.

Our comprehensive process includes:

• Stakeholder-focused sustainability reporting framework selection based on your specific requirements and relevant legislation

• Identification of precise data points and policy disclosures needed for current and future regulatory compliance

• Mapping of customer and investor reporting expectations to ensure your disclosures meet their needs

• Data gap analysis highlighting the difference between required disclosures and your existing information

• Collection and organisation of supporting data and policy information, including software solutions

• Custom Sustainability/ESG report template development that guides consistent reporting

• Alignment with established ESG frameworks to enable effective, comparable reporting

• Greenwashing risk assessment with specific guidance on credible communication

Communicate your sustainability journey with confidence, clarity and credibility.

• Ongoing, on-hand support from Thrive critical quick-fire advice/answers on ESG-related issues from an advisor that already knows your business, giving them confidence and support as they need it. 

• Delivers sustainability expertise without the requirement to add additional headcount.

RESULTS DELIVERED:

Consistent sustainability progress with expert guidance that enhances confidence, maintains compliance, and drives competitive advantage without additional headcount.

Sustainability isn't a project, it's an ongoing business function requiring expert guidance.

Our retained advisory service provides cost-effective access to specialists who understand your business. You gain immediate answers to ESG questions, ensure compliance with evolving regulations, and maintain confidence in your sustainability approach.

This service adapts to your specific needs while delivering the same core benefit: sustainability expertise without the cost of additional permanent staff. For smaller companies without in-house sustainability teams, we become your virtual ESG department.

Our support includes:

• ESG Policy Review: Updates to align with current regulations and best practices

• Stakeholder Communication Drafting: Expert assistance with sustainability communications

• Data Point Verification: Accuracy checks against reporting standards

• Regulatory Alert Analysis: Immediate impact assessment of new requirements

• Sustainability Goal Setting: Strategic targets aligned with business objectives

• Reporting Template Updates: Current frameworks reflecting latest standards

• Quick Research on ESG Topics: Targeted insights on relevant sustainability issues

• Sustainability FAQs: Clear answers to common questions

• Review of Sustainability Webpages: Compliance and communication effectiveness checks

• Stakeholder Meeting Support: Expert preparation and attendance at key meetings

Maintain sustainability momentum with expert support that delivers continuous business value.