Centre for Sustainability and Excellence
70 W Madison Str.,, Suite 1400 , Chicago, Illinois, United States

CSE is a leading boutique firm specialized in global sustainability (CSR) consulting, coaching and training. Since 2004, early entry into the international sustainability (CSR) services market, CSE has been assisting clients to achieve higher performance, build brand loyalty and innovate through the continuous integration of sustainability principles into their culture, products and/or services.

Public and private sector clients benefit from CSE expertise in serving diverse sectors, markets and organizational cultures in the Americas, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

• Since 2004, CSE is recognized as a leading strategic advisory firm offering integrated sustainability (CSR) and carbon management solutions in Europe, the Middle East and North America
• Depth of experience across sectors working with FT 500 companies and organizations with cross-cultural and cross-functional delivery expertise
• The only firm to offer Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) accreditation, a global professional certification for Sustainability (CSR) Practitioners.
• CSE has trained over 5,000 professionals globally
• Integrated sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) solutions from GRI Assessment and Reporting to LCA and Carbon Reduction
• International roundtables and thought leadership circles to inform professional communities about the Sustainability Business Case.
• Strong expertise  in diverse industrial and service sectors  including Financial, Pharmaceutical, Retail, Food and Beverage, Chemical, Universities, Energy and others 
• Cost effective solutions built on CSE’s agile network model of specialized environmental, engineering and marketing partners
• CSE walks the talk as it is one of the first consulting firms globally to issue an annual sustainability Report internal sustainability policies and implement awareness initiatives such as the Green Academy for young entrepreneurs

Looking back over the past years, we are really proud to have met our commitment to globalize sustainability, by including new services to our portfolio and expanding into new areas. Our flexible working structure has enabled us to meet our targets, expand and exceed customer expectations. Our long-lasting partnerships are becoming stronger while new collaborations are providing valuable insight for further growth.

Since 2008, CSE has embraced the UN Global Compact and endorsed its 10 Principles, such as Human Rights, Labour standards, Environment and Anti-corruption and is committed to acting responsibly.

We have incorporated the UN Global Compact and its Principles in our policy, and operations. In addition , we promote these ideals to all markets in which we have an active presence, proving they are a vital component of our strategic direction. Within the same rationale, CSE is a Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Certified Training Provider in Greece and Middle East.

Our commitment to sustainability is a statement of our progress, our achievements and our goals for the future. Transparency is a fundamental part of our activities and we ensure that information pertaining to the economic, social and environmental impact of our operations is accessible and available to all stakeholders.

Our recent sustainability report provides a detailed presentation of our commitment to each of the 10 Principles of the UN Global Compact and GRi G4 Guidelines. Our policies, processes and management systems in place as well as our actions and targets for continuous improvement are outlined here. We hope you will find them motivating and informative and as we strive to improve, we look forward to any comments and suggestions you might have.

The implementation of a Sustainability (CSR) Assessment and stakeholder mapping are essential tools for starting the Sustainability journey. Through these tools the following goals can be achieved:

• Identification of existing strengths, areas for improvement and key risks relevant to Sustainability (CSR)
• Analysis of resource distribution for the achievement of Sustainability (CSR) results
• Identification of engagement opportunities for every stakeholder group
• Development of a common framework of perception concerning the way the organization develops and is managed

The assessment is considered the most optimum tool enabling the organization to identify areas for improvement and priorities.

CSE use leading international guidelines for carry on Sustainability Assessments based on Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), Corporate Responsibility Index (CRI), ISO26000, GHG Protocol, Carbon Disclosure Project  (CDP) guidelines and other standards in order to provide each company with the most appropriate method for the assessment.

Additionally CSE has developed innovative web tools for remote Sustainability Assessments and Benchmarking.