Rick Crawford
I started my business in 2016 because I wanted to protect what I love and I am very proud of the progress Emerger Strategies has made in helping to solve the greatest threat to our fisheries and our planet, which is climate change. If you are unfamiliar, Emerger Strategies is a sustainable business consultancy and our mission is to solve the climate crisis by improving the social, environmental and economic bottom lines of your business. We are proud 1% for the Planet Members meaning that we donate 1% of our sales to environmental nonprofits, like Bonefish & Tarpon Trust, Protect Our Winters and Conservation Hawks. We have also recently announced that we have gone Carbon Neutral and in an effort to go Carbon Negative, we have also planted 100 trees and will plant 10 trees for every new client we bring on in 2020 through our partnership with One Tree Planted! We are thrilled to offer some brand NEW Products and Services for 2020 and we look forward to helping your business solve the climate crisis!
We believe that businesses play a key role in solving the climate crisis, and we help our clients easily make the business case for sustainability, such as:
- Mitigating risks associated with climate change
- Increasing competitive advantage
- Driving innovation
- Growing customer loyalty
- Attracting and retaining talent
- Improving financial performance
- Solving climate change
Sustainability is a journey and not a destination, and we have curated several sustainable business products and services that are designed to meet your company’s needs no matter where you are on your sustainability journey: Sustainability Assessment, Carbon Footprint, Strategic Sustainability Plan, Zero Waste, Carbon Neutral and Annual Sustainability Reporting. Additionally, we have partnered with some amazing fly fishing lodges and beginning in Fall 2020 will be hosting a series of Sustainable Business Workshops at select fly lodges around the US and Caribbean. Finally, we also offer Sponsorship and Advertising Opportunities on our blog and podcast, The Sustainable Angler.
Each Emerger Strategies product or service can be purchased separately or combined to meet your specific needs.
The Sustainability Assessment is designed for any company who knows that they need to address climate change, but don’t know where to begin. As we recommend to all of our clients, the first step is to start with what you can control in your own operations, such as energy, waste and water. By understanding where you currently stand by creating baselines to measure social and environmental performance, your company will have take a critical step because what gets measured gets managed.
Your company’s Carbon Footprint is a significant key performance indicator, and every business in the 21st century should know and understand its Carbon Footprint. We calculate your company’s Scope 1, 2 and 3 Carbon Footprint and provide strategies that can not only reduce operational costs, but also reduce your company’s contribution to climate change.
When companies commit “random acts of sustainability” they are missing opportunities, which is why we advise our clients to take a systems thinking approach and execute a cohesive sustainability strategy. We provide a 5-year Strategic Sustainability Plan, which includes a stakeholder assessment, Gap Analysis, SWOT Analysis and ROI for sustainability strategies like energy efficiency or renewable energy, for example. The Strategic Sustainability Plan also includes the Sustainability Assessment and Carbon Footprint.
Your business might be ahead of the curve and is already addressing sustainability and just simply wants to go zero waste to landfill in your operations, which is why we offer the stand-alone service of Zero Waste. We conduct a waste audit, make recommendations to divert waste from the landfill through things like composting and recycling and then measure your annual waste diversion to determine if your company is Zero Waste.
We wouldn’t ask our clients to do something we haven’t already done ourselves, which is why Emerger Strategies is proud to be Carbon Neutral! We are also thrilled to deliver our Carbon Neutral services to our customers. Carbon Neutrality isn’t just about buying your way out through carbon offsets and renewable energy certificates (RECs), it’s about making meaningful reductions to your company’s carbon footprint first. Once all of the carbon footprint reduction strategies have been exhausted, it makes perfect sense to purchase carbon offsets and RECs to achieve carbon neutrality, and even being carbon negative!
Your company may already be executing an effective sustainability strategy, but needs help in communicating your results with your stakeholders, which is why we offer Annual Sustainability Reporting to our clients also. We not only deliver an annual report, but also an accompanying marketing video. Below is an example of RepYourWater’s 2018 Sustainability Report:
The Emerger Strategies Sustainable Business Workshops are a brand new offering for 2020 and is designed for business owners, executives, operations and marketing professionals who want to improve the environmental performance of their operations and products, but don’t know where to begin, how to measure success, or credibly market their sustainability achievements.
Our first Sustainable Business Workshop of 2020 will be 11/2/20-11/5/20 at Tailwater Lodge.
Contact us for details and stay tuned as we are continuing to add more locations!
Also new for 2020 is that we are now offering a unique advertising opportunity on our blog and podcast, The Sustainable Angler. Finally, a platform that understands how to credibly market your sustainability achievements! However, this exclusive opportunity is limited to just 10 companies, and brands interested in advertising on The Sustainable Angler will need to meet the following criteria:
- An existing client of Emerger Strategies
- A 1% for the Planet Member
- A B-Corp
- Willing to take the Sustainability Assessment in order to avoid “greenwashing.”
Market your sustainability achievements to a targeted audience of anglers interested in sustainability! Contact us for pricing today!
We welcome the opportunity to help your business solve the climate crisis and have products and services to meet every budget and also no matter where you are on your sustainability journey. Contact us today to learn more!