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1) Paving The Way
 NCS was one of only a handful of sustainability consulting groups when it was created. Today there are hundreds of such companies helping with businesses become more sustainable, cut their costs through efficiency, and drive their profitability by behaving more responsibly to people and the planet. All of the major consulting houses now have a sustainability consultancy, many trained by NCS staff, using approaches we developed, and making Hunter's pioneering work in the business case for sustainability mainstream.
Over the past ten years we've watched our leadership in sustainability strategy, carbon accounting, employee engagement, and many other topics become conventional offerings by such firms as Accenture, McKinsey, Deloitte, and others. NCS has always chosen projects on the cutting edge of sustainability, pushing the boundaries of what it means to be a responsible company. A few examples of this include:
- NCS conducted one of the first Life Cycle Assessments ever done with a food company for Clif Bar.
- We briefed Walmart’s senior management, posing them the question, “What would a truly sustainable Walmart business model be...?”
- NCS has helped a diverse group of stakeholders redesign accounting from the limited concept of the triple bottom line to The Integrated Bottom Line. This work is now being carried on by such groups as the International Integrated Reporting Committee and the U.S. based Sustainability Accounting Standards Board.
- In the field of sustainability, 2012 is considered to be the year of Employee Engagement and NCS is proud to have pioneered employee engagement for sustainability since our inception.
Staying ahead of the rest of the field means that we continually assess industry best practices and push our clients to reach greater success. Our current priority is to help companies set goals that reflect an understanding of the science of climate change, and the need to achieve significant emissions reductions goals.
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2) The Next Wave of Leaders
 Education is at the heart of everything we do. Our higher education achievements may turn out to be our most important contribution. In the last ten years we have created two MBA programs, conducted three executive education certificates, taught in hundreds of schools, and inspired thousands of students across the world—helping to build an army of sustainability advocates.
This next wave of leaders will shape the future of our planet. Recent studies have found that 92-96 percent of recent college graduates want to work in companies that care about the environment—so our work is far from over.
Hunter currently teaches in sustainability MBA programs at both Bainbridge Graduate Institute, and Bard College. NCS continues to run the highly successful executive certificate program with the University of Denver Daniels School of Business.
NCS has just announced a partnership with Bainbridge Graduate Institute, In the Telling, a pioneer video transmedia eLearning company and Pearson, the world’s largest educational solutions company to create the first modules of The Madrone Project—cutting edge learning that integrates video stories with an array of other dynamic learning resources.
Imagine the best class you ever had.... No, imagine the best class that you wish you could have taken. What if the world’s leading sustainability thought leaders could come alive for your students using the best media of the YouTube generation. Video, social networking, and rich multimedia resources will enable the students to dive as deeply as they want into any topic.
The Madrone Project prototypes will be available early in 2013. Watch for it on our website.
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3) Internship Program
One of our biggest educational accomplishment is our internship program. Over ten years we’ve educated more than 100 interns ranging from undergrads to experienced individuals looking for a career change. NCS interns gain experience at all levels of our work, from research to final product, and grow the skills they need to get a job in today’s economy. Our interns go on to grad school and gain employment at such organizations as Renewable Choice Energy, Peace Corps, UBS, Mile High Organics, the Shaw Group, Urban Farm Company of Colorado, and the Energy and Environment group at the British Consulate in Chicago.
We have loved each and every one of our interns. Each arrival brings a new energy to the office with his or her individual passions. Without their eagerness to learn about and implement genuine sustainability we wouldn’t be where we are today. Almost all of our amazing staff has been hired from our intern pool.
Meet our amazing current and past interns. |
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...there's more to come!
Look for more of our top ten achievements next week.
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