The Impact of Our Work

Building resilience, creating long-term competitiveness

CPSL enables organisations to reconcile profitability with sustainability. Recently, we have helped BP to "think into the future”, Tata Sons to become more climate-resilient, empowered Lloyds Banking Group to develop skills for the future, and informed WSP’s organisational strategy.

Our customised programmes have helped clients:

• Develop strategy. We designed and delivered a programme for 18 Chief Executives from a major international conglomerate to help them build organisational resilience and growth in a low-carbon economy.
  
  
• Embed sustainability. We have run a series of six-day seminars for senior leaders at a development bank to find ways to integrate sustainability in their practices and support sustainability among clients. Over 400 executives have joined this programme since it began in 2008.
  
  
• Change organisational culture. We are working with an international extractives company to nurture a culture of inclusivity and to promote engagement with external stakeholders around its mines. In its third year, this programme has assembled a critical mass of individuals who are supporting a wide-scale change in the way the company operates.
  
  
• Inform investment. We are working with one of South Africa’s largest banks to embed sustainability into core strategy in a way that supports a thriving society. We are supporting the responsible innovation endeavours of our client in the creation of new products and services. This includes novel lending criteria that will ultimately equip the bank with skills and inspiration to seize sustainable growth opportunities.
  
  
• Equip future generations to be sustainable leaders. We are working with a major engineering company to build capacity and understanding in its next generation of leaders. Through face-to-face workshops, facilitated learning and assessments, we empower individuals to have a voice and overcome barriers to change.
  
  
• Enhance engagement with stakeholders. We ran a series of three-day workshops to equip senior partners at an international professional services firm with the confidence to engage with their clients on sustainability.
  
  
• Enable operational performance. Since 2011, we have worked with a major property group to find ways to integrate sustainability into their specific roles. So far, we have customised training programmes for the Board, the sustainability champions and, more recently, its fund managers.