Integrated Management Solutions for Complex Sustainability Challenges

Struggling to understand the value of more sustainable business practices.
Wrestling with greenwashing from others in your industry.
Frustrated with business functions not knowing where to start, what to measure, or how to communicate a more sustainable value proposition.

We can help. We have been developing and delivering practical approaches to enabling more sustainable business practices for decades. Solutions involve project-based engagements, finding hidden value in integration opportunities, and bridging cutting-edge research with practical solutions.

The founder of the Integrated Management Institute© and influencer of both practitioner and academic disciplines, Dr Robert Sroufe, is a thought leader and the Falk Chair of Socially Responsible Management and Professor of Sustainability in one of the first Sustainability Schools in the U.S., Chatham University. Actively engaged in projects year-round, he has helped MNCs, SMEs, NGOs, and city governments. Academic solutions involve helping develop and lead a #1-ranked MBA Sustainability program in the U.S. and enabling schools to become signatories to the UN Principles for Responsible Management Education. He is an Integrated Management activist, optimist, advisor, champion of the UN SDGs, translator of sustainable value, keynote speaker, collaborator, and outdoor enthusiast.

We hope this site and its resources provide context for how we work with project partners. Contact us to co-create and capture the full value of the best practices in Integrated Management.

EXPERIENCE ACROSS SECTORS

We work with Business Leaders to understand a changing business management landscape. We can help you understand 21st Century business practices with a baseline integrated management assessment. We work with you to find customized solutions, and change management opportunities at the intersection of the environment, and social sustainability. We translate evidence-based research into actionable practices involving environmental management systems, strategic sustainable supply chain management (S3CM), climate change, high-performance buildings, program development, and alignment with the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

This work and our proven methods have placed Robert among the top 2% of global scientists recognized by Stanford University researchers and Elsevier as a career scholar published in the top-ranked science categories of business management, environmental sciences, and high-level economics and business.

What we bring to any project engagement; experience and a knowledge base in integrated management, translating sustainability into value and performance, coupled with a passion for assisting leaders in transforming their practices, products, and services. Our experience includes working with business leaders in the Manufacturing sector, Supply Chain Management, Services arenas, Higher Education, and the fields of Biotech, Architecture, and within emerging Social Sustainability industries to find the return on integration (ROInt) value proposition. As a Climate Ambassador with Climate Interactive at MIT, Dr. Sroufe also facilitates ENRoads simulations for corporate, NGO, and academic audiences.

Project partners include but are not limited to:

Manufacturing & Advanced Materials: Alcoa, Avery Dennison, Braskem, Covestro, Maryland Refractories, MSA, NewMarket, PPG, Rockwool, ThermoRock, U.S. Steel, Kurt J. Lesker, Syntheon
Energy & Utilities: CNX Gas, Duquesne Light, EISolar, Enel X, EverPower, Westinghouse, WindStax
Healthcare & Medical Technology: Bayer, Circadiance, Evive, Intelomed, MedRad, Omnicell, Highmark, UPMC
Architecture, Buildings & Construction: Blueprint Robotics, Construction Junction, Desmone Architects, Studio St. Germain, Green Building Alliance, International Living Future Institute
Technology & Innovation: Google, Blabs, Idea Foundry, InvolveMINT, ELoop
Retail, Consumer Goods & Food: American Eagle, Giant Eagle, H.J. Heinz, Parkhurst, Tsudis
Transportation & Logistics: FedEx Ground, Comcast (communications infrastructure), The Ray
Finance & Professional Services: PNC Bank, Tower Financial Group, Auros Group, EvolveEA, SolBridge
Government & Economic Development: Allegheny County, City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny Conference, Uptown Partners, EcoInnovation District, Leechburg Area CDC, Sewickley Chamber of Commerce
Environmental & Sustainability Nonprofits: Sustainable Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Environmental Council, Pennsylvania Resources Council, Citizens Climate Lobby, The Nature Conservancy, Conservation Consultants Inc., 412 Food Rescue
Education, Culture & Conservation: Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Communitopia, Phipps Conservatory, Pittsburgh Botanical Garden, Pittsburgh Zoo, Rachel Carson Homestead, Winchester Thurston

Project engagements are customized to the needs of the project partner.

We have been involved in the following:

AI-Powered Integrated Management Assessments
Sustainability Strategy & Governance
UN Sustainable Development Goals Alignment
Climate & Decarbonization Planning
Energy & High-Performance Buildings
Sustainable Supply Chains & Circular Economy
GHG, Carbon & Sustainability Reporting
Campus & Living Laboratory Consulting
Organizational Benchmarking & Strategic Roadmaps
Sustainable Community & Economic Development
Executive Education, Workshops & Leadership Development

Work has involved Fortune 500 companies and entire countries while assisting leaders in bridging gaps in their operations, supply chains, and management systems and reporting – seeing past obstacles to opportunities. Using a systems approach, we assist clients in developing insights to read trends and shifts toward desired integration of Environmental, and Social performance. Clients have remarked on our skills in inspiring them to think big globally and empower employees and new initiatives.

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