Companies in an increasingly resource- and carbon-constrained world face mounting pressure from shareholders, government and society to move towards sustainability. Environmental and social issues are now at the forefront of decision-making, affecting both the design of new technologies and the operation of existing processes. While these pressures may be understood by companies in the abstract, there is little guidance as to what they mean in reality, and even less guidance on how to overcome them.

The Green House works with clients in the three key areas of strategy, technology and capacity to assist with the following:
1.	Identifying risks and opportunities associated with sustainability challenges, new legislation and climate change realities.
2.	Benchmarking current sustainability performance using approaches such as life cycle assessment and carbon footprinting.
3.	Identifying and assessing strategies to move towards more sustainable operation.
4.	Implementing these strategies through capacity building, staff training, facilitation and multi-stakeholder decision support.

To support our thinking and framing of problems we draw on key environmental management philosophies including:
	Life Cycle Thinking
	Industrial Ecology
	Cleaner Production
	Sustainable Production and Consumption

We make use of several recognised and well established tool kits to conduct our assessments. These include:
	Life Cycle Assessment
	Industrial Ecology
	Carbon Footprinting
	Energy Auditing
	Systems Modelling
	Sustainability Indicators
	Multi Criteria Decision Analysis
	Multi Stakeholder Engagement Processes.

We have a wealth of experience in various sectors including mining, minerals processing, chemicals, energy generation, bioenergy/biofuels and sustainable building and would welcome the opportunity to explore how we can adapt our skills to your needs and focus area.