Sustainability Customized

							                 Sustainability
                  Customized                                                                                                     Sustainability
                                                                                                                                 Customized
Motivated to help achieve the Triple Bottom Line benefits of economic
progress, environmental stewardship, social equity, Foth’s consultants can
bring sustainable principles into practice within the planning, engineering,
construction and operation challenges our clients face. Foth offers
consulting in organizational change management and strategic planning
to help start you on your journey towards becoming a sustainable
organization.

Working with Foth will help you achieve the long-term benefits associ-
ated with sustainability. Use of a systems framework will help ensure the
aspects of the Triple Bottom Line are met. Sustainable practices can also
provide methodologies to reduce spending and help improve fiscal condi-
tions for government and private organizations alike!

At Foth, sustainability is customized to your needs! We tailor our work to
suit your needs and your specific criteria for success.



                                                  To learn more,
                                                  contact
                                                  Jim Miles-Polka at
                                                  (515) 251-2588
                                                  or Fred Schnook at
                                                  (414) 336-7923.                                                                      Helping
                                                                                                                                       Organizations
                                                                                             8191 Birchwood Court, Suite L
                                                                                                                                       Build a
Group input sessions
are early steps in the
sustainability planning
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                                                                                             (515) 245-1393                            Sustainable
process.
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Helping Organizations Build a Sustainable Future

       The Journey Toward                                                                         Defining                                                                      Why
          Sustainability                                                                        Sustainability                                                             Sustainability?
Five years ago, few in government or business could have predicted the         The World Commission on Environment and Development created the fol-         The quality and diversity of the natural environment helps fuel our econo-
massive changes witnessed with respect to sustainability. Today, the inter-    lowing, widely accepted definition of sustainability:                        mies on a global scale all the way down to a regional or local scale.
est in making organizations more sustainable is squarely in the sights of                                                                                   Current population and consumption trends indicate future generations
many decision-makers, put there by a range of converging factors—rising                       “Sustainable development is development                       may not enjoy the abundant natural resources available to us and previous
energy prices, instability in the Middle East, climate change, retail supply                      that meets the needs of the present                       generations. Systemic changes identified through sustainability plans and
chain requirements,…and the list goes on.                                               without compromising the ability of future generations              practices are required if these trends are to be addressed.
                                                                                                       to meet their own needs”
Consumers, businesses and government leaders are embracing the idea of
more sustainable products and services, but many still grapple with under-
standing the full context of what sustainability truly means. Does it mean
going green? Being more energy efficient? Considering life cycle costs?
Or simply being eco-friendly? These labels and others are variations on a
                                                                                            Triple Bottom Line
general theme: organizations interested in securing their future existence     Alignment of environmental, economic and social considerations is often
are taking a more comprehensive, long-term view about the systemic inter-      referred to as the Triple Bottom Line, and can be used to convey the basic
relationships between the environment, the economy and societal well-          premise of sustainability.
being. Many are recognizing a definite trend toward sustainability and its
benefits.




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