Vision, Mission and Values

Expectations of business have never been higher with respect to corporate ethics and responsibility to their stakeholders. The concept of environmental stewardship has also changed. As global leaders in the consumption of energy and natural resources, as well as emissions of green house gases, U.S. businesses now realize that mere compliance with existing law is no longer an acceptable performance standard. While one may debate the extent to which climate change is human-induced and/or the severity of its future impact, the facts are clear that our current use of energy and natural resources is unsustainable.

Businesses have already demonstrated their willingness and ability to respond to social-environmental issues with greater agility than the governments that regulate them. While corporate sustainability has been globally embraced by numerous large-cap companies, its downward proliferation to smaller entities seems impeded by a lack of understanding of what it means to be sustainable.

BL3 Strategies seeks to be the catalyst to promote the adoption of sustainable development within the business community. We believe that business will also demonstrate leadership in further proliferating sustainability practices among their employees, the governments that regulate them, the business partners they work with and their customers.

Our Vision

“Entrepreneurial spirit leading the way to a sustainable future”

BL3 Strategies will achieve this vision by helping businesses recognize and capture the value of environmental and social performance improvements that will contribute to conventional financial metrics. Our desire is for our clients to be perceived as among the best and most successful in their business sectors.

Our Mission

“Assist client companies enhance long-term shareholder value through adoption and implementation of corporate sustainability.”

Values

Our vision, mission and business philosophy will be guided by the following values.

Engagement	We seek relationships with businesses that share our vision and commit to adopting corporate policies for sustainable development.
Partnership	We are business partners with our clients, strong advocates of their goals and act in their best interests.  We will share our collective entrepreneurial spirit and energies in the mutual achievement of our visions.
Integrity	Our interactions with our clients and relationships with all stakeholders are based on honesty, trust and honoring commitments.  We commit to high standards of individual and corporate ethics.
Excellence	We strive for excellence in the services we offer and the manner in which they are delivered.  We commit to continually improve how we accomplish these goals.
Respect	We are dedicated to promoting a human environment that fosters mutual respect, trust, diversity, fair treatment and consistency. We place high value on commitments to family and personal development. Our policies and benefits shall be generous, innovative and family-friendly.
Teamwork	We encourage innovation, creativity, professional development and results through teamwork. We will inspire leadership and open communication through example.
Environment	We will implement sustainable policies within our own organization that minimize our environmental impact and seek opportunities to continually improve. We will ‘walk the talk’ that we offer to our clients and business partners.
Community	We will strive to enhance the communities we live and work within. We will seek and support societal causes we can positively impact through meaningful contributions of corporate financial and human resources.
Transparency	We will openly communicate with our stakeholders and share our sustainable development goals, progress and achievements.