Tapfire specializes in designing sustainability programs to fit your company and culture. We recognize that one size does not fit all. Sustainability initiatives can be very quick to undertake, yielding immediate financial benefits, or more complex with a longer payback period.

At Tapfire we listen to you first to understand your goals. Then we’ll create a program in collaboration with the appropriate stakeholder team.

Our services include:

Sustainability Assessments and Strategies

Program Implementation and Measurement

Employee Training

Marketing, Branding, and Public Relations

Speaking Engagements and Interviews

 

Understanding where your company is now, and where you want to be, sets the foundation for a successful project. Tapfire will conduct a brief or thorough assessment to fit your budget, including:

• a strategic visioning and planning process that starts with the end point in mind
• management, employee, and external stakeholder assessments that uncover opportunities and obstacles
• partner tools that enable you to (1) visually map your strategic objectives, identify best practices, and gain consensus through transparent communication, (2) track raw material inputs and outputs, and develop environmental performance indicators

Unlike consulting companies that create a plan and then walk away, we will also define project metrics, and then implement and evaluate your initiatives. We will facilitate:

• Energy, water, and materials audits and efficiency recommendations
• Greenhouse gas inventories, reporting metrics, and protocols
• Renewable energy evaluations, including offsets
• Recycling programs
• Waste management programs
• Environmental Management Systems (EMS), e.g. ISO 14001, TQMS
• Product take-back programs, including electronic waste management
• Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certifications
• Life Cycle Analysis (LCA)
• Cradle-to-Cradle evaluations and certifications
• Sustainability/Environmental/Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Reporting
• Green business certifications

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Behavior change does not happen on its own, but through a repeated effort of providing information that is tangible and relevant to stakeholders. Tapfire will develop content and tools to engage stakeholders during initial and on-going learning. We will create a program that includes:

• On-demand, web-based training modules
• Instructor-led live or distance training sessions
• On-going performance support systems

A key component of any successful initiative is communicating successes and challenges to appropriate audiences. We will work with you to develop the right messaging as part of an overall internal and external communication campaign.

Companies that act in a responsible way have the opportunity to enhance their brands. A growing segment of consumers, referred to as the LOHAS (Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability) demographic, gives $208 billion of business to US companies that operate in a socially and environmentally responsible way. Tapfire has experts who will help you take advantage of this branding opportunity.

Tapfire understands how this LOHAS demographic responds to positive and negative company news, and we will craft the appropriate public relations response. We recognize that companies that hold themselves to a higher standard of governance and transparency are able to weather “storms” more successfully than those that are less forthcoming.

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Steve Attinger has spoken on sustainability, or advised management, at numerous companies and other venues.

• Companies: Adobe, Agilent, Applied Materials, Dolby, eBay, EORM, Genentech, HP, Stone Yamashita Partners, Sun Microsystems, Symantec
• Cities: Sunnyvale
• Conferences: Innovating Social Change (2007), Net Impact (2005), Cradle-to-Cradle (2005)
• Radio: Carbon Emissions and Markets (KFNN), Carbon Offsets (KINF)
• Universities: San Jose State University, Stanford University, University of San Francisco
• Non-Profits: Acterra, Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce

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