Client Testimonials

Blue CSR has supported CDW’s ESG team by providing additional capacity and insight into the Company’s ESG priorities, programs and policies. These efforts include:   

• Disclosure support (including EcoVadis assessment)  
• Project management  
• Customer / partner engagement  
• Benchmarking  
• Research and advice  

 “Andrew and Blue CSR have been a great addition to our ESG core team, providing us additional resources we needed to keep our ESG efforts on track.” – Shannon Toolis VP & Deputy General Counsel  

 Blue CSR supports Myers’ ESG efforts, providing additional capacity to their internal team including:  

• Strategy & governance 
• Benchmarking  
• ESG gap analysis   
• Customer and stakeholder engagement 
• ESG reporting and disclosure support including ISS, Ecovadis and CDP

“ Blue CSR has been such an asset to Myers as we have advanced our efforts to manage and disclose on our ESG progress. They have helped us develop our ESG strategy and prioritize and respond to customer and investor requests related to ESG. We view Blue CSR as an extension to our internal team.” –  Sue A. Rilley, Senior Corporate Counsel   

 Blue CSR supported NOPEC with the development of their ESG strategic framework and inaugural ESG report and we provide ongoing ESG consulting support.  

• ESG strategy development  
• ESG report  
• Stakeholder engagement  

“Blue CSR has been instrumental in helping us identify and focus on what ESG issues matter most to our varied constituencies and how to communicate our capabilities to advance sustainability agendas for our key stakeholders.” – Dave Jankowski, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer  
 

 At Team NEO, we provided insight and guidance with the development of the ESG^P Tool, helped to develop a scorecard to measure the effectiveness of the tool, and provide ongoing support with Team NEO’s ESG and sustainability efforts.  

• Strategic advice and ESG consulting  
• Preparation of ESG primer and other materials  
• Guidance on developing the ESG^P Tool, incorporating ESG into site selection
• Metrics to assess the effectiveness of the tool

“Blue CSR brings real-world experience and insights into ESG topics that have enabled us to incorporate metrics into our site selection capabilities. It’s been great to have Blue CSR as part of our team.” – Bryce Sylvester, Senior Director, Site Strategies 

 At the Cleveland Clinic, Blue CSR is supporting the Climate Health Education Collaborative, which is a partnership between the Learner College of Medicine, CCF’s Sustainability office, Case Western Reserve University, MetroHealth and University Hospitals aimed to educate current and future health professionals about the connection between climate change and patient health.  

• Organizational support and guidance  
• Project management  
• ESG / Sustainability expertise  
• Ongoing support  

“Andrew is a thoughtful partner and has been a great addition to the collaborative. He has helped us stay on course and make measurable progress in advancing the goals of the collaborative.” – J. Harry Isaacson, MD Professor of Medicine and Executive Dean Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University 

Blue CSR conducted a materiality assessment to determine Autokiniton’s most material ESG topics through peer benchmarking and industry analysis, stakeholder engagement, and topic prioritization and validation. This process has enabled Autokiniton to focus its ESG strategy and management on its top priority issues. 

• Peer Benchmarking & Industry Analysis 
• Stakeholder Engagement 
• ESG Topic Prioritization & Validation 

“We really appreciate the support that Blue CSR provided throughout the materiality process. Their expertise helped us to determine what is most important to us from an ESG perspective, preparing the foundation for developing a strategy around these priority areas.” – Terri Sharp, Corporate Manager of ESG and Sustainability  

Blue CSR helped to identify and establish the Foundation’s environmental sustainability priorities through benchmarking and industry analysis, stakeholder engagement, and topic prioritization and validation. This process has enabled the Foundation to facilitate meaningful engagement with stakeholders in the community, including the companies in the New Albany International Business Park, on their sustainability priorities. 

• Benchmarking and Analysis 
• Stakeholder Engagement 
• Topic Prioritization & Validation 
• Facilitation of Business Park Members 

“Blue CSR has been a great partner in helping the Foundation determine its role with sustainability in the community.  With their support we identified four areas where we could have the greatest impact in alignment with our key stakeholders. We are looking forward to continuing to work with the companies and community members in New Albany to drive collaboration on our community’s biggest sustainability challenges and opportunities.” – Craig Mohre, President 

 Blue CSR supported Great Lakes Cheese in updating its materiality assessment to refine its most material ESG topics through peer benchmarking and industry analysis, stakeholder engagement, and topic prioritization and validation. Findings were shared with the broader Impact Team and senior leadership. This process has enabled Great Lakes Cheese to better manage its top priority issues and communicate those priorities internally and externally. 

• Peer Benchmarking & Industry Analysis 
• Stakeholder Engagement
• ESG Topic Prioritization & Validation

 "Blue CSR was a great partner throughout the materiality process. Their insights and expertise were critical as we refreshed and refined our previous materiality assessment. Their work served as an important touchpoint in engaging key stakeholders in our ongoing journey to make a positive generational impact.”  - Rachel Bisbee, VP of Human Resources 

 Blue CSR developed Vocon’s net zero carbon emissions goal and supported the calculations of the firm’s Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions. We also created, analyzed and shared the results of their first commuter survey. 

• ESG benchmarking 
• Priority & goal setting 
• Emissions calculations 
• Employee survey 

“Andrew and his team are awesome! They are fun to work with and really helped us get organized around what our why is relating to sustainability and ESG.” – Debbie Donley, Principal and Co-Owner
 

  Blue CSR guided LMD through the process as a first-time submitter and enabled LMD to submit a strong, first response to EcoVadis through collecting, reviewing and updating company documents and ensuring they met EcoVadis’s criteria. 

• EcoVadis Document Review  
• Score Improvement Recommendations 
• EcoVadis Submission 

“We really appreciate Blue CSR’s support in guiding us through the process and helping us to achieve a bronze medal (top 35% of companies assessed!) for our first EcoVadis submission. They are extremely knowledgeable and helped us navigate the process efficiently and effectively.” - John Fedorchak, President 

Blue CSR guided Meyers through the EcoVadis process and helped the company achieve a significant boost in its score since its last submission. 

• EcoVadis Document Review
• Score Improvement Recommendations & Implementation 
• EcoVadis Submission

 “Blue CSR was a great partner in guiding us through the process and helping us to increase our score and maintain our bronze medal (top 16% of companies assessed!). We're grateful for their knowledge and expertise, and we are well positioned to continue to advance our ESG efforts and corresponding EcoVadis score.”  - Michael Dillon, Chief Revenue Officer, Meyers 

With Blue CSR's expert knowledge, Transportation Insight overhauled its approach to the EcoVadis assessment, achieving a major leap in its sustainability score compared to its prior assessment. 

• EcoVadis Document Review
• Score Improvement Recommendations & Implementation 
• EcoVadis Submission

  "The BlueCSR team made our EcoVadis submission seamless and successful. They were knowledgeable, easy to work with, and helped us earn a passing score for the first time!  Their advice not only got us across the finish line but also set us up for continued improvement throughout the year. We're excited to work with them again!" - Christie McNeill, Director of People Solutions