Benchmarking
Understand how your organization—and your product or programs—stack up against your competitors or industry best practices. Apply our benchmarking analysis to chart a focused path that optimizes strategy, time, and resources and advances climate and sustainability goals.
- Climate + Carbon
- Water + Nature
- Sustainability
Analysis Solution
Robust. Data-driven. Actionable.
We don’t just illuminate how your climate performance compares to competitor offerings – we offer strategies and processes for closing the gap.
We certainly wouldn’t be where we’re at without the support of the Fresh Coast team!”
– Manager at a Fortune 50 client
Case Study
Creating a Sustainable Future: The ESG Implementation Plan for American Battery Solutions
Fresh Coast Climate Solutions provided technical assistance to American Battery Solutions, a U.S.-based leader in advanced battery pack development and manufacturing for heavy duty applications, as part of Centrepolis Accelerator’s MI Climate Wise Business Program. Interested companies can apply to the program for similar climate assistance.
Key Benefits
Competitive Understanding
Determine Right-sized Approach
Prioritize Use of Time and Resources
Frequently Asked Questions
What is benchmarking, and how can it benefit my organization?
Benchmarking involves comparing your organization’s climate, water, nature, and/or sustainability performance against industry peers or standards. This can be assessed from an organizational/brand perspective or by looking at a specific product, policy, service, certification, or standard. Benchmarking transforms sustainability from a compliance exercise into a strategic competitive advantage. It provides the comparative data needed to build pragmatic, ROI-driven strategies rather than aspirational programs. With benchmarking, you can align sustainability and financial goals, understand where you stand relative to competitors, and where to focus limited resources for maximum impact.
Benchmarking provides:
- Competitive Intelligence: Understand where you stand relative to competitors, communicate valuable information to customers, and where you lag in your industry's sustainability performance.
- Strategic Resource Allocation: Identify the highest-impact opportunities for time, budget, and staffing investments
- Risk Mitigation: Spot gaps that could expose you to regulatory penalties or competitive disadvantage
- Stakeholder Confidence: Demonstrate to investors, employees, customers, and community members that your sustainability efforts are grounded in industry best practices
- ROI Validation: Quantify the business case for sustainability investments by showing peer-validated performance metrics
How do you conduct climate benchmarking analyses?
We interview and gather relevant data from various sources – competitors, adjacent peer organizations, our industry expertise, and published industry best practices – and analyze it to produce a heat map of gaps and opportunities. This process provides actionable insights that help you understand your organization’s climate, water, nature, and/or sustainability position relative to others in your industry.
What types of data do you need for climate benchmarking?
We require data relevant to your organization’s sustainability activities, key accomplishments, current programs, vendors, competitors, and/or specific focus areas relevant to your business and sustainability goals.