Case Study

Creating the sustainable fashion supply chain framework for a high-growth brand.

CHALLENGE

A high-growth, socially responsible fashion brand with global sourcing and manufacturing needed to verify their impact claims and establish a supply chain sustainability framework.

SOLUTION

• Built a database of over 400 leading sustainability codes, standards, marks and associations across all industries and regions.
• Established an integrated set of sustainable fashion supply chain industry benchmarks that addressed the social and environmental considerations at each stage of our client’s extended value chain. This included the farms their supplier’s used to production sites across Africa, Central America, South America and the United States.
• Analyzed our client’s extended value chain to prioritize sustainability opportunities and challenges, and assessed the impact of change on the company strategy, operations and bottom line.
• Designed a robust assessment framework and scoring system that would give fashion companies a true sense of their social, environmental and governance practices and impact across their supply chain.
• Led rigorous and exhaustive on-the-ground audits with suppliers in Ethiopia, including the collection and examination of financial statements, utility bills, supplier receipts, employee handbooks, safety reports and more, as well as performing one-on-one, confidential interviews with factory employees and detailed anonymous employee surveys.
• Ensured accountability and progress by identifying weaknesses, collaboratively developing actionable improvement plans with their suppliers, and negotiating incentives for compliance.
• Supported extended value chain conversations with government agencies, training centers and regional associations to ensure higher quality raw materials, reduced cost of goods, market expansion opportunities and more skilled labor.

IMPACT

With a radically transparent and verified sense of all their sustainability challenges, the company renegotiated supplier contracts and collaborated on improvement plans that reduced risk across their extended supply chain.

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Case Study

Creating the global transformation strategy for a leading supply chain solutions provider.

CHALLENGE

One of the largest distribution companies in the world needed to defend against competitors by setting a compelling vision for the future and accelerating their transformation into a fully integrated, total supply chain solutions provider.

SOLUTION

• Partnered with the CEO, CFO and global executive leadership team to develop a global transformation strategy that would enhance their customer relationships, which include some of the leading brands in the world.
• Analyzed the company value chain, industry trends, customer ecosystems, societal shifts and competitive threats to identify transformation opportunities and challenges.
• Designed and facilitated a series of working sessions for their global executive leadership team and key stakeholders to collaboratively shape the strategy.
• Redefined the company vision, purpose, identity, mission, strategic priorities, competitive advantage, operating model and implementation roadmaps.
• Structured, scripted and designed the company strategy deck.
• Managed and curated their annual summit with 100 global leaders to powerfully engage employees and customers around their vision for the future of supply networks.

IMPACT

By establishing their transformation strategy and developing long-term, integrated technology roadmaps, our client has solidified their role as the leading partner within their customers’ complex global supply networks.

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Case Study

Developing the global 3 year strategic plan for a high-end fashion brand.

CHALLENGE

A high-end US $100M+ fashion brand with global reach through ecommerce, licensees and retailers needed to establish a 3 year strategy and plan that realigned and transformed their fragmented operations.  

SOLUTION

• Partnered with the CEO and CFO to lead a strategic planning process that aligned and empowered the executive leadership team.
• Ran a series of confidential stakeholder interviews to generate unique perspectives on the opportunities and challenges across all areas of operation.
• Performed a detailed company analysis and industry benchmarking.
• Designed and facilitated a collaborative strategic planning workshop. The session included the client’s executive leadership team working alongside key advisors and expert industry consultants, making critical decisions about their global operating model, licensee relationships, sourcing strategy, brand positioning, ecommerce and growth strategy.
• Customized a strategic framework including processes, templates and tools that would connect their 3 year vision to daily operations.
• Established new disciplines for the executive team to manage and iterate their global strategy on a weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual basis.

IMPACT

The executive team is confidently executing against their strategic plan that aligns all functional areas around a clear 3 year vision, with shared objectives, goals, initiatives, milestones and success measures.

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