Investment-Grade Strategy Partners
Board-Ready Sustainability Strategy & Financial Execution
Make Sustainable Strategy Investable
We help boards and executive teams convert sustainability ambition into investable strategy— that earn confidence, funding, and results.
- Value drivers that finance can back: link sustainable strategy initiatives to revenue, risk, unit economics, and performance KPIs
- Governance built for board scrutiny: explicit decision gates, accountable owners, robust evidence packs, and a cadence leaders can actually sustain
- Decision-grade methodology: delivery ranging from 30/60/90 days: a sprint-based approach that turns strategy into action and measurable progress
Email: pap@igstrategypartners.com
How to Work with Dr Phillips
“Investment-grade” is a practical standard: initiatives are defined, funded, governed, and measured in ways that finance leaders, boards, and stakeholders can trust.
Business Case Diagnostic
Lite
A structured diagnostic to assess whether your sustainability or ESG initiatives are robust enough to withstand serious strategic and investment scrutiny.
Includes: Benchmarking results, dimension scores with narrative insight, and the next three priorities to address.
Strategy & Business Case Sprints
1–6 weeks
Focused delivery cycles that turn ambition into stronger value propositions, credible business cases, and execution-ready roadmaps.
Popular sprints: Sustainable Value Proposition Sprint, Investment-Grade Business Case Sprint, Operating Cadence & KPI Sprint.
Board-Level Execution & Governance Support
(From diagnostic to decision)
Support for boards and executive teams through decision-grade evidence, financial discipline, KPI scrutiny, and clear governance gates.
Not sustainability theatre. Investment-grade means decisions that stand up to scrutiny.
“Investment-grade” is a practical standard: initiatives are defined, funded, governed, and measured in ways that finance leaders, boards, and stakeholders can trust.
Clear value thesis — what improves, by how much, for whom
Measurable metrics — KPI tree and baselines, not slogans
Evidence & assurance — proof plan, data sources, and controls
Risk-adjusted economics — downside protection and execution risk explicitly managed
Governance & cadence — owners, decision gates, and an operating rhythm
Dr Paul A. Phillips
- Dr Paul A. Phillips Professor of Strategic Management and practitioner with CEO/board-level delivery experience
- Founder and CEO of Investment-Grade Strategy Partners
- Author of Sustainable Strategic Management: Leadership with Purpose (with Routledge)
- Founder and Host of Sustainable Strategy Brief Live