Do you want to do good business by doing good with business? WhyCo is your partner.
Business is rapidly moving towards more sustainable practices and companies are demanded to solve the world’s problems. Do you want to be the active operator in this change or do you let the megatrends take over?
A responsible business offers possibilities for any company to make better business and take the society forward at the same time. Did you know that sustainability can give the company a 5-15 year advantage ahead of competitors? A sustainable business can provide many benefits, such as new markets, better profitability, an improved employer brand, accelerated innovation, lower risks and better resilience. But only, if implemented right.
Understanding the big picture, developing leadership, focusing on material issues and being pragmatic is the key to success. WhyCo’s service builds on finding the business opportunities in sustainability. We take a holistic perspective on the business, support the company’s strategic choices and identify the practical actions with most impact. This is the critical first step in integrating responsibility into strategy and leadership.
WhyCo is founded by Michaela Ramm-Schmidt. She has vast experience of corporate responsibility, business strategy and leadership, and knows the day-to-day life of companies. Board work and cooperation with company owners and investors have also been an integrated part of Michaela’s career. Her extensive research insights form a solid foundation for WhyCo’s support to clients. You can read more about Michaela here.
Examples of services
Coaching session
WhyCo inspires company management to discuss what sustainability means strategically and why it is important. Responsible business trends and practical implementation of sustainability are presented too.
ESG scan and roadmap
WhyCo assesses the company’s ESG maturity level and drafts a strategic ESG roadmap for the company including actions, KPIs and governance. This builds the foundation for a responsible strategy with impact and gives the way forward.
Material issues and stakeholders
WhyCo assesses the company’s sustainability footprint, handprint, risks and opportunities to lay the ground for further ESG work. The assessment also comprises the key stakeholders that the company affects and that affect the company.
ESG due diligence in M&A
WhyCo evaluates the target company’s ESG maturity level, assesses harmful effects and societal impact, as well as identifies value creation opportunities and risks. Also, prioritised ESG actions are outlined.
Key environmental & societal topics
In the assessment, WhyCo identifies the company’s key issues within environmental and social responsibility. This builds the foundation for planning the most impactful ESG actions.
Executive coaching
Michaela Ramm-Schmidt is an Executive Coach from Henley Business School. She assists with reflection and developing thinking patterns to help understand a complex world and support change.
WhyCo works with a pragmatic and solution-oriented mindset.
It is worth integrating
responsibility into business.
Impactful and measurable actions
WhyCo’s service is always tailormade for each client, because an individual approach ensures authenticity, benefits and impact. Focusing on compliance only or adding unnecessary bureaucracy strains success. Therefore, each action, KPI and report must benefit the business and show impact.
WhyCo’s mission
Do good business by doing good with business
WhyCo’s unique combination of diverse expertise and experience supports companies that want to incorporate responsibility into business and build impact. Making corporate responsibility real and strategic is an effective tool to do better business and build a brighter future for everyone. Because the world is changed through cooperation and by sharing knowledge, WhyCo is member of the Finnish Venture Capital Association and Finnish Business and Society network FIBS. In 2023-2024, WhyCo is a FIBS Partner within the topics of regenerative business and systems thinking.
Responsibility in business builds a strong foundation to thrive and survive in the increasingly uncertain times.
Customer feedback
”Michaela has an excellent capacity to quickly grasp the overall picture, and gather and process information.”
“Michaela’s strength is a focus on the future and taking a strategic perspective on issues.”
“We value Michaela’s great attitude, result driven way of working and high spirit.”
”An excellent and clear report with important issues. Action oriented even if ESG is so broad.”
Contact
WhyCo Ltd.
Michaela Ramm-Schmidt
founder, CEO
Phone: +358 40 525 0509
Email: michaela.ramm-schmidt[at]whyco.fi
Company ID: 2821138-7
Invoicing adress: FI6015443000039185, operaattoritunnus NDEAFIHH
