About Us
For us, sustainability begins with a business securing a holistic and strategic grasp of the economic, social and environmental dependencies and impacts that collectively determine its resilience – its ability to thrive in the face of the shocks, disruptions, opportunities and change associated with an increasingly integrated, uncertain and volatile world. We assist clients to make the shifts in thinking, planning and practice to achieve true and lasting resilience.
Formed Blue North and secured our first contracts.
Blue North was appointed the project managers for Confronting Climate Change.
Developed the content for the Sustainable Fruit initiative (SFI), which became the SIZA Environmental Standard.
Developed the first holistic sustainability frameworks for agriculture clients.
Roll out of Excel sustainability frameworks with fruit crops, tea, cut-flowers and aquaculture.
Registered a business in the UK to handle our international client base.
Developed SHERPA, our online sustainability management solution, for supply chains.
Launched SHERPA at Fruit Logistica, Berlin, and Blue North is appointed as project managers for FruitLook.
Blue North grows from 6 employees before Covid-19 to 20.
Reorganised the business into Client Success and Product Success teams. Started the development of My SHERPA 2.0.
Where we operate
Guiding concepts
We offer a range of services and online tools that each add value,
separately and in combination with one another
Our team
Our team brings together a diverse mix of scientific, technical and commercial expertise, with backgrounds spanning fields such as conservation ecology, chemical and industrial engineering, agricultural economics, physics and statistics, informatics, entomology, environmental, earth, animal and plant sciences, among others.
This breadth of knowledge allows us to examine complex sustainability challenges from multiple perspectives, connecting science, data, technology, agriculture, ecology, and business to develop practical solutions that create lasting value. Just as important as what we know is how we work: with purpose and integrity, taking ownership, continually learning, collaborating openly and striving for excellence in everything we deliver.