Is there a stage when it’s best to work with you?

 

The work I do is relevant at any life-cycle stage of an organisation.

 

If you’re a founder with a start-up, we can focus on practical ways to build brand trust, maintain long-term sustainability, and create a positive, authentic company culture alongside the intense pressures to grow and scale your business.

 

If you are in the leadership team of a well-established organisation, we can uncover the current-state position for ethics and find the opportunities that will create the most beneficial impact for you and your stakeholders.

 

What specific consulting services do you offer?

 

I offer clients a current-state ethics assessment of their organisation with an outcome report.

 

From here, the objective could be to communicate and promote the existing positive ethical contribution and work of your organisation and seek to identify opportunities to increase the beneficial impact and reach.

 

I also run workshops to help clients develop ethical practice in decision-making, strategy setting, project and change governance, managing risk, and impact evaluation. These customisable workshops can be arranged in addition to an ethics assessment or as stand-alone engagements. You can find out more on the Workshops page.

 

What is the ROI and outcomes from working with you?

 

Undertaking an ethics assessment and determining the communication of the outcome provides highly beneficial clarity for an organisation – revealing areas of conflict, opportunity and risk.

 

Rather than measured in direct immediate revenue, the ROI is achieved from risk mitigation, reputation enhancement, and increased employee engagement, retention and productivity. There is evidence to support that this work can result in outperforming you peers financially. In creating a brand that is viewed as ethical, demonstrating transparency and integrity, customers become loyal – directly impacting sales and creating long-term stability and sustainability.

 

Cost reduction is also possible from conservation of resources and waste management. This can be readily applied to physical resources, but also expands to include less re-work from improvements in the workshop topic areas.

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What is covered in your ethics assessment?

 

The ethics assessment is tailored for each client to include appropriate and relevant content. Broadly, the headlines are:

• Overview of your organisation’s activities and structure.

• Stakeholder definition and identification with a focus on impact on suppliers, consumer/customer, employees and local community.

• Impact to the natural environment, including energy and waste.

• Procurement and use of resources.

• Governance and measurement of impact.

 

See the Ethics Statement for Nicola Warwick Ltd.

 

What type of client or industry do you work with?

 

I work with small to medium size organisations whose leaders:

• Understand the significant benefits of adopting and openly communicating ethical practices to clients, customers, stakeholders and potential investors.

• Anticipate or plan for future certification (such as B-Corp or ISO) and want to begin embedding the practices now.

• Are increasingly uneasy with pursuit of financial profit without increased attention to wider responsibilities.

 

What makes your consultancy different from others?

 

I draw on a breadth of experience from policy writing and internal controls in large international corporations, to running my own small businesses, to consulting for SMEs, and working in the non-profit sector.

 

I am qualified in consulting, effective change through project management and sustainability in the construction industry.

 

You can read more about my experience here.

 

What is the process for getting started working with you?

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There's a simple contact form you can complete.

Or send an email to nicola@nicolawarwick.co.uk or call me on 01993 670 767.

If you're interested but unsure what's right for you please get in touch and let's have a conversation.

 

What can I expect in our first introductory meeting?

 

Our introductory meeting is a conversation, without charge or obligation, to understand your objectives and aims from an engagement and how I could be effective in working with you to achieve them.

 

Do you only work remotely and online?

 

I work remotely online using cloud-based video conferencing platforms (such as Zoom and Google Meet) for virtual meetings.

 

If your organisation is based in West London through to Oxfordshire and the surrounding counties I prefer to travel and meet in person when possible and appropriate.

 

How long would an engagement with you typically last and cost?

 

Each organisation and engagement is different. However, as an indication:

 

A current-state ethics assessment with an outcome report for a small organisation can take as little as one month and up to ten hours of consultancy, which would total £1,000.

 

An on-site workshop with tailored preparation and documented outputs £1,400.

 

In advance of an engagement commencing you agree the Brief which includes costs, terms and conditions, and confidentiality.

 

How much input and time do you need from me and my team?

 

The ethics assessment requires detailed information from you and review. You should allow a minimum of ten hours which can be allocated over the 4-8 weeks to complete the assessment.

 

A workshop will be between a half-day to full-day depending on the allocated content and format.

 

What are ethics in an organisation and how are they different from morals?

 

Ethics are the moral principles that govern behaviour within an organisation, showing up in the culture and activities. They are strongly connected to shared personal morals and values and the norms of the organisation’s industry, sector and possibly location.

 

Is your work only ESG related for companies seeking investment?

 

No, the work I do with organisations seeks to realise benefits more broadly than qualifying for financial investment, although this could be a long-term goal.

 

I work with smaller organisations that are motivated in exploring and increasing ethical benefits and impacts beyond their financial benefit.

 

If you have any questions or you'd like to talk to me about the possibility of working together please use the Contact form or send an email to nicola@nicolawarwick.co.uk or call me on 01993 670 767.