120 million
acres of land conserved

The magnitude and urgency of the environmental challenges facing us today require innovative solutions that leverage economic forces to accelerate, amplify and sustain change. With both our for-profit and nonprofit clients, we look for the intersection of positive environmental impact and business value. Sometimes this involves helping our long-term partner The Nature Conservancy (TNC) think strategically about new ways to conserve the world’s natural resources, leveraging private sector funding and collaboration. Other times it’s working with a large multinational corporation to identify carbon emission reduction opportunities in their operations and supply chains.
The Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW) develops solutions, catalyzes investment and engages communities to help end plastic waste in the environment. AEPW has committed $1.5B over five years to this mission. We defined AEPW’s strategic priorities with CEOs from 40 of the world’s largest companies in the global plastics value chain. We also developed a decision-making tool to evaluate recycling technologies. We continue to help operationalize the strategy and build an organization that tackles one of the world’s most complex problems.
In February 2020, we announced a minority investment in EcoVadis, the world’s most trusted provider of business sustainability ratings for global supply chains. This partnership enables us to integrate EcoVadis’s sustainability ratings into our approach to corporate strategy, supply chain, and procurement. As a result, we have accelerated and deepened our ability to improve the environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance of our clients.

By 2050 the world’s population is expected to increase by 30%. Feeding 10 billion people while facing the cumulative impacts of climate change will place even greater stress on already-scarce natural resources, including water and arable land. We help our partners build and advocate for more sustainable supply chains and food systems.

Only 4% of companies achieve their sustainability goals. Those that do embed sustainability in their core business models, finding a way to make sustainability a source of ongoing business value and competitive advantage. Our work aims to foster this model broadly by developing environmentally focused strategies, making operations greener and organizing for success in sustainability.
Environment Insights
