Our Energy and Nature Transition Services
Our Serivces: Assess, Build, Cultivatel
Grounded in strong values and a commitment to measurable impact using proven scientific, quantifiable, replicable processes, we partner with organizations to accelerate their energy transition and nature transition toward a net positive economy by 2050.
We believe every organization — across all sectors and geographies — can capture value by integrating sustainability into core strategy and investment decisions. We have created value for the organizations we have partnered with by supporting them through a process going from data to information to knowledge to strategy to action.
Our services are:
Assess
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Market Research & Intelligence
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Climate Physical & Transition Risk Modeling
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Climate Transition & Adaptation Finance
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Energy Finance
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Nature-based Solutions & Payment for Ecosystem Services
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Supply Chain Resilience
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Green Finance & Thematic ESG (Green) Bonds
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Climate Investment Advisory & Carbon Markets
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Cultivate
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Executive Training & Capacity Building
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Governance, Transparency, & Reporting
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Corporate Sustainability Reporting & Regulatory Engagement
Projects
​We complete deep analysis of market dynamics, regulatory shifts, and investor priorities to inform strategy, risk management, and competitive positioning.
Energy Transition: Hedge Fund Assessing an Energy Company
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Calculated mispricing risks due to inconsistent ESG and financial regulated disclosure claims.
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Showed early signaling to investors with share price declining 98% since risks highlighted.
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Risk analysis repeated two years later by unrelated institutions leading to class action lawsuit.
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Nature Transition: Local NGO Assessing an Energy Company
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Demonstrated bond mispricing using Climate Value-at-Risk (CVaR) modeling.
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Engaged credit rating agencies to discuss climate physical and transition risks.
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Surveyed 5,000 institutional investor positions, determined investors at risk, and discussed bond risks. ​
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​We conduct scientifically rigorous scenario analysis for physical and transition risks, using stress tests and Climate Value-at-Risk modeling to forecast potential downside financial risks and guide resilience planning.
Energy Transition: Family Office Assessing a U.S. Port
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Developed replicable methodology to assess all ports globally.
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Calculated $500 million off balance sheet liability from climate risk for a U.S. port.
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Nature Transition: Global NGO Leading Coalition of 123 NGOs Informing U.S. SEC
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With global NGO, crafted US SEC climate risk letter, co-signed by 123 NGOs, demonstrating material financial risk from climate change.
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Wrote 12 climate risk case studies on leading energy and utility companies.
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​We develop climate finance frameworks and tools to support risk mitigation and to identify investment opportunities.
Energy Transition: Family Office and Local Organization Assessing an Energy Company​
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Calculated climate adjusted debt service coverage ratio for U.S. energy firm demonstrating potential insolvency.
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Communicated risks with credit ratings analysts.
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Determined investors at risk and engaged investors directly on investment positions.
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Nature Transition: Global Event with Industry Leaders​
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Co-organized successful NYC Climate Week event with more than 350 attendees.
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Moderated event on Nature-based Carbon Credits: Role in Corporate Climate and Nature Strategies with speakers from Conservation International, CapGemini, Terraformation, ClimeWorks, and Integrity Global Partners.​​​
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We develop roadmaps, technology deployment, and partner alignment to decarbonize operations and energy systems.
Energy Transition: Global State-Owned Energy Company​
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Developed a decarbonization strategy for a national state-owned oil company that linked improved financial performance for bond holders, the energy transition, and decreasing environmental pollution.
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Combined harvest-mode economics with the Common Good framework, demonstrating how the client can improve financial performance, strengthen energy sovereignty, modernize its organization without expanding fossil fuel dependence while decreasing environmental pollutants and health risks to communities.
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Nature Transition: Global NGO and U.S. Port
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Produced a scientifically rigorous methodology to evaluate chronic and acute climate risks of a U.S. port over a 30-year investment horizon of a $400 million dollar infrastructure bond issued by the port.
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Conducted iterative interest rate stress tests and determined that bond's long-term valuation would materially decline by more than 20% without climate risk mitigation efforts.
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Revealed port's revenue buffer covers only 3 months of operations, creating refinancing risk during hurricane closures.​​​
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​We identify nature-based opportunities and risks (biodiversity, ecosystem services), designing financing models to conserve, restore, and value natural capital.
Energy Transition: Global Energy Company​
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Developed a science-based approach to assessing payment for ecosystem services across its global portfolio of refineries, supply chains, and concessions.
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Determined material ecosystem services financial impacts and dependencies to business assets across the value chain.
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Forecasted payment for ecosystem services economic values and identified strategic opportunities for sustainability improvements.
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Determined 23 key ecosystem services and economic impacts under various scenarios for a key asset.
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Nature Transition: Global Engineering Company​
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Wrote a detailed regenerative agriculture proposal to compare, assess, and facilitate conversations between the U.S. and EU27 regenerative agriculture leaders.
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​We conduct rigorous supply chain risk analysis to improve margins, environmental, and social outcomes.
Energy Transition: Global NGO and Industry Benchmark Analysis
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Benchmarked 250 petrochemical / plastics production facilities in the U.S. mapping each asset to institutional investor exposure.
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Wrote case studies on select assets, highlighting risks to institutional investors and local communities.
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Nature Transition: Global Family Office
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Conducted an onsite comprehensive assessment of the economic challenges and necessary financial tools to transition four U.S. fisheries to maximum sustainable yield (MSY).
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Published summary analysis to guide organization’s strategy.
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​We structure sustainable debt and equity instruments, facilitate green and ESG (labeled) bond issuance, and access ESG-linked capital.
Energy Transition: Multilateral Development Bank
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Collated book on future of green bonds in emerging markets, managed peer-review publication, surveys of asset managers, methodologies, and tools for the client to understand and then promote green bond issuance by sovereigns and sub-sovereigns in Latin American emerging markets.
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Conducted an investor sentiment study of 70 asset managers to understand what is driving and limiting institutional investment in green bonds across Latin America and the Caribbean.
​Nature Transition: Global Climate and Sustainability Executive Education Provider
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Designed and instructed course that included green finance and thematic (ESG) bonds construction to Global Systematically Important Banks (GSIB) and global insurance companies.
Instructed 35+ industry leaders from 10+ leading global institutions.
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​We advise on portfolio alignment, risk/return trade-offs, impact metrics, and sustainability integration in investment decisions related to climate change.
Energy Transition: Global Credit Ratings Agency
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Invited member alongside 15 other global executives to the S&P Global Sustainable Finance Scientific Council that fosters an exchange of ideas between stakeholders to help the capital markets transition toward sustainability.
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Reviewed S&P publications on climate risk litigation, biodiversity loss economics, stakeholder vs. shareholder capitalism, better sustainability disclosures, and numerous other topics.
Nature Transition: Global Emissions Offset Registry
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Wrote technical review of carbon offset methodologies for inquiries by journalists for a leading global registry.
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Communicated with non-specialists about technical AFOLU methodologies.
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​We advise on capacity-building strategies and initiatives, and deliver tools, training, and knowledge-sharing for organizations developing sustainability expertise.
Energy Transition: Global Systematically Important Bank (GSIB)
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Instructed multiple courses for a Global Systematically Important Bank (GSIB) so that executives in 20+ countries in could address climate risk physical and transition risk, sustainability, ESG, and net zero asset calculations and investment / lending strategies, including different scenarios and pathways, key regulations, and the long-term economic benefits of a transition to a net zero future.
Nature Transition: Top 30 Global Research Universities
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Presented 40+ lectures at globally leading research universities on sustainable finance.
Developed core relationships with the Impact and Sustainable Finance Faculty Consortium at Northwestern University, the Johns Hopkins University, University of Applied Sciences Austria, Northwestern University, University of Michigan, and Bentley University. -
Instructed graduate courses in sustainable finance and impact investing at Johns Hopkins University and the University of Applied Sciences, Austria.
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Provided more than 65 internships since 2022.
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We enable market-leading ESG disclosure, regulatory compliance, impact measurement, stakeholder reporting — transparent, credible, and aligned with global frameworks.
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Energy Transition: Global Development Organization
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Integrated corporate policies in 33 countries across SDG goals, targets, and indicators; GRI reporting indicators; and ESG metrics to inform board level policies.
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Developed a GRI-based Engagement Tool with relevant materiality indicators across the organization’s 109 policies, SDGs, GRI, and ESG metrics.
Nature Transition: Leading Commodities and Deforestation Research Institute
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Wrote industry brief used by institutional investors to understand the sustainable timber sector asset class.
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Assessed trade flows of sustainable timber products including impacts on forests' impact on net zero emissions commitments, laws and regulations, prevention of conflict with Indigenous and forest-dependent communities.
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We write and design sustainability reports and communicate on non-financial and financial performance for partner organizations.
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Energy Transition: Global Electric Vehicle Manufacturer
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Modeled ESG metrics impact on forecasted financial returns for globally leading EV manufacturer for new right-hand drive mini electric production line.
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Analysis led to $50 million in committed capital to finance the expansion in Asia.
Nature Transition: Global Fast Moving Consumer Goods Company
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Developed education materials to train almost 200,000 staff for a key client.
Designed content to communicate about scientific data regarding sustainable plastics to be understood by non-specialists.