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Strategic Services

As the world transitions toward a cleaner economy, businesses can enhance profitability, foster job creation, and maintain a competitive advantage. That’s where Ceres comes in.

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Projects and Services

There are significant opportunities for companies and investors to drive investment, innovation, and growth. From customized short-term projects to comprehensive strategic services, Ceres can help.

Sustainability Disclosure

→ Navigating minimum standards and leading practices for disclosure optimization

→ Aligning with updated reporting standards, including ESRS and IFRS

→ Balancing and integrating disclosure elements across climate, nature, and just transition

→ Gathering key external perspectives to embed disclosures with decision useful information and meet stakeholder expectations

→ Delivering guidance across mandatory disclosure mandates and timelines

Corporate Climate Transition Action Plans (CTAPs)

→ Helping build the business case for, and internal alignment on, developing a transition plan

→ Advising on leading climate transition plan best practice, leveraging thought leadership and standards frameworks including TPT

→ Integrating climate transition plans into disclosure approaches for ESRS and IFRS

Corporate Sustainability Strategy

→ Defining and communicating the business case for sustainability

→ Enhancing and refining materiality assessments weighing both single and double materiality approaches

→ Identifying and evaluating material impacts, risks, and opportunities

→ Integrating sustainability risk oversight into corporate governance systems and enterprise risk management programs

Sustainable Finance and Banking

→ Building the business case for accelerated climate, sustainable, and transition financing

→ Developing best practices for client engagement sustainability programs

→ Developing and disclosing an Energy Supply Ratio to demonstrate progress on sustainable finance commitments

Cross-Sector Convenings

→ Facilitating solutions-focused dialogue with a diverse range of stakeholders to address cross-sector and cross-functional sustainability challenges.

Sustainable Data Centers

→ Offering practical steps for building and operating data centers while minimizing the strain on local power grids and water resources

→ Promoting solutions for investors, companies, and policymakers to evaluate and grow the data center sector responsibly as the industry scales up.

Corporate Governance

→ Providing tools and support for corporate directors to ensure effective board oversight on sustainability and climate issues

Investor Engagements

→ Working with institutional investors, including asset owners and asset managers, on responsible investment practices, support global investor initiatives, lead sector-specific working groups, and provide analysis, research, and thought leadership

Policymaker Engagement

→ Providing federal and state advocacy strategies, meetings with policymakers and regulators, and support for briefings, comment letters, and sign-on statements.

Our Experts

Ceres experts are leaders in the field with deep subject matter knowledge and networks.

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Claude Amstutz

Director, Investor Network

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Courtney Bednaz

Director, Company Network, Technology, Financial Services

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Rob Berridge

Senior Director, Investor Network, Investment Stewardship

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Dazzle Bhujwala

Senior Director, Investor Network

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Michael Boudett

General Counsel

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Carolyn Ching

Director, Climate Research, Food and Forests

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Steven Clarke

Program Director, Climate and Energy

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Jim Coburn

Senior Manager, Ceres Accelerator, Disclosure and Regulation

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Andrew Collier

Director, Freedom to Invest

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Leonardo DeLuca

Senior Manager, Company Network, Ceres Roadmap 2030, Insurance, Professional Services

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Jaclyn de Medicci Bruneau, Ph.D.

Director, Ceres Accelerator for Sustainable Capital Markets

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Peter Ellsworth

Senior Director, Investor Network

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Maggie Field

Sr. Manager, State Policy, West

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Chris Fox

Senior Director, Investor Network

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Zach Friedman

Senior Director, Federal Policy

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Giselle Hancock

Senior Director, Company Network, Energy Utilities and Transportation

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Stephanie Hanford

Senior Manager, Climate and Energy, Steel

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Kirsten James

Senior Program Director, Water

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Brandon Jones

Senior Manager, Climate and Energy, Electric Vehicles

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Anne L. Kelly

Vice President, Government Relations

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Neal Kemkar

Chief Network Officer

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Colette Lamontagne

Senior Director, Electric Power

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Holly Li

Program Director, Ceres Accelerator for Sustainable Capital Markets, Net Zero Finance

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Andrew Logan

Senior Director, Climate and Energy, Oil and Gas

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Mindy Lubber

CEO and President

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Jeff Mauk

Director, Policy Network, Eastern Region

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Cynthia McHale

Vice President, Investor Network

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Carol Moreno, CFA

Director, Investor Network

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Mary Ann Ormond

Senior Director, Company Network, Food and Beverage, Retail, Healthcare

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Allan Pearce

Director, Food and Forests, Engagement Strategies

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Shama Perveen, Ph.D.

Director, Water, Research

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Kai Peterson

Director, Policy Network, Federal Policy

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Rishi Reddi

Senior Advisor, Policy Network, Northeast States

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Meryl Richards, Ph.D.

Program Director, Food and Forests

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Thomas Riesenberg

Senior Advisor, Ceres Accelerator for Sustainable Capital Markets, Regulation

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Steven Rothstein

Chief Program Officer

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Dan Saccardi

Program Director, Company Network

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Dan Seligman

Director, Climate and Energy, Steel

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Sara Sciammacco

Vice President, Marketing and Communications

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Aneil Tripathy

Director, Company Network - Financial Services

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Kelly Trombley

Senior Director, State Policy

Our Approach

We're connected.

Our networks of investors and companies are at the forefront of building responsible leadership and deepening stakeholder relationships.

We're constructive.

Our approach in tackling financial business issues and bolstering competitiveness breaks down barriers and builds trust and understanding at every step.

We're courageous.

Our vision for a stronger, more resilient economy comes from proven expertise and the conviction that markets can drive positive change.

We're credible.

Our advocacy for responsible business and investment practices is grounded in data-driven insights and market-based evidence.

Let's customize a project or service to address your business needs.

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