The WES Network

For larger projects that go beyond advisory roles or limited engagements, Andrew Winston draws on a network of deep partnerships with both large-scale consulting giants and niche specialists in areas such as green marketing and communications, operational eco-efficiency, CSR strategy, and federal and global climate policy. Our colleagues include leaders such as:

PwC is one of the world's largest providers of assurance, tax, and business consulting services. PwC's Sustainable Business Solutions practice provides practical strategies to help businesses address strategic, compliance, operational, reputational and financial sustainability-relaed issues. Companies increasingly recognize sustainability as much more than an environmental issue, and PwC is helping clients achieve sustainability and business goals by capitalizing on efficiencies, mitigating risks, and finding solutions that can lead to long-term profitability. PwC's global network of more than 700 assurance, advisory, and tax professionals is dedicated to guiding clients to seize business opportunities through sustainability strategies that meet corporate objectives and turn them into action.

Viridis Strategy Group is a management consultancy that works with corporate clients to build high-impact environmental strategies that create sustainable business value. Viridis serves large companies in diverse industries including hospitality, apparel, financial services, industrial, and consumer packaged goods. Viridis clients are executives whose responsibilities include corporate environmental affairs and sustainability, as well as the highest levels of company or division general management. Companies engage the Viridis team of experienced environmental and business management professionals to help them build core capabilities, solve execution challenges, innovate, and differentiate their companies through environmental strategy.

J. Ottman Consulting is a marketing consulting and new products firm with the mission of helping businesses, government agencies, and not-for-profit groups meet consumer needs more sustainably. Founded nearly twenty years ago by Jacquelyn Ottman, their pioneering work in green marketing and eco-innovation has guided the communications and product strategies of hundreds of clients. Ottman is the author of the ground-breaking book, Green Marketing: Opportunity for Innovation. Their most recent initiative, Design:Green, transforms business by showing the way towards new products, new business models and green marketing strategies that are at once sustainable, innovative and profitable.

Framework:CR, a leading corporate responsibility and financial reporting and communications firm, has a long history of helping clients communicate their value and vision to their stakeholders. Framework:CR principals understand the interrelationship between economic, social, and environmental risks and opportunities and financial results, giving them a unique and valuable perspective as communication around financial and corporate responsibility performance begins to converge. Framework:CR works with companies of all sizes, sectors, and global regions.

Luhning Consulting

Robyn Luhning has worked in and with a wide range of Fortune 500 companies from consumer goods to electronics to media. Her work has covered all angles of sustainability strategy, including managing positive relationships with socially responsible investor groups; leading multi-function, multi-level teams to define client company sustainability priorities and goals; and corporate responsibility communications planning and execution. Her earlier experience included sustainability roles at Colgate-Palmolive Company, Vivendi Universal and CH2M Hill (as a Staff Scientist). Robyn holds a Master's Degree in Environmental Management from Yale University, and spent time with the US Peace Corps in Madagascar.

FD is one of the world's most sought-after communications consultancies. Over the past 20 years, we have helped many of the world's leading organizations harness the power of communications to solve critical business challenges. We pride ourselves on the intellectual capital of our people, the depth of our industry expertise and our focus on seamless results-driven execution. Our clients range from the world's largest multi-national corporations to emerging leaders in high-growth sectors to leading government organizations. Corporate Social Responsibility is one of the most powerful drivers of business culture and brand value available to our clients. At FD, we walk clients through a period of research and due diligence in order to ensure that CSR campaigns are aligned with business objectives, brand position, and the needs of all stakeholders.