Pure Strategies supports a range of sectors with a focus on retail, food and agriculture, apparel, and other consumer products.
Core
Sectors

Apparel
Empowering brands to drive climate action and positive outcomes for nature in the fashion, textile, and apparel industries.

Food and
Agriculture
Guiding businesses to effectively engage with their supply chains to realize cost savings, risk reduction, and growth opportunities.
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Retail
Engaging suppliers in sustainability efforts, focused on climate, sustainable chemistry, and sustainable packaging.

Consumer
Products
Advising on sustainability strategy, climate goals, sustainable packaging and sourcing for retail, food and beverage, and consumer products.
Case Studies, Reports and Webinars
Using data to understand materials usage and environmental impacts across different business activities
Walmart Introduces Strategic Approach to Sustainable Packaging
Connecting Climate and Nature to Advance Corporate Sustainability Action and Performance
An ambitious carbon reduction goal and implementation plan support company mission
CSR Report engages company’s stakeholders
Our Key Solutions Areas
Providing simple steps companies can take to protect, restore, and sustainably manage natural resources.
Helping businesses progress towards a more circular economy by improving product and packaging sustainability.
What Our Clients Say

Feedback on the Sustainable Packaging Playbook, which Pure Strategies helped us to develop, has been phenomenal, even beyond what we expected. I am very optimistic that people are going to put this into action.
Andy Harig, Vice President, Tax, Trade, Sustainability & Policy Development, FMI – The Food Industry Association

Pure Strategies has been a great partner over the years to help us develop and shape our approach to product sustainability here at Walmart. Their adaptive working style combined with their expertise in sustainability make for a powerful combination that helps us advance our initiatives in a balanced way, both practically and ambitiously.
Zach Freeze, Senior Director, Sustainability, Walmart

Over the past 10 years, Pure Strategies has been an integral part of helping Ben & Jerry’s advance our Social Mission and sustainability priorities. From developing strategies to achieve our SBTi greenhouse gas emission reduction targets, to assessing our nature-related risks, to assessing chemical risks in our packaging, Pure Strategies brings deep experience and expertise to our team and has been a valued partner in advancing our company's social mission.
Chris Miller, Head of Social Impact, Ben & Jerry's

“We learned that the Scope 3 emissions were the most significant part of our footprint back in 2009, when we did our very first ever footprint analysis. Pure Strategies collaborated with us and found that more than 90% of our footprint was from the use phase. Having outside expertise inform our strategy enables us to tap into the latest science and innovative approaches to science-based targets.”
Ashley Orgain, Global Director, Advocacy and Sustainability, Seventh Generation, Seventh Generation

Pure Strategies helped shape our biodiversity goals and programs. Their team provided thoughtful assessments and guidance. We are excited to continue our partnership and to be working on meaningful projects to support a nature-positive future.
Becky Martin, Manager, Environmental Sustainability, Toyota

Pure Strategies has provided us with their expertise on a broad range of projects over the years. They are the first people we call when we need outside expertise on a sustainability effort. I’m pleased to have a firm available to us that truly understands us and our unique needs related to sustainability.
Jonathan Reinbold, Sustainability, Research & Grant Manager, Organic Valley

Pure Strategies continues to impress me with their strategic understanding of the sustainability arena. I know that they will deliver not only in a timely manner, but also with thorough research and technical expertise. They aren’t just a consultancy, but rather a part of my team. I value this relationship immensely.
Shauna Sadowski, Director of Sustainability, Annie’s

Pure Strategies has been a key partner in building out our approach to addressing GHG reductions in our supply chains. They bring a very good mix of strategic and technical expertise, and take a practical approach biased toward action. They are very quick to understand the issues we are trying to solve, enabling us to move forward in a confident and timely manner.
Greg Downing, Sustainability Director, Climate at Cargill, Cargill

As a new company setting its first sustainability commitments, Pure Strategies has been the ideal partner to help us navigate this enormous task. Their subject matter expertise, comfort working with leaders across multiple functions and regions, and their insight into what will be tomorrow’s best practices all proved vital in turning our sustainability vision into reality.
Josiah McClellan, Corporate Sustainability Leader, Corteva Agriscience

“Pure Strategies has been MegaFood’s trusted partner in developing all of our corporate, social, and environmental impact goals. Their team provided their deep knowledge of supply chain and labor issues, science-based targets, carbon footprint mapping, long-term strategies, and thinking around short-term goals. Their experience with so many of the leading companies in the sustainability space helped us understand external trends. Pure Strategies has been essential in our process and deeply valuable. They are not just a consulting group; they are part of our team.”
Bethany Davis, Director of Social Impact, MegaFood

Pure Strategies helped us take our first steps. But what impressed me most is that they also had expertise in later stages of the growth cycle. They continued to help us develop and expand our program, and now, in our fourth year, they still offer valuable insights necessary to make further improvements.
Randy Rudolph, CEO, Rockline

Pure Strategies hits that sweet spot between practice and ideal. They push at the boundaries of the possible, identifying leadership positions that are economically viable yet create lasting benefits for people and the planet.
Mark Rossi, Clean Production Action

Pure Strategies has been instrumental in the development of our Global Packaging Sustainability Strategy. Their expertise and collaborative spirit have greatly accelerated the status of our program, and our ability to serve our customers and consumers. They will continue to be a key strategic partner for us as we develop and adapt in this very dynamic environment.
Michael Wright, R&D Director – New Product Development, Ranir Oral Care

When we engaged Pure Strategies to support our consumer packaging sustainability program, their significant experience and expertise in this field helped to validate our goals and optimize our go-forward plan. We recommend Pure Strategies as a high-value business partner, and appreciate their insights, flexibility, and responsiveness to our needs.
Paul Havlovitz, Research Fellow Packaging Sustainability, Scotts Miracle Gro
Latest News
- by Melanie Fleming, published Wednesday, November 20, 2024
- by Cheryl Baldwin, PH.D., published Friday, October 11, 2024
- by Melanie Fleming, published Thursday, October 3, 2024
Five U.S. states have passed laws on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for packaging and the first, in Oregon, is reaching critical milestones that companies need to prepare for by early 2025. read on…
Leveraging the inherent connection between climate change mitigation and nature resilience leads to a more robust sustainability strategy. read on…
Pure Strategies Launches Call to Action for Companies to Start Now to Get on the Planet-Forward Path
Pure Strategies has issued a Call to Action for companies to Start Now for Nature! by signing up to get on the planet-forward path. read on…