Pure Strategies Celebrates 20 Years of Sustainability Leadership
by Tim Greiner
03 April 2018
This month, Pure Strategies celebrates twenty years of sustainability consulting leadership. The company has helped build transformative strategies, improve products and packaging, and shift supply chains toward greater environmental and social performance for industry-leading companies including Walmart, Seventh Generation, Stonyfield Farms, Ben & Jerry’s, and over 100 other organizations.
“As their sustainability advisors, we are proud of our client’s leading environmental and social performance over the past two decades,” said Tim Greiner, Pure Strategies Co-Founder and Managing Director. “The top companies have had a notable impact, transitioning environmental and social norms from a compliance mentality to a value-generating business strategy. We look forward to continued partnerships with companies aimed at meeting society’s need for an accelerated pace of change and with solutions at scale.”
Such progress will be underpinned by greater corporate engagement in public policy to raise the level of performance across all companies with leading firms staying ahead of these new regulations. Additional future-focused corporate priorities will include:
- Transforming business models and industries to be inherently environmentally and socially responsible
- Imbedding transparency from cradle to grave for supply chain partners and consumers
- Collaborating to advance to a low carbon economy with safe materials and regenerative and fair supply chains
To advance the change needed, in addition to its client work, Pure Strategies’ leading market research and published reports provide insights on best practices in and the business benefits of corporate sustainability – such as showing that sustainability is redefining the source business value. The company also co-founded the first ever scorecard for measuring corporate progress on material health known as The Chemical Footprint Project used by investors and across industries to advance sustainable chemicals management.
Pure Strategies is offering two workshops this year to engage with peers and gain in-depth knowledge to advanced efforts on key sustainability strategies:
- Engaging in sustainable and regenerative agriculture, Chicago, June 21, 2018
- Sustainable chemicals management and chemical footprinting, Boston, October 17, 2018
Bob Kerr, Pure Strategies Co-Founder and Principal notes that, “At the core of our work is the belief that businesses can do well while being a force for doing good. We are B Corp certified to reinforce this. We will continue to create tools and approaches to advance the transformation we helped start 20 years ago – in our efforts to help ensure a sustainable future for all.”
About Pure Strategies
Pure Strategies has been transforming business through sustainability performance since 1998. Our team helps companies initiate and enhance existing sustainability programs by setting meaningful goals, devising effective management strategies, and making changes to products and supply chains that deliver value to the business and society. Our clients include Walmart, Wrangler, Seventh Generation, Sephora, Ben & Jerry’s, and Radio Flyer. Pure Strategies is proud to be a Co-Founder of The Chemical Footprint Project, licensed GreenScreen® Consultant, The Sustainability Consortium registered service provider staff member, and certified B Corp.
This press release originally appeared on CSRwire on April 03, 2018.
For more information, contact:
Melanie Fleming, Pure Strategies, Inc.
mfleming@purestrategies.com
978-525-0480
Written by Tim Greiner
Tim Greiner, a Pure Strategies Co-founder and Managing Director, has pioneered approaches to building environmental and social integrity into products, brands, and businesses. His experience spans the spectrum from developing sustainability strategy, drafting sustainability goals, designing product sustainability programs, creating approaches to transform sustainable supply chains and fostering collaborative mechanisms to lift the sustainability performance of entire industries. He is currently working with several progressive businesses on developing science-based targets and comprehensive climate strategies. He is a co-founder of the Chemical Footprint Project and has guided sustainable chemicals management strategies for companies across diverse industries. He has also led regenerative agriculture projects with food brands and retailers. Current and former clients include Annie’s, Walmart, Seventh Generation, Ben & Jerry’s, The North Face, Stonyfield Farm, MilliporeSigma and U.S. EPA.
Tim holds Masters’ degrees in Environmental Policy and Business from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Bachelor's degree in Materials Science Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He is a founding member of the Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Planners Association and a former Board member and President. He is also founder of the Cape Ann Climate Change Network and is a Research Associate at the Lowell Center for Sustainable Production. Tim has experience in industry as a Process Engineer for Fairchild Semiconductor. He also worked for the Massachusetts Office of Technical Assistance as Project Director and Chief Engineer.
