Our Services

Every consulting engagement at Washburn Consulting results from dialogue with clients that reveals unique needs. 

These are often novel needs for which most consulting firms are not suited.  Washburn tailors the solution and the team to the client’s needs.

Research

Research

  • Program evaluation on five years of performance of a major U.S. land conservation program at a national NGO engaged in wilderness legislation, monument designation, and resource planning

  • Identification of conservation opportunities on federal land under oil, gas & mineral lease

  • Documenting authorities held by the federal government to conduct compensatory mitigation on federal land development projects

  • Understanding the scale and scope of technology company investment in carbon markets

  • Landscape scale assessments to document the status of collaborative conservation and identify ways to accelerate conservation

  • Documenting policy changes affecting tribal sovereignty and mineral rights under the Trump Administration

  • Tracking and analyzing proposed extended producer responsibility for packaging legislation and regulation in states.

The following are examples of projects conducted by Washburn Consulting:

Stakeholder Engagement

  • Advancing extended producer responsibility legislation for packaging in states

  • Convening stakeholders in the glass supply chain to evaluate potential improvements to domestic recycling systems

  • Convening  corporate leaders to identify pathways to stemming the flow of ocean plastic

  • Recruiting policymakers to attend an international field trip to understand European recycling systems funded through producer fees

  • Building a coalition of forest products manufacturers to lobby the USGBC on the evolution of LEED credits related to use of wood

  • Identifying and recruiting companies to advocate for constrained oil and gas development on US federal land

 

 

Sustainability

Program Planning & Development

  • First sustainability program design for a national  beverage manufacturer

  • Roadmap for the development of a sustainability program for a national plastics producer

  • Evaluating groundwater banking opportunities for a major California winemaker

  • Conducting third-party review of greenhouse gas emissions data for reporting

  • Transition planning from a founder to a new executive for two environmental NGOs

  • Donor identification and engagement for environmental non-profits

Whatever your need or challenge, Washburn Consulting: Sustainability & Public Affairs is the solution.