WWF

Project

Nature Based Solutions Investment Structures

Summary: Understand financial and investment structures in the climate and conservation space applicable to landscape nature based solutions investing. We seek to understand the suite of interventions so that we can apply them as appropriate to our priority landscape work.

Categories:

Finance, Strategy

Client

Location: Washington, DC

Industry:

Environmental

Type:

Non-Profit

Details

Year:

2022-2023

Program:

Daytime

Center:

EDGE

Sealed

Project

Low income home energy retrofit market

Summary: Enable Sealed to further its mission to stop energy waste and electrify all homes by analyzing the low- and moderate-income market and identify barriers and opportunities for market entry.

Categories:

Market Research, Marketing Strategy, Strategy

Client

Location: New York, NY

Industry:

Environmental

Type:

For-Profit

Details

Year:

2022-2023

Program:

EMBA

Center:

EDGE

Investable Oceans

Project

Best practices and economic models for ocean-impact “catalyst” organizations

Summary: A deep dive in the business models of various Blue Economy “innovation organizations”, narrowly defined here as incubators, accelerators, hubs, clusters and competitions, with the goal of producing useful and actionable insights for the broader ocean-impact community. Emphasis on identifying sustainable financial and organizational structures that can enable meaningful long term contributions to the development of early stage impact-for-profit ocean solutions.

Categories:

Strategy

Client

Location: New York, NY

Industry:

Environmental

Type:

For-Profit

Details

Year:

2022-2023

Program:

Daytime

Center:

EDGE

Poplar Labs, Inc

Project

Consumer Acquisition Strategy

Summary: Create a national expansion strategy to make our platform accessible to consumers across the country.

Categories:

Market Research, Marketing Strategy, Operations, Strategy

Client

Location: Gaithersburg, MD

Industry:

Environmental

Type:

For-Profit

Details

Year:

2022-2023

Program:

Daytime

Center:

EDGE

Envirostrat

Project

Regenerative Ocean Farming in New Zealand

Summary: Developed a go-to-market strategy for an early phase regenerative ocean farming firm in New Zealand, including extensive market research, financial forecast and tech supported payment solution to achieve viable profitability in the short- and long-term.

Categories:

Market Research, Marketing Strategy, Strategy

Client

Location: Auckland, NZ

Industry:

Environmental

Type:

For-Profit

Details

Year:

2020-2021

Program:

EMBA

Center:

EDGE

TIST

Project

The International Small Group and Tree Planting Program (TIST)

Summary: Created a strategic partnership plan to respond to the large numbers of firms interested in reducing their carbon footprint.

Categories:

Strategy

Client

Location: Global,

Industry:

Environmental

Type:

For-Profit

Details

Year:

2020-2021

Program:

EMBA

Center:

EDGE

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Project

Bringing OceanWorks to Life

Summary: Analyzed analog accelerator/incubators in the market to recommend best practices for Center Marine Robotics to adopt, in addition define DunkWorks value proposition to attract funders and investors.

Categories:

Strategy

Client

Location: Woods Hole, MA

Industry:

Environmental

Type:

Non-Profit

Details

Year:

2019-2020

Program:

EMBA

Center:

EDGE

Conservation X Labs

Project

The Sentinel - AI in the Environment

Summary: Delivered strategic recommendations and go-to-market strategy for Conservation X Labs’ Sentinel AI product, in the space of invasive species and human wildlife conflict.

Categories:

Analytics, Logistics, Marketing Strategy, Operations, Strategy

Client

Location: Washington D.C, DC

Industry:

Environmental

Type:

Non-Profit

Details

Year:

2020-2021

Program:

EMBA

Center:

EDGE

WWF International

Project

WildPlaces Ecotourism Business Plan

Summary: Created a marketing strategy in order to help Caribe Maya, a sustainable, community-based tourism initiative along the Caribbean coast of Guatemala and Honduras, reach a broader audience.

Categories:

Other

Client

Location: Gland, Switzerland

Industry:

Environmental

Type:

Non-Profit

Details

Year:

2018-2019

Program:

Daytime

Center:

EDGE

Envirostrat

Project

GreenWave New Zealand

Summary: Developed business case for bringing a sustainable ocean-farming (integrated polytrophic) technology to New Zealand, including infrastructure planning, product analysis, and financial modelling.

Categories:

Strategy

Client

Location: Auckland, New Zealand

Industry:

Environmental

Type:

For-Profit

Details

Year:

2019-2020

Program:

Daytime

Center:

EDGE