Helping changemakers transform sustainability into success.

From startups to industry heavyweights, companies need to rethink their strategies to meet changing customer needs. We connect technical precision to creative innovation, enabling champions to turn sustainability from a nascent business function into a core driver of strategy, product development, and communication.

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The Growing Climate Change Tax
The Growing Climate Change Tax

Hurricane Helene is a stark reminder: these climate events are no longer isolated incidents. They’re a continuous and regressive tax acting against human health, our infrastructure and our global economy.

Remote Work in the Decarbonization Journey
Remote Work in the Decarbonization Journey

Decarbonization is now a key business strategy. As companies explore ways to reduce their carbon footprint, remote work emerges as an effective tool for many organizations to achieve a meaningful impact.

People. Places. Words. Actions.

Let’s turn strategies into tangible realities.

Strategy & Guidance

From creating an ESG roadmap, to competitive analysis, we ensure your strategies are aligned with industry best practices and tailored to your unique business goals.

    • Landscape & competitive analysis

    • Sustainability strategy & commercial roadmaps

    • Go-to-market & growth strategies

    • Customer proof-of-concepts (POCs)

    • Research briefs with expert input

    • Materiality analysis

    • Business model innovation

    • Product & service development

    • ESG, energy & resiliency analysis

Data & Product

Learn how to incorporate ESG data into your organization’s decision-making and products by developing tools and testing pilots with customers to launch differentiated experiences.

    • ESG metrics selection & organization

    • Vendor selection & comparison

    • Packaging ESG data for new products or use cases

    • Domain expertise & guidance on ESG-related product development

    • Proof-of-concepts (POCs) & assisted business development

    • Methodology & tool creation

    • Carbon & water footprinting

    • Impact analysis

    • Regulatory reporting guidance (SEC, CSRD, CS3D, ISSB)

Marketing & Delivery

Combine design prowess with sustainability domain expertise to deliver impactful narratives that resonate with your audience and drive meaningful engagement.

    • Brand identity & guidelines

    • Messaging frameworks

    • Market shaping & go-to-market strategy

    • Content strategy, planning & development

    • Thought leadership, data visualizations & infographics

    • Core print & digital assets

    • Social & web campaign content

    • Immersive experiences

    • Product storytelling

We help you make the future.

Dive into our latest work.

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ETCHO

Aligning a product with the UN SDGs to secure a new round of funding

Etcho is a named ESGFintech100 company trying to help wealth advisors meet the needs of a younger, values-driven generation.

VERIDION

Empowering an ESG data product go-to-market approach

Veridion’s AI-powered business data helps companies make better decisions with accurate, enriched insights and improved efficiency.

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DUNYA ANALYTICS

Scaling a nature & biodiversity risk technology platform

Dunya Analytics builds science-based risk analytics for biodiversity and nature loss that help businesses understand their impacts.

A unique breadth and depth of experience.

See our work out in the wild.

  • Ecolab

    PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
    Helping companies and facility managers reduce and manage their water risks with an informative online dashboard and toolkit

    ▶︎ Learn about the product.

  • Data Science Salon: Miami

    THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
    Presenting methods and product development techniques for using ESG data to quantify impact on the UN Sustainable Development Goals

    ▶︎ Watch the talk.

  • Dun & Bradstreet

    PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
    Launched the world’s largest ESG data suite to provide unprecedented transparency on private companies, corporate supply chains and small and medium enterprises (SMEs)

    ▶︎ Learn about the product.

  • Dunkin'

    SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY
    Helping hundreds of Dunkin’ franchisees build more sustainable buildings by following the DD Green Achievement™ certification program

    ▶︎ See the press release.

  • Hewlett Packard Enterprise

    PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
    Enabling sustainable and circular economy-focused companies to receive special financing options

    ▶︎ Read the article.

  • New York Stock Exchange

    THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
    Presenting the year’s trends on supply chain sustainability priorities for the year ahead at the New York Stock Exchange

    ▶︎ Watch the talk.

  • S&P Global

    RESEARCH & ANALYSIS
    Quantifying company and supply chain impact on the UN SDGs, starting with the S&P 500® index

    ▶︎ Read the report.

  • Sustainable Brands

    THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
    Showcasing case studies and strategies for sustainability business model innovation

    ▶︎ Watch the talk.

  • coral-reef-economy

    UN Environment

    RESEARCH & ANALYSIS
    Building the business case for investment in the protection, preservation and enhancement of coral reef health by developing valuations for ecosystem services

    ▶︎Download the report.

What our clients are saying.

Thanks to PPWA’s guidance, we were able to tailor our product to better meet the needs of US customers.  The process was remarkably fast and delivered clear, actionable insights that have significantly shaped our roadmap.

Hannah Stern | Chief Commercial Officer, Building Minds

PPWA's ability to blend strategic foresight with hands-on execution has not only clarified our ESG strategy but also accelerated our entry into this rapidly evolving market.

Riyaz Nakhooda | VP of Customer Solutions, Veridion

PPWA is a great partner because they listened to and focused on what was most important to us, and brought creative ideas that blended best practice with a differentiating twist.

Megan Pillsbury | Founder & CEO, Dunya Analytics

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Insights
The Growing Climate Change Tax
The Growing Climate Change Tax

Hurricane Helene is a stark reminder: these climate events are no longer isolated incidents. They’re a continuous and regressive tax acting against human health, our infrastructure and our global economy.

Remote Work in the Decarbonization Journey
Remote Work in the Decarbonization Journey

Decarbonization is now a key business strategy. As companies explore ways to reduce their carbon footprint, remote work emerges as an effective tool for many organizations to achieve a meaningful impact.

Our Top Open ESG Data Sources
Our Top Open ESG Data Sources

The rising demand for transparency and collaboration has led many ESG data providers to offer free data, showcasing the value of their methodologies. These are our favorite open data sources.

Driven by a passion to help changemakers.

Leading in an era of new pressures.

We bring one of the most complete perspectives and ways of working to sustainability consulting.

Deep domain expertise meets communication innovation, accelerated by an alliance network that can realize ideas from analytics to influence.

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