Pure Strategies has been a critical thought partner in addressing a complex challenge—how to invest strategically in the resilience and well-being of our source communities. They took the time to truly understand the uniqueness of our supply chain and the increasing challenges faced by farmers and wild collectors around the world. Their guidance balanced our business goals with a deep respect for community autonomy, traditional knowledge, and cultural context, while offering flexible pathways for future investment and partnership.

Sarah Tanner, Foundation Director & Sr. Manager Impact & Engagement, Traditional Medicinals

Pure Strategies brought valuable expertise in evaluating upstream nature-related risks across key raw materials in the automotive supply chain. Their structured approach and clear deliverables helped inform member discussions on nature risk prioritization and collaborative impact opportunities. We appreciated their collaboration and attention to sector-specific considerations.

Kellen Mahoney, Executive Director, Suppliers Partnership for the Environment

Pure Strategies has been a trusted sustainability partner to Everlane for many years, bringing invaluable expertise to help advance our leadership in climate- and nature-positive practices. Over the past few years, we’ve identified nature-related risks and opportunities across our value chain, prioritized high-impact commodities, conducted a comprehensive nature gap assessment, and pinpointed key biodiversity and nature hotspots—leading to tangible ideas for action. We look forward to continuing this partnership and exploring new ways to drive nature-positive impact, aligned with leading global frameworks such as the Science Based Targets for Nature.

Katina Boutis, Senior Director of Sustainability and Sourcing, Everlane

As Ahold Delhaize USA advances its sustainability programs, we are pleased to work with Pure Strategies. The topics on which we collaborate are complex and constantly evolving, and our work with Pure Strategies over the years has been valuable in both developing programs and continuing to drive progress.

Kendrick Repko, Director, Sustainable Products, Ahold Delhaize USA, Ahold Delhaize USA

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.

Jenna Evans, Global Sustainability Manager, 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

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 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 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