Clients, Partners & Results
Who Nancy Works With
Nancy works with many types of organizations, all of which have two things in common: They want to do good work – achieve positive economic, environmental and social impacts; and they want to get credit for doing good work – from investors, customers, employees and the general public.
Nancy’s clients include for-profit businesses, both public and private; industry associations; and nonprofits, with an emphasis on the food and agriculture industries.
She also partners with public relations agencies and other consulting firms that engage her as an expert and facilitator to advise them on their service offerings related to sustainability/ESG/purpose, and to lead or support client projects.
business, industry ASSOCIATION & nonprofit clients include:
partners include:
Case Studies
Sustainability Strategy – Corteva
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Sustainability Advisory & Reporting – Conagra
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Sustainability Strategy – U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef
Strategic Planning – Center for Food Integrity
Sustainability Strategy Results
Corteva evolved its business strategy to include a full sustainability strategy and robust reporting. The delivered roadmap included all of the necessary elements for an effective and compelling sustainability strategy, aligned with the company’s values, ambitions, and Board approval. Armed with the new strategy, Corteva proudly showed up as a sustainability leader – to employees and to the public.
Corteva Agriscience wanted to develop a new sustainability strategy in line with stakeholder expectations and best practices. The company also wanted ongoing support with communications, stakeholder engagement, sustainability governance, and sustainability reporting.
Results:
Opportunity:
Nancy joined with two partners (PR agency and consulting firm) to help Corteva develop and execute a new sustainability strategy. This work included expert guidance and facilitation on the company’s sustainability positioning, strategic focus areas, goals, employee engagement, supporting programs, governance and reporting over the course of 2+ years.
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Sustainability Strategy Results
The U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (USRSB) wanted to develop industry-wide goals and sector-specific targets related to the six high priority indicators in the U.S. Beef Industry Sustainability Framework.
Opportunity:
Nancy was engaged by a partner consulting firm to serve as project lead and manager – to facilitate discussions among USRSB leadership; conduct USRSB member workshops; collaborate with scientific experts and non-governmental organization partners; and deliver a report on behalf of the multi-party collaboration.
Process:
The report for USRSB included a summary of stakeholder input, foundational scientific research, preliminary recommendations on industry-wide sustainability goals and sector-specific targets, and an outline of next steps that USRSB used to confirm future goals and targets.
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Nonprofit Strategic Planning Results
CFI’s new multi-year strategic plan was enthusiastically approved and adopted by the nonprofit’s board of directors. The plan became the basis for new and edited priorities, and accelerated the organization’s growth and leadership in the marketplace.
Center for Food Integrity (CFI) needed to evolve its strategic plan to support its mission and vision, and better serve its members, for the next three years.
Results:
Opportunity:
Nancy led the strategic planning process by assessing members’ needs and the marketplace, conducting a SWOT analysis, developing recommendations, and facilitating discussions on a new strategy framework, goals, and supporting initiatives.
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Sustainability Advisory & Reporting Results
Conagra Brands needed expert support on several occasions spanning multiple years – to align its Citizenship Reports with GRI Standards; to prepare its first SASB disclosure table; and to improve its MSCI ESG rating.
Nancy equipped Conagra with plain English explanations of disclosure standards, best practices, and the company’s MSCI ESG assessment. She also assessed the company’s reporting risks and opportunities, and created roadmaps for improvements. In each case, Nancy accounted for the inputs of multiple subject matter experts and recommended policies, practices and disclosures to enhance Conagra’s credibility and transparency.
Process:
Opportunity:
Conagra’s sustainability reports were clear, meaningful, and aligned with leading sustainability disclosure frameworks. The company also received a higher MSCI ESG rating after they implemented Nancy’s roadmap.
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"Nancy has been a valuable partner on our client's sustainability reporting, counseling both our team and client on how we can better meet stakeholders' expectations for disclosure while streamlining the work, where possible. Not only has Nancy's attention to detail and smart questions resulted in stronger disclosures, but she is also an excellent teacher and counselor. We have appreciated Nancy training members of our team on framework-aligned reporting, flagging new developments that make us smarter and conducting deep dives on topics to understand potential risks.
-Julia Blumenthal, Vice President, Group Manager, Purpose at Ketchum
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"Nancy's contribution to our team as we work with clients on their sustainability journeys has been incredibly valuable. Her unique blend of legal acumen and sustainability expertise, along with her hands-on corporate governance experience, helps her partners understand, assess, plan, and communicate corporate citizenship efforts most effectively. Together, we've architected impactful strategies that have reduced risks and helped position our clients as industry leaders."
- Kristian Darigan Merenda, Partner at CCOP
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"Nancy has provided valuable strategic guidance in navigating SASB standards and developed improvement roadmaps to strengthen our sustainability disclosures. Her collaborative spirit and transparent approach have significantly elevated our organization’s impact."
- Tim Wrona, Manager, Corporate Communications at Conagra Brands
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"It was great having Nancy as a speaker at ACG Chicago's Food Industry Growth Conference. Her subject matter was unique and interesting, and she did an outstanding job of presenting, further reinforced by the positive comments I heard from several of the attendees."
- Bob Dekker, Partner at Pandion Partners
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"Nancy is a terrific resource. She has proven to be an appreciated and respected collaborator who can be cherry picked for specific tasks or run a project from beginning to end. Nancy is really smart and talented in the sustainability space, and she has an effective process for getting companies engaged in taking on purpose programming in the best possible ways."
- Dave Chapman, Former Partner at Ketchum
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"Nancy has been an excellent leader for our strategic planning at GENYOUth. She really helps us stay focused and purposeful about our work. Thanks to her support, we're better at aligning with partners to deliver on our mission. She's become a go-to advisor for us.”
- Ann Marie Krautheim, CEO, GENYOUth
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“Nancy’s tools and professional approach helped us come to a very clear and concise Strategic Plan for CFI’s growth. Our Board of Directors found Nancy to be professional, strategic and engaging to work with. We would recommend Nancy for strategic advisory work for any size organization, large or small. She made a world of difference to our not for profit organization and we will not hesitate to engage her again.”
-Mickie French, Executive Director, Center for Food Integrity
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