Walker, there is no path. The path is made by walking.
- Antonio Machado (1875-1939) (from Reinventing Fire, Lovins & RMI, 2011)
Our Vision
Leveraging the power of the natural products industry to reverse climate change.
Our Mission
We are concerned businesses from the natural products industry working collaboratively to catalyze bold action, amplify the voice of business and promote sound policy to reverse climate change.
Our Values
Collaborative. Strategic. Inclusive. Impactful. Ego-Free. Determined.
Our Story
It all began with a conversation between two moms, Lara Dickinson of OSC2 and Jessica Rolph of Happy Family. Seeing the visible and growing effects of climate change in their communities and fearing for their children’s futures, they pondered what our industry could do. They joined forces with Katherine DiMatteo of the Sustainable Food Trade Association (SFTA) and sustainability leader Nancy Hirshberg, and the Collaborative was born.
The Climate Collaborative launched as a project of OSC2 and SFTA on Climate Day at Expo West on March 8, 2017.
The Sustainable Food Lab, a 501 (c) 3 non-profit, became the Climate Collaborative’s partner and fiscal sponsor, and remained so until April of 2021 when the Climate Collaborative incorporated as an independent organization and applied for 501 (C) 3 status with the Internal Revenue Service.
Today, the Climate Collaborative is an independent organization with more than seven hundred companies that have made 2600+ commitments to climate action. Since our founding, the imperative for bold climate action has only continued to grow. We are more committed than ever to working collaboratively with the natural products community and beyond to put our nation and our world on a path to solving the climate crisis and creating a healthier, more just, and equitable world.
Our Manifesto
We are manufacturers, retailers, distributors, brokers, suppliers, and other concerned businesses from the natural foods industry working collaboratively to take bold action to reverse climate change.
We are a community of businesses joining forces to create pathways to action, connecting companies to resources and working together to create solutions. We shine a light on success stories and recognize companies for their great climate work which in turn inspires more companies to act.
We are a catalyst for change. Big, bold change.
We’re turning-up the heat to challenge our peers to up their climate game.
Climate change is here now.
We already feel its effects. While climate change is one of the biggest risks ever to face humankind, read more...
All organizations listed on Climate Collaborative website have made a public commitment to climate action and have agreed to let the Climate Collaborative make that commitment public on our website and in our communications. This is in no way an endorsement by the Climate Collaborative or a certification of any kind. The Climate Collaborative logo may not be used without the written permission of the Climate Collaborative.
Board of Directors
Board Chair
Principal,
All Natural Strategies, LLC
Founder & CEO,
Planet FWD & Moonshot Snacks
Head of Advocacy and Movement Building,
Seventh Generation
Sustainability Impact Manager,
Danone NA
Climate Collaborative Co-Founder
Executive Director & Co-Founder, OSC2
Managing Partner,
Wolf Tree Ventures
Executive Director
Executive Director,
The Climate Collaborative
Operations Team
Director of Operations & Programming,
The Climate Collaborative
Advisors
Managing Partner,
Soil & More International
Managing Director,
MBOLD initiative
Linda Brown
SCS Global Services
Executive Director,
Project Drawdown
Vice President of Government Relations, CERES
Director, BICEP
Joel Makower
Chairman & Executive Editor,
GreenBiz Group, Inc.
SVP & Market Leader,
New Hope Network
President,
Food Tank
Founder & Director,
Climate Access
Founder,
Nutiva
Jessica Shade
The Organic Center
Author of The Carbon Farming Solution
Senior Fellow, Project Drawdown
