Transition500 Alliance: A Radical Approach to Sustainability Consulting

I get the sense that when it comes down to it, they are a group of no bull, get it done, hardliners, albeit their charming accents might suggest otherwise. Don’t be fooled.  Sustainability isn’t fluffy, and neither is a newly formed alliance of the world’s leading sustainability consultancies, Transition500. They call it radicalism.

Transition500 represents the collaboration of UK-based firm, Robertsbridge; US-based Future 500; Germany-based, Thema 1; Belgium-based, Conscience Consulting; and France, Spain and Italy-based, Transitions. They service 15 markets in Europe, North America and Asia and help multinational corporations in a variety of systemic, sustainability challenges. I was curious as to why these competitors would intentionally work together, and if and how they might create synergy. What I found was “coopetition.” The firms share intellectual property. They share team members as needed. They share vision, strategy and approach. Transition500 walks the talk, modeling sustainability in their cooperative approach.

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Julie is passionate about telling the story of where business meets good. She is the Founder of B Storytelling, a content development company specifically designed to help popularize the good happening through business. They do this by helping Benefit Corporations identify, build and leverage their brands. Julie has an MBA in Managing for Sustainability from Marlboro Graduate School. She lives in West Palm Beach, Florida with her husband, Thomas.