About Us

What We Do

We leverage the power of corporate influence from climate-positive companies to win crucial policy battles.

The CHallenge

To decarbonize at the speed and scale required, we need public policy to accelerate change.

Pro-climate companies are currently too narrowly focused on reducing emissions in their own operations, and fail to use their powerful influence to advocate on climate policy. This leaves fossil fuel industries, and the trade associations they influence, with the power to obstruct progress.

We activate employees, engage executives, and shine the media spotlight to galvanize climate policy action. When employees speak, companies act.

Our areas of focus are:

Activating Employees

Reaching and empowering pro-climate employees who can catalyze bold advocacy from their employers and create a tipping point for policy change.

Educating Executives

Providing targeted education for corporate executives on key issues to increase the number of pro-climate companies using their lobbying influence and public statements to help enact pro-climate policy.

Shining the Spotlight

Harnessing external attention to complement employee advocacy and put pressure on corporate leadership to yield corporate endorsement of critical pro-climate policies.

Keeping Score

Tracking corporate and trade-association climate policy engagement.

Our Impact • 2025

There is so much more vital work to be done to maximize corporate influence on climate policy, and we are only just getting started.
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Defending Critical Climate Policies
Mobilizing Corporate Climate Action
Demanding Stronger Accountability + Trade Association Alignment
Scaling Employee Action
Connecting to Dots: Companies + Influence
Catalyzing Bold Climate Advocacy
Uplifting Climate Leadership

    The Team

    An interdisciplinary team with many decades of experience in corporate leadership, non-profit advocacy, strategic communications, and organizing.

    STAFF

    Deborah McNamara

    Executive Director

    Jennifer Allyn

    Campaigns & Programs Director

    Michael Chasnow

    Development Director

    Sarah Keller

    Communications & Marketing Director

    Adam Orand

    Operations Director
    ADVISORY BOARD

    Bill Weihl

    Founder & Chief Strategic Advisor

    Nivi Achanta

    Advisory Board Member

    Erwin Acox, Jr.

    Advisory Board Member

    Shaandiin Cedar

    Advisory Board Member

    Kendra Haven

    Advisory Board Member

    Mike Hower

    Advisory Board Member

    Joel Makower

    Advisory Board Member

    Deborah McNamara

    Executive Director

    Nicole Rom

    Advisory Board Chair

    Auden Schendler

    Advisory Board Member

    Kathrin Winkler

    Advisory Board Chair Emerita

    Andrew Winston

    Advisory Board Treasurer

    EMPLOYEE INTEREST FORM

    What’s Happening Where You Work?

    At a moment of corporate backpedaling on climate advocacy, ClimateVoice wants to support and elevate stories where employees are helping hold the line on climate action.

    Progress is so rare right now that we want to identify examples where traction is still happening. We are looking for employee advocates with a story to tell about corporate climate action. Has your Green Team scored any recent victories or pushed back internally?

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    Contact Us

    We'd love to hear from you.

    If you have a press inquiry or would like to invite ClimateVoice to speak at your company, university, or event please reach out.