There may be nothing extra very important or important than safeguarding and stewarding our sources. It’s true for everybody and it’s true for enterprise. And not using a nature mindset there might be no enterprise to do.
January 2025
2025 marks a major milestone for WHC, as we embrace a brand new starting as a mixed group with the World Surroundings Middle. We’re proud and energized to share the brand new identify for our group—one which higher displays who we’re, what we stand for, and the place we’re headed.
Our new model symbolizes development, renewal, and our ongoing dedication to advancing environmental sustainability around the globe.
Introducing…
Collectively results in higher
It’s considered one of our elementary beliefs and it’s the inspiration of who we’re, how we work, and the identify we’ve chosen for our group —Tandem World.
We selected our identify, partly, as a result of our work occurs on the intersection of vital world forces: enterprise, local weather, water, and nature. It has by no means been extra vital for humanity that these forces work successfully in tandem. Consequently, our identify represents a give attention to partnerships with companies and communities to develop and activate methods that assist long-term constructive impacts on our shared atmosphere regionally and globally.
As a corporation, we consider there is no such thing as a better trigger with world penalties than the intersection of enterprise and nature. As Tandem World, we’ll supply significant non-public sector worth by means of confirmed approaches in nature, water, local weather resilience and social impression. By technical acumen and thought management, the brand new group will ship worth by means of options and assist for a variety of company sustainability efforts – from operations to the C-suite, all below the identical roof.
Coming Quickly
The official launch of our new identify will happen on the finish of February. At the moment, we’ll additionally launch our new web site TandemGlobal.org, with our new e-mail addresses and new branding.
Our new group may even embrace Tandem World, e.V., which can function the European arm of our group and our World Thought Management Hub.
For now, you possibly can proceed to entry the total Wildlife Habitat Council and World Surroundings Middle web sites, however you should definitely take a look at TandemGlobal.org in late February.
FAQs
When will the brand new group formally launch?
We count on to introduce the brand new mixed group in Q1 2025. Together with a brand new identify and model id, count on an invigorated web site, expanded worth proposition, and a brand new mission and imaginative and prescient. Within the meantime, each WHC and WEC proceed to function below their respective manufacturers.
What can we count on from the brand new group?
With the experience of the 2 organizations, and their mixed 75 years of expertise, Tandem World will develop alternatives for best-in-class collaborations with corporations to halt and restore nature loss, enhance water stewardship, improve local weather and neighborhood resilience and assist the transition to a round financial system. Tandem World will serve a member community of over 100 firms around the globe supporting sustainable ecosystems and the communities that encompass them.
What’s the geographical footprint of the brand new group’s operations?
Formally, the headquarters of the brand new group might be in Washington, D.C., with workplaces in Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.A. WHC and WEC presently function with a dispersed workforce, and the brand new group will proceed this apply. The brand new group will assist members throughout all continents with official operations within the U.S, Europe (as Tandem World, e.V., primarily based in Germany) and Latin America (in El Salvador and Peru).
Who will lead the brand new group?
Margaret O’Gorman has been named CEO of the brand new group. The Tandem World Board of Administrators is comprised of representatives from WHC and WEC member corporations. View the total listing of board members right here.
Will WHC Certification change its identify?
In recognition of its vital reputational worth, the certification program will proceed to be branded as WHC Certification. The model ‘look’ might be refreshed with an up to date mark, font, and a Tandem World identifier, however earlier Certification branding (e.g. signage) will proceed for use making certain minimal disruption to this system.
Will there be a Conservation Convention in 2025?
A rebranded Convention might be held June 4-5 in Detroit, MI, with the distinctive audio system, periods and networking alternatives attendees have come to count on from our signature occasion.
What’s occurring with funded initiatives?
All work associated to funded initiatives of each organizations — presently underway or scheduled— will proceed with out interruption, even in the course of the Q1 transition.
