Governance and Sustainability  Services

We help companies and investors build and promote their capabilities for financial advantage and positive impact.

About

Third Economy is a governance and sustainability consulting firm, operating across North America, Latin America and Europe. We provide high-quality data, analytics and insights to empower companies and institutional investors to build long-term, sustainable growth, and to make informed investment decisions. We analyze, strategize, and execute sustainability strategies in order to increase financial value, enhance capabilities, and build a more sustainable economy.

Our Clients

How we work with you

Companies

Satisfy investors, improve ESG ratings, avoid activism and build long-term financial value.

Institutional Investors

Raise assets, enhance investment decision-making, and leverage proxy voting and engagement to satisfy your clients and beneficiaries.

Financial Advisors

Engage new and existing clients by aligning their portfolios with what they care about through our materiality assessment.

What Is the VIA3 Compass?

The VIA3 compass defines what it means to be sustainable. The VIA3 framework assesses five criteria to improve ESG ratings for asset managers – Values, Impact, Analysis, Alignment and Activism.

Terms and Conditions

Featured

Regulatory Update

Navigating California's New Climate Legislation

California Legislature recently passed two new environmental bills, both of which are expected to have a significant impact on California, U.S., and global business. Many of the world’s largest public and private companies will soon be required to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and climate-related risks. Read on to find out what this means for your organization.

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3ECON Insights

CEO Statement: Separating Climate Policy from Climate Politics

CEO Chad Spitler recently commented on the recent US presidential debate and its lack of tangible climate policy for Reuters’ Sustainable Switch newsletter. The result? A market that is frozen into inaction in an uncertain regulatory environment. Read on for more of our analysis.

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Thought Leadership

Activism Defense: Expert Advice on How to Build Trust with your Shareholders

The shareholder activism landscape has evolved and more companies are being targeted than ever before. So how do you leverage your company’s shareholder engagement efforts to avoid an expensive and reputation damaging proxy contest? Read on for three areas of opportunity for companies to keep in mind, from activism and investor experts across the spectrum.

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What People are Saying

    “Part of my work focuses on the shortcomings of current sustainable investment reporting and metrics, I immediately saw the value in Third Economy's robust approach and am excited to contribute to this much-needed evolution in sustainable investing.”
    Dr. Todd Cort
    Yale School of Management
    "Third Economy has been a tremendous partner helping Taylor Morrison address and report on ESG in a robust, relevant and comprehensive way. Our sustainability focus and leading-edge reporting are reflected in our ratings and ultimately benefit our investors and other stakeholders."
    Benjamin A. Aronovitch
    Vice President, Former Deputy General Counsel, Taylor Morrison
    “After a 12-year relationship with Chad as a former member of our industry oversight committee, we are excited to now work with Third Economy to assess investors' evolving needs for proxy voting services.”
    Bob Schifellite
    President, Broadridge Investor Communications Solutions
    “A critical step toward more insightful investment decisions is the development and deployment of tools that help people set priorities and evaluate the risks and benefits, and the pros and cons, of different courses of action. Third Economy's approach to decision support for sustainable investing is both timely and sorely needed.”
    Dr. Joe Árvai
    University of Southern California
    “We are thrilled to welcome Third Economy and Chad to AIM. His qualities dovetail with our investment philosophy, and his early involvement in the green bond market and commitment to strong environmental and social corporate governance mirrors AIM’s mission and commitment to impact investing.”
    Stuart Kinnersley
    Managing Partner, AIM
    "We didn’t know where to start in creating our inaugural sustainability report – it seemed like such a heavy lift. Third Economy helped us lay the groundwork for both our ESG program and sustainability report and determine what’s appropriate for our ESG reporting process."
    Vice President, Investor Relations
    Premier, Inc.
    “As a team, Third Economy came to every meeting with targeted, business-focused solutions that were ready to be implemented as soon as our team said go."
    Head of Corporate Affairs
    Global Life Sciences company
    “Having a concise and comprehensive ESG story was critical to the IPO readiness process for GlobalLogic. It was a topic of conversation in the TTW (testing the waters), analyst day and road show materials. GlobalLogic's ESG story, developed with guidance from 3ECON, was a factor in driving a higher IPO valuation, which was the basis for the [acquisition partner's] bid.”
    Former Chief Financial Officer
    GlobalLogic