What Kim Lundgren Associates does

Kim Lundgren Associates (KLA) is a privately held, women-led benefit corporation founded in 2015 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm provides climate action, sustainability, and resilience planning services to local governments (cities, towns, and counties) across the United States, with a documented client base spanning at least 14 states. Its core offerings are organized around three pillars: (1) professional consulting services including Climate Action Plans, GHG Inventories, Vulnerability Assessments, communications support, and capacity building; (2) the proprietary Community Dashboard platform, deployed as the public-facing climate action plan home for municipalities such as Encinitas, Danvers, San Antonio, Nashua, and Clark County; and (3) the ActionReady program, a tiered, behavior-informed implementation framework that integrates the firm's signature Climate Ambassador model, in which trained and paid community members conduct peer-to-peer engagement (unit-priced at approximately $5,000 per Ambassador).

The firm's revenue model is a hybrid of professional services (project-based consulting), subscription/recurring revenue (Community Dashboard and ActionReady tiers), and packaged service offerings (Climate Ambassador Program). Go-to-market is sales-led, relying on direct outreach to municipal decision-makers, conference presence (APWA PWX, NEAPWA), thought leadership content (blog, podcast, webinars, guidebooks), and free discovery calls. The firm holds a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) certification that enables access to federally-funded municipal procurement, and has been recognized on the Inc. 5000 list as one of America's fastest-growing private companies. KLA is bootstrapped and founder-owned, with a team size of 1-10 employees disclosed in firmographic data and no external funding or parent company identified.

Name

Kim Lundgren Associates

Legal name

Kim Lundgren Associates

Website

https://kimlundgrenassociates.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Kim Lundgren Associates is a women-led, Boston-based consulting firm that helps U.S. local governments plan, implement, and track climate action and sustainability initiatives through professional services, the proprietary Community Dashboard platform, and the ActionReady implementation program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Climate and Sustainability Consulting

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Climate Adaptation & Resilience Programs (BPADALAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Environmental, Climate & Sustainability Standards & Reporting Cooperation (BPADANAI), Dashboarding & KPI/Performance Management (HDAEAMAF)

Keywords

• Climate action planning
• Sustainability consulting
• GHG inventory services
• Community engagement programs
• Municipal climate solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Woburn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Climate Action Planning Services: Professional consulting services for developing climate action plans, sustainability plans, and resilience plans for local governments. Includes stakeholder engagement, data analysis, plan development, and implementation support.
2. Community Dashboard Platform: Development and maintenance of online sustainability dashboards for tracking progress on climate goals and community engagement.
3. Climate Ambassador Program Implementation: Training and support services for implementing Climate Ambassador programs, including recruitment, training, and coordination support. Programs run approximately $5,000 per Ambassador over a few months.
4. ActionReady Program: Tiered implementation program with three levels (tier 1, 2, 3) providing progressive support for communities transitioning from planning to action.
5. Capacity Building and Training: Training and support services to empower local government teams, including communications training, presentation skills, and community engagement best practices.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Kim Lundgren Associates (KLA) provides climate action, sustainability, and resilience planning consulting services for local governments, including GHG inventories, stakeholder engagement, plan development, and implementation support. The firm sells its proprietary Community Dashboard platform for tracking sustainability goals and offers the ActionReady behavior-informed implementation program and the Climate Ambassador Program as paid community engagement services.

Product overview

Kim Lundgren Associates (KLA) is a consulting firm specializing in climate action and sustainability planning for local governments. The core product portfolio centers on two main offerings: the Community Dashboard platform, which tracks and visualizes sustainability goals and climate action progress, and the ActionReady program, a behavior-informed outreach model that helps communities implement plans and achieve measurable emissions reductions. These are complemented by a suite of service offerings including Planning Services, GHG Inventories, Communications Services, Community Engagement, and Capacity Building. KLA also provides educational resources through programs like the Communications Boot Camp, Climate Solutions Webinar Series, Storytelling Guidebook, and Bright Ideas spotlight series. The Climate Ambassador Program serves as a key engagement tool within the ActionReady framework, training community members to drive local climate action.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ActionReady: A program designed to help communities move from climate planning to measurable results and emissions reductions, featuring tiered service offerings for local governments.
• Community Dashboard
• Communications Boot Camp
• SAS Talk with Kim

Products and services

• Community Dashboard A web-based platform that showcases and tracks progress on sustainability goals, climate action plans, and resilience initiatives for local governments. The dashboard visualizes community emissions data, tracks progress against climate goals, and engages residents.
• ActionReady Program A behavior-informed outreach and implementation program with three progressive tiers designed to help communities transition from climate planning to measurable emissions reductions. Includes targeted engagement strategies and Climate Ambassador integration.
• Climate Ambassador Program A community engagement service that trains and pays local residents to engage their neighbors and networks on climate action. Ambassadors are recruited from trusted, community-based organizations and trained on climate science, communications, and engagement best practices.
• Planning Services Climate action, sustainability, and resilience planning consulting services for local governments, including plan development, stakeholder engagement, data analysis, and implementation guidance.
• GHG Inventories Expert consulting support on greenhouse gas emissions data collection, analysis, forecasting, and goal setting for municipal and community-wide emissions inventories.
• Communications Services Communications support including brand development, messaging strategy, social media content, email campaigns, video production, and presentation design to raise awareness and inspire climate action.
• Community Engagement Services Inclusive, equitable, and empowering community engagement strategies that spark ongoing conversations and action, including street teams, focus groups, and event-based outreach.
• Capacity Building Training and support to resource and empower local government teams to move from planning to implementation, including workshops and ongoing advisory services.

Quantifiable outcome

• Clark County Ambassadors drove over 6,000 survey responses during planning phase
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• MassCEC (Massachusetts Clean Energy Center)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKLA partners with MassCEC's Clean Energy Internship program to connect with passionate, committed, and mission-driven students from across Massachusetts for their Summer Internship cohort.
• Sunlight FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKLA collaborated with the Sunlight Foundation on open data topics, featuring their Open Cities Storyteller on the SAS Talk with Kim podcast to discuss how open data policies are being implemented in cities.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• ICF International: ICF is a large global consulting firm with a substantial climate, energy, and environment practice serving local, state, and federal government clients. Comparable to KLA in core service area (climate/sustainability planning and implementation) but operates at much greater scale across broader geographies and capabilities.
• AECOM: AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting firm with a sustainability and climate resilience practice serving municipalities. Comparable as a provider of climate action, GHG inventory, and resilience planning services to local governments, though AECOM bundles these into much broader engineering and infrastructure engagements.
• WSP: WSP is a major engineering professional services firm with climate adaptation, sustainability, and resilience advisory offerings for municipalities. Overlaps with KLA in local-government climate planning and GHG inventory work but competes as a large multi-disciplinary incumbent.
• Ramboll: Ramboll is a global engineering and sustainability consultancy with a dedicated climate action and resilient cities practice serving local governments. Comparable to KLA in delivering climate strategy and implementation support but at significantly larger scale and broader geographic reach.

Direct peers

• Cadmus Group: Cadmus is a mid-sized consultancy with deep practices in sustainability, energy, and climate services for public-sector clients including local governments. Closely comparable to KLA in target customer (municipalities), service mix (GHG inventories, climate planning, stakeholder engagement), and project-based delivery model.
• Atlas Public Policy: Atlas Public Policy is a research and analytics firm specializing in clean energy and climate policy with tools and dashboards for tracking state and local climate progress. Comparable to KLA as a data-and-policy oriented firm serving government clients on climate action transparency and planning.

Emerging players

• ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability: ICLEI is a global network of local and regional governments committed to sustainable urban development, providing climate planning tools, GHG inventory protocols, and capacity-building resources. Overlaps with KLA as an enabler of municipal climate action plans and GHG accounting, but operates as a membership NGO rather than a fee-for-service consultancy.
• The Climate Registry: The Climate Registry operates GHG emissions reporting programs and tools for local governments, states, and businesses. Comparable to KLA in supporting municipal GHG inventory work and climate data transparency, though TCR focuses on standardized reporting versus KLA's broader planning and engagement services.

Others

• C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group: C40 is a network of global cities focused on climate action, providing frameworks, case studies, and peer learning for mayors and city staff. Adjacent to KLA's market (large-city sustainability offices) but functions as a peer-network/thought-leadership organization rather than a direct consulting competitor.

Regional players

• Bright Power: Bright Power is a sustainability and energy services firm providing building decarbonization, GHG accounting, and climate planning support, with strong overlap in the New York/local-government market where KLA also serves clients (Buffalo, Albany). Comparable in delivering climate and energy services to building owners and municipalities but with more focus on multifamily and real estate sectors.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kimlundgrenassociates
• Instagraminstagram.com/theklateam
• Xx.com/theKLAteam

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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