Blue Green Alliance

What Blue Green Alliance does

BlueGreen Alliance (BGA) is a U.S. national nonprofit coalition founded in 2006 by the United Steelworkers and the Sierra Club that unites 15 major labor unions and environmental organizations around a shared policy agenda. Its stated mission is to advance good-paying union jobs alongside climate and environmental protection, addressing what it characterizes as the false choice between economic and environmental goals. The organization operates through federal and state-level advocacy, grassroots mobilization via nine state chapters (California, Colorado, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Oregon, Washington, Wisconsin), and the production of policy platforms, white papers, and interactive data tools.

BGA's "products" are policy and research outputs rather than commercial goods: the USMCA Trade Platform, the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Resource Center, the National Energy Transition Policy Framework, the BlueGreen Alliance Manufacturing Agenda, the Solidarity for Climate Action initiative, and more recent interactive tools such as the DOE Cuts Tracking Dashboard and the U.S. Transit and Rail Manufacturing Supply Chain Map. Distribution is through the coalition's website (bluegreenalliance.org), email newsletters, social channels, press releases, voter surveys, and direct engagement with members of Congress. The underlying "technology" is a policy advocacy and coalition coordination platform — functionally a network rather than a software product — with no disclosed AI/ML components.

BGA is governed by a board drawn from its member organizations and led by Executive Director Jason Walsh. Its revenue model is nonprofit: donations from individuals and contributions from member labor unions and environmental organizations, supplemented by grants. The organization does not sell commercial products or services. Headcount is reported in the 11–50 range, and the affiliated BlueGreen Alliance Foundation supports foundation-style programs. Recent strategic activity has shifted toward documenting and contesting federal rollbacks of clean energy policy, while continuing state-level legislative work that BGA reports has produced over 100 wins since 2015.

Name

Blue Green Alliance

Legal name

BlueGreen Alliance

Website

https://bluegreenalliance.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

BlueGreen Alliance is a U.S. nonprofit coalition of 15 major labor unions and environmental organizations, founded in 2006, that conducts federal and state policy advocacy, research, and grassroots mobilization to advance good union jobs alongside climate and environmental protections.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Policy Advocacy Coalition Services

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental Justice & Community Environmental Health (BPAGAGAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Fair Trade & Ethical Supply Chains (Certification, Traceability, Producer Support) (BPAGALAL)

Keywords

• Labor environmental coalition
• Policy advocacy services
• Clean energy jobs policy
• Just transition framework
• Manufacturing policy research

Headquarters

HQ city

Minneapolis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Member Organization Support: As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit coalition, BlueGreen Alliance generates revenue through donations from individuals and contributions from its member organizations, including major labor unions and environmental groups. The organization does not sell products or services but operates on membership-based support and grants.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

BlueGreen Alliance is a nonprofit coalition that unifies 15 major U.S. labor unions and environmental organizations to advocate for federal and state policies that simultaneously create good-paying union jobs and protect the environment. Its core offerings are policy platforms (e.g., USMCA Trade Platform), interactive data tools tracking clean energy and manufacturing investment (DOE Cuts Tracking Dashboard, U.S. Transit and Rail Manufacturing Supply Chain Map), and resource centers (Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Resource Center) delivered to policymakers, member organizations, and the public.

Product overview

BlueGreen Alliance operates as a policy advocacy coalition rather than a traditional software product company. Its offerings consist primarily of policy platforms, interactive data tools, and resource publications. Key products include: the USMCA Trade Platform for trade policy advocacy; the DOE Cuts Tracking Dashboard for monitoring federal clean energy funding cancellations; the U.S. Transit and Rail Manufacturing Supply Chain Map for visualizing domestic manufacturing; the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Resource Center for policy guidance; and the Solidarity for Climate Action initiative for worker-centered energy transition. The organization also produces white papers, reports, fact sheets, and policy frameworks including the Manufacturing Roadmap and National Energy Transition Policy Framework to advance its mission of uniting labor and environmental organizations around climate and job creation policies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• DOE Cuts Tracking Dashboard Interactive data tool that tracks canceled Department of Energy contracts for domestic manufacturing, innovation, and decarbonization projects, along with repealed clean energy funding through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. It visualizes the geographic distribution of canceled projects, lost federal funding, associated private investment, and potential job losses. It is designed for policymakers, journalists, member organizations, and the public.
• U.S. Transit and Rail Manufacturing Supply Chain Map Interactive map providing information on U.S. manufacturing facilities involved in the transit and rail supply chain. Released in the context of congressional debate over a Surface Transportation Reauthorization bill and intended for policymakers and advocates.
• USMCA Trade Platform Formal policy platform proposing improvements to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), calling for stronger labor enforcement, environmental protections, and measures to prevent corporations from offshoring jobs to exploit lower wages in Mexico. Targeted at U.S. trade policymakers and members of Congress.
• Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Resource Center Resource center providing information on the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, including guides on direct pay mechanisms for tax-exempt entities, prevailing wage requirements, and apprenticeship programs. Aimed at policymakers, member organizations, and stakeholders implementing the laws.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 100 wins in states since 2015 including strong climate and labor legislation, policy, and regulatory successes
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• United Steelworkers (USW)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-founding member organization of BlueGreen Alliance. USW International President Roxanne Brown serves as BGA Co-Chair. USW provides labor perspective and worker advocacy to the coalition's environmental and policy work.
• Sierra ClubcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-founding member organization of BlueGreen Alliance. Sierra Club Executive Director Loren Blackford serves as BGA leader. Sierra Club provides environmental expertise and advocacy to the coalition.
• NRDC Action FundmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember organization of BlueGreen Alliance. Manish Bapna, President and CEO of NRDC Action Fund, serves on BGA Board of Directors.
• Service Employees International Union (SEIU)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember organization of BlueGreen Alliance. Rocio Saenz, Secretary-Treasurer of SEIU, serves on BGA Board of Directors.
• National Wildlife Federation (NWF)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember organization of BlueGreen Alliance. Collin O'Mara, President and CEO of National Wildlife Federation, serves as BGA Co-Chair.
• Union of Concerned ScientistsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember organization of BlueGreen Alliance. Gretchen Goldman, President of Union of Concerned Scientists, serves on BGA Board of Directors.
• American Federation of Teachers (AFT)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember organization of BlueGreen Alliance. Randi Weingarten, President of AFT, serves on BGA Board of Directors.
• United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters (UA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember organization of BlueGreen Alliance. Mark McManus, General President of UA, serves on BGA Board of Directors.
• Environmental Defense Action FundmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember organization of BlueGreen Alliance. Joe Bonfiglio, Executive Director of EDF U.S. Region, serves on BGA Board of Directors.
• International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers (BAC)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember organization of BlueGreen Alliance. Tim Driscoll, President of BAC, serves on BGA Board of Directors.
• League of Conservation VotersmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember organization of BlueGreen Alliance. Pete Maysmith, President of LCV, serves on BGA Board of Directors.
• International Union of Painters and Allied TradesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember organization of BlueGreen Alliance. James Williams Jr., General President of IUPAT, serves on BGA Board of Directors.
• United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember organization of BlueGreen Alliance. Shawn Fain, President of UAW, serves on BGA Board of Directors.
• Communications Workers of America (CWA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember organization of BlueGreen Alliance. Carl Kennebrew, President of IUE-CWA, serves on BGA Board of Directors.
• CeresmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember organization of BlueGreen Alliance. Mindy Lubber, CEO and President of Ceres, serves on BGA Board of Directors.
• AtlasmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAtlas partnered with BlueGreen Alliance to publish analysis on the state of U.S. electric vehicle manufacturing, revealing $208.8 billion in private investments and 240,000 estimated permanent jobs through September 2024.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Working Families Party: Multi-racial, cross-class political organization that builds coalitions across labor, community, and progressive movements. Comparable through its coalition-building and advocacy model, though more focused on electoral politics than BGA's policy and legislative work.

Broad incumbents

• Environmental Defense Fund: Member organization of BlueGreen Alliance and a major environmental advocacy and science organization. Peer through shared climate, clean energy, and economic policy work, but EDF is a single-issue environmental incumbent with substantially larger resources.
• AFL-CIO: Largest U.S. labor federation whose affiliated unions include several BlueGreen Alliance members. Peer through shared labor advocacy on clean energy, trade, and manufacturing policy, but operates as a broad labor federation rather than an environmental-labor coalition.
• NRDC Action Fund: Member organization of BlueGreen Alliance and a leading U.S. environmental advocacy group. Peer through overlapping climate, energy, and equity advocacy, but operates as a pure environmental organization at much larger scale.
• League of Conservation Voters: Member organization of BlueGreen Alliance that focuses on environmental political action and electoral advocacy. Peer through policy and political advocacy overlap, with LCV operating as a more political/electoral-focused incumbent.
• National Wildlife Federation: Member organization of BlueGreen Alliance and one of the largest U.S. conservation organizations. Peer through overlapping climate and conservation advocacy, but NWF operates as a broad conservation incumbent.
• United Steelworkers: Co-founding member of BlueGreen Alliance and a major industrial union with strong overlap on manufacturing, trade, and clean technology policy. A peer through shared advocacy but a single labor union rather than a coalition.
• Sierra Club: Co-founding member of BlueGreen Alliance and one of the largest U.S. environmental organizations. Sierra Club is a peer through overlapping climate, clean energy, and just transition advocacy, but operates as a broad environmental incumbent rather than a labor-environmental coalition.

Direct peers

• Partnership for Working Families: Network of local organizations working at the intersection of labor, equity, and climate advocacy. Direct peer through shared labor-environmental coalition model, though smaller and more locally focused than BlueGreen Alliance.
• Climate Jobs National Resource Center: Labor-led coalition that organizes union representation in climate and clean energy policy advocacy. Closest direct peer to BlueGreen Alliance - similar coalition model at the labor-climate intersection, though focused more narrowly on union-led climate job creation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/bgalliance
• YouTubeyoutube.com/bluegreenalliance
• Facebookfacebook.com/bluegreenalliance
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bluegreen-alliance

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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