What Climate Positive Consulting does

Climate Positive Consulting is a privately held, founder-owned decarbonization consultancy headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area. Founded by David Jaber in or around 2009, the firm operates with a small team of approximately eight professionals including four climate/sustainability consultants, a website designer, a marketing and administrative manager, and outsourced accounting. Its core offering is a five-service suite covering carbon footprint analysis (Scope 1, 2, and 3), climate strategy development, GHG reduction planning, strategic advisory, and nature-based solutions including biochar and regenerative agriculture. The firm differentiates primarily through the founder's SBTi Certified Expert credential (one of 11 in the USA), his published book 'Climate Positive Business' (Routledge, 2022), the firm's Certified B Corporation status, and its Project Drawdown Fellow designation for the founder.

Name

Climate Positive Consulting

Legal name

Climate Positive Consulting

Website

https://climatepositiveconsulting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Climate Positive Consulting is a San Francisco Bay Area decarbonization consultancy that measures carbon footprints, sets science-based targets, and builds GHG reduction strategies for brands ranging from startups to Fortune 1000 enterprises across food, tech, healthcare, and hospitality.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: Project-based consulting engagements for carbon footprint analysis, climate strategy development, and GHG reduction planning. Services are tailored to client needs with engagements typically spanning multiple months.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Climate Positive Consulting is a professional services firm that helps businesses measure carbon footprints across Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions, craft climate strategies aligned with science-based targets and net zero goals, and implement greenhouse gas reduction action plans. It also advises on nature-based carbon removal solutions and offers life cycle assessments, CDP reporting support, and supply chain decarbonization services.

Product overview

Climate Positive Consulting offers a suite of decarbonization consulting services centered around five core offerings: Analyze Carbon Footprint, Craft Climate Strategy, Reduce GHG Emissions, Get Strategic Advice, and Nature-Based Solutions. The company also provides professional education through university partnerships (UC Berkeley Extension and University of Wisconsin-Madison) and Terra.do for corporate carbon accounting training. Additionally, founder David Jaber has authored the book 'Climate Positive Business' as a guided tour for CEOs and upper management on setting meaningful greenhouse gas reductions. The portfolio forms an integrated approach to helping companies measure, strategize, and implement carbon reduction initiatives aligned with science-based targets and net zero goals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Analyze Carbon Footprint Measures carbon footprint and provides insight into greenhouse gas (GHG) impacts and contributors across Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions for businesses.
• Craft Climate Strategy Charts a course for businesses to set bold climate goals and join the movement of companies setting science-based targets and net zero commitments.
• Reduce GHG Emissions Drives greenhouse gas reductions and identifies the most promising reduction opportunities for clients through action plans aligned with science-based targets.
• Get Strategic Advice Helps clients evaluate where and how to get involved in climate action for the greatest impact, providing expert advisory on climate strategy decisions.
• Nature-Based Solutions Provides consulting on nature-based solutions for carbon removal and environmental benefits, including biochar and regenerative agriculture.
• Carbon Management and Business Strategy Course A 10-week Monday evening course taught by David Jaber at UC Berkeley Extension, covering how companies integrate climate considerations into operations and organizational goals.
• Carbon Strategy, Management, and Reduction Course A 10-week course at the University of Wisconsin-Madison taught by David Jaber, building practical hands-on corporate GHG accounting and management skills.
• Carbon Accounting and Reduction Course A four-week online course through Terra.do taught by David Jaber, featuring hands-on GHG accounting exercises and corporate climate action plan writing.
• Climate Positive Business Book Book by David Jaber titled 'Climate Positive Business: How You and Your Company Hit Bold Climate Goals and Go Net Zero' published by Routledge, covering business climate strategy, GHG reduction, carbon offsets, and carbon removal.

Quantifiable outcome

• 54,000+ MTCO2E eliminated or removed across client portfolio
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Thrive MarketcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 April 2026Climate Positive Consulting partnered with Thrive Market, Planet FWD, and PCX Markets to launch a Climate Action Working Group initiative helping over 1,000 consumer brands measure and reduce carbon emissions and plastic waste. The partnership supports Thrive's goal to become the world's first climate-positive grocery store by 2030.
• Planet FWDcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 April 2026Sustainability platform partner in the Climate Action Working Group initiative with Thrive Market, providing measurement tools and data templates for emissions tracking.
• PCX MarketscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 April 2026Plastic pollution specialist partner in the Climate Action Working Group initiative, contributing expertise in plastic waste measurement and reduction.
• Terra.dominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerClimate career education startup partner for delivering Carbon Accounting and Reduction courses. Terra.do is an education platform emphasizing hands-on skills and professional network building for climate careers.
• W2R SolutionsminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartnered with Leila Nattagh of W2R Solutions for co-delivery of UW-Madison Carbon Strategy, Management & Reduction course topics.
• University of California-Berkeley ExtensionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDavid Jaber serves as instructor for Carbon Management and Business Strategy 10-week evening course offered live online through UC Berkeley Extension.
• University of Wisconsin-MadisonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDavid Jaber teaches Carbon Strategy, Management & Reduction course (10 weeks, Tuesday/Thursday mornings) through UW-Madison Interdisciplinary Professional Programs.
• Climate CollaborativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClimate Positive serves as resource, supporter, and member of Climate Collaborative, an organization activating rigorous climate action across the grocery industry serving hundreds of companies including food brands, distributors, retailers, and grower associations.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Peers

• Greenly:

Direct peers

• South Pole: Global climate solutions provider and advisory firm offering carbon strategy, SBTi target setting, and decarbonization consulting. Closely comparable as a science-based climate advisory serving enterprise clients across multiple verticals.
• Carbon Trust: International climate and sustainability consultancy providing carbon footprinting, target setting, and strategy advisory. Comparable service mix (footprinting, SBTi-style advisory, LCA) and overlap in serving mid-market and enterprise decarbonization clients.
• EcoAct: Climate strategy and carbon accounting consultancy offering GHG inventories, SBTi target validation, and net-zero pathway advisory. Directly comparable services and target customer base of mid-to-large corporates pursuing decarbonization.
• Carbone 4: Independent climate strategy consultancy providing carbon footprinting, SBTi advisory, and net-zero pathway design. Comparable boutique advisory model focused on science-based decarbonization strategy for corporates.

Emerging players

• Watershed: Enterprise carbon accounting and climate platform with embedded advisory services. Comparable offering on Scope 1-3 measurement and SBTi workflows, but delivered via software platform that threatens traditional advisory hours.
• Persefoni: Climate management and accounting platform for enterprises, offering automated Scope 1-3 footprinting. Partial overlap in carbon accounting services but delivered through SaaS rather than bespoke consulting.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ClimatePos
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/climatepositive

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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