ASPIRE sustainability

What ASPIRE sustainability does

ASPIRE sustainability is a boutique sustainability consulting firm founded in 2017/2018 by Angela Fisher and Bill Flanagan, headquartered in Breckenridge, Colorado, with a second node in Albany, New York. The firm specializes in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and adjacent sustainability services, operating with 1-10 employees and a bootstrapped capital structure with no external funding.

The company's core offering is delivered across two practice areas. Product Sustainability services include LCA studies, carbon and water footprinting, eco-design, critical review, and green marketing support, executed using SimaPro LCA software and grounded in the founders' ACLCA-certified LCA Professional credentials. Organizational Success services extend into sustainability strategy, CSR advisory, supply chain sustainability, and circular economy consulting. The firm has accumulated LCA studies across 50+ product and technology categories, drawing on prior leadership of the GE Ecoassessment Center of Excellence.

ASPIRE sustainability serves enterprise clients in heavily regulated, sustainability-exposed sectors, with named engagements spanning GE Healthcare, GE Aviation, GE Lighting, GE Power, Apple, HP, AECOM, Legrand, Eastman, and Bombardier. The firm has achieved third-party-verified Carbon Neutral (2018) and Climate Positive (2020) status, partners with ACLCA, 1% for the Planet, and One Tree Planted, and has received multiple ACLCA awards, including the 2024 Michael Levy Rising Star Award. The business model is founder-led engagement-based consulting with no disclosed subscription or software product component.

Name

ASPIRE sustainability

Legal name

Aspire Sustainability LLC

Website

https://aspiresustainability.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ASPIRE sustainability is a boutique, founder-led sustainability consulting firm that delivers Life Cycle Assessments, carbon and water footprinting, eco-design, and CSR strategy to enterprise clients, with a documented track record across Apple, HP, GE subsidiaries, AECOM, and other Fortune 500 accounts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainability Consulting Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700), Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainability, ESG & Climate Risk Advisory (BPAHAJAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Product Sustainability & LCA/EPD (Eco-design, PCF) (EUAHAJAF), Sustainability & ESG Consulting (BPAHACAK), Circularity Consulting & Program Management (EPR, Design-for-Circularity, LCA) (EUAIANAH)

Keywords

• Life cycle assessment
• Sustainability consulting
• Carbon footprinting
• Eco-design consulting
• Circular economy advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Breckenridge

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Sustainability Consulting Services: Expert sustainability consulting services provided at flexible engagement levels - from focused projects to ongoing sustainability guidance and program development. Revenue is generated through consulting engagements, with clients engaging the firm on a part-time or on-call basis as their sustainability experts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Aspire Sustainability is a boutique consulting firm offering expert Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), carbon footprinting, eco-design, circular economy, and broader sustainability strategy services to enterprise clients. The firm delivers these services through flexible engagement models ranging from focused projects to ongoing part-time or on-call sustainability advisory, allowing clients to access senior LCA expertise without maintaining a full-time internal team.

Product overview

Aspire Sustainability is a sustainability consulting firm offering expert advisory services rather than a software product. The company provides two primary service lines: Product Sustainability (including Life Cycle Assessment, Carbon/Water Footprinting, Eco-Design, Critical Review & Verification, and Green Marketing) and Organizational Success (including Sustainability Strategies, Corporate Goals & Metrics, Supply Chain Sustainability, Life Cycle Management, Life Cycle Costing, and Circular Economy consulting). These services are delivered through expert consultants via flexible engagement levels ranging from focused projects to ongoing program development partnerships.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) & Environmental Product Declarations
• Carbon, Energy & Water Footprinting
• Product Innovation: Eco-Design / Design for Environment (DfE)
• Critical Review & Verification
• Green Marketing & Eco-Labels
• Communication Strategies
• Materials Sustainability
• Packaging Optimization
• Sustainability Strategies & Solutions
• Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
• Corporate Goals and Metrics
• Supply Chain Sustainability
• Energy, Water and Waste Reduction Strategies
• Life Cycle Management (LCM)
• Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
• Net Zero Strategy
• Zero Waste Consulting
• Circular Economy Consulting

Quantifiable outcome

• Offset 100% of operating energy since 2018, achieved Climate Positive status since 2020
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• One Tree PlantedcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Reforestation partnership since 2018. Aspire pledged to plant a tree for every new social media follower and for every conference registrant at ACLCA's annual conference. Supports global reforestation efforts.
• 1% for the PlanetcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBusiness member since founding. Committed to donating 1% of annual revenue to environmental organizations. Purpose-driven membership supporting diverse environmental causes.
• High Country Conservation Center (HC3)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal environmental nonprofit in Breckenridge area focusing on climate action, water conservation, K-12 education, waste reduction, energy efficiency, and sustainable food production.
• Rocky Mountain InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization dedicated to research, publication, consulting, and lecturing in sustainability with focus on profitable innovations for energy and resource efficiency.
• National Forest FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReforestation partner supporting forest restoration after wildfires, invasive weed removal, and wildlife habitat enhancement.
• Adirondack CouncilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConservation organization using science, law, and political understanding to advocate for wilderness, air and water quality, and working farms and forests.
• Keystone Science SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational organization inspiring curiosity and critical thinking through science for youth and adults in the local community.
• The Bee & Butterfly Habitat FundminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization providing pollinator habitat programs supporting honey bees and other pollinators through precision habitat mix and free/discounted seed mixes.
• Carbonfund.orgcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCarbon offset partner for climate change education and carbon offsets and reductions supporting transition to clean energy future.
• Parks & Trails New YorkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization protecting, improving, and advocating for New York's parks and trails.
• Project DrawdownminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerClimate solutions organization working to help the world reach 'Drawdown' - the point when greenhouse gases stop climbing and start declining.
• American Center for Life Cycle Assessment (ACLCA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganizational membership. Both founders are ACLCA-certified LCA Professionals. Bill Flanagan served as Chair of ACLCA Board of Directors in 2014. Active participation in annual ACLCA conferences and commitment to ISO 14040 series standards.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• SCS Global Services: Independent third-party verifier of LCAs, EPDs, carbon footprints, and environmental claims; directly comparable because Aspire offers overlapping critical-review and verification services for the same asset classes.
• Carbon Trust: Mission-driven advisory firm delivering carbon footprinting, LCA, and corporate sustainability strategy to multinationals — comparable boutique-to-mid advisory posture with overlapping service lines.
• South Pole Group: Climate and sustainability consultancy offering carbon footprinting, LCA, science-based targets, and corporate climate strategy — comparable boutique-to-mid advisory focus on product and corporate sustainability.
• Anthesis Group: Global sustainability consultancy providing LCA, EPD, circular economy, and corporate sustainability strategy — closely comparable offering, though larger and broader in geographic and service coverage than Aspire.
• Quantis: Boutique-to-mid-sized sustainability consultancy specializing in life cycle assessment, carbon footprinting, and science-based targets for multinational corporates — directly comparable in service mix, customer profile, and LCA-led delivery model.

Broad incumbents

• Ramboll: Global engineering, design, and sustainability consultancy with significant LCA and product sustainability capability — broader incumbent that overlaps Aspire's LCA and eco-design services.
• Sphera: Large, established EHS and product sustainability software-and-services provider (including LCA tools and managed services) — broader incumbent that competes with Aspire for the same enterprise LCA and product-stewardship mandates.
• WSP: Global professional services firm with a sizable environment and sustainability practice including LCA, EPD, and climate advisory — broader incumbent competing for similar enterprise mandates.
• Trinity Consultants: EHS and sustainability consulting firm with growing product-sustainability and LCA capabilities; broader incumbent that intersects with Aspire in product stewardship and corporate sustainability work.
• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): Global sustainability and EHS consultancy with deep LCA, climate, and product sustainability practices — broader incumbent competing for the same large-enterprise sustainability mandates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/aspiresust
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aspire-sustainability
• Instagraminstagram.com/aspiresustainability

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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