North Star Transition's partners — North Star Transition

UCL Climate Action Unit

University College London’s Climate Action Unit, chaired by Prof. Chris Rapley and led by Dr Kris de Meyer, aims to bring about systemic change in how scientists, policymakers, business, the public, media and civil society engage with each other about climate change in order to accelerate the uptake of climate action and the transition to net zero. We are pleased to announce that the Climate Action Unit has chosen to partner with North Star Transition. Here’s how they describe their work:

“We are pleased to act as a resource supporting the work of North Star Transition. We provide specialised facilitation support for individuals and groups who are navigating the complexity of cross-sector collaboration. Our unit brings together experts in climate science, climate change, engagement, communications, neuroscience and psychology. We design practical interventions to support groups with different types of knowledge and expertise to 'co-produce' new solutions to climate-related challenges.

Our work focuses on two areas:

support organisations and communities to deliver concrete climate-positive action suitable to their context
improve the way climate risk information drives decision making in policy and business

We work for and with government departments (e.g. BEIS, DEFRA); local councils (through the Local Government Association); international policy think tanks (Chatham House); universities; local communities and civil society organisations.”

Mott MacDonald

Mott MacDonald and North Star Transition have announced a partnership aiming to develop collaborative initiatives that address social inequality and the climate and biodiversity crises.

The partnership will create an integrated approach to enact and impact change at the systemic level, by bringing together North Star Transition’s experience in business, finance, and its unique Transition Lab capability with Mott MacDonald’s infrastructure, environmental and digital expertise. Both companies share the same vision and ambition for systems change and will use their joint knowledge and experience to bridge the gaps between businesses, communities, the environment, infrastructure assets and developments.

“We believe that to really affect change, solutions cannot be piecemeal. They must be applied system-wide and at scale,” said Brendan Bromwich, technical principal for systems thinking at Mott MacDonald.

Mott MacDonald and North Star Transition will develop responses to multi-faceted challenges and offer a way to tackle the complex problems faced today.

Apella Advisors

Apella Advisors and North Star Transition have formed a strategic partnership to support the business and investment communities work together on system change to create and develop a more regenerative world. The partnership’s initial collaboration centres on constructing new ways to finance landscape transformation.

Working together, and especially by using the power of communication - listening as much as broadcasting – the two firms are helping bridge the worlds of finance, business and the environment, to tackle climate, biodiversity and social crises. We will do this by encouraging previously disconnected stakeholders such as farmers, financiers, environmental activists, utilities and corporates to unite around and activate shared ambitions. In doing so, we are putting purpose into action.

Apella helps organisations grow and succeed by making changes for the better, using the power of purpose, reputation, and communications. We do this by working with clients to devise and deliver engagement strategies for a broad range of stakeholders and those that influence them, including the media, internal audiences, policymakers, and regulators.

Apella Partner Jenny Scott said: “Apella and North Star Transition have been working together for some time so I am absolutely delighted we’re now entering a formal partnership. Apella’s experience, expertise and use of data to advise across finance and business, combined with North Star Transition’s innovative thinking and deep networks in sustainability, enable us to bring together both worlds to catalyse change. Solving our climate, biodiversity and social crises will take collaboration across every sector; we’re thrilled we can play our part in making that happen.”