About Us
Nearly four decades ago, two forward-thinking groups of companies founded non-profit organizations committed to preserving biodiversity, advancing sustainable development, and reducing environmental impact. Today, as Tandem Global, our network has expanded to 100 corporations across 19 countries and 47 U.S. states, driving meaningful change on a global scale.
Tandem Global provides value to industry and communities by bringing thought leadership and driving tangible action through proven approaches to nature, water, and climate.
Tandem Global envisions a world where nature thrives, water is cherished, and the climate is resilient.
We are a bold, driven, inclusive, and true team, and we believe that every act of conservation matters.
Our Values
As an organization we focus our efforts on enabling conservation, not enforcing it. We encourage fresh ideas and we embrace new ways of doing things, always reacting quickly, yet thoroughly.
Our Values
At Tandem Global, we set ambitious goals. We strive to achieve them by developing simple, elegant solutions to complex challenges and by focusing on impact and measurement.
Our Values
We believe that the path to real and lasting impact for local communities and global society rests in our ability to work together. We bring proven strategies and willing partners from across the globe to enhance our natural world.
Our Values
Honesty is central to our processes and our outcomes. We embrace transparency even when it’s uncomfortable and we always say what we mean.
Our Values
At Tandem Global, we are committed to the idea of radical transparency. This means we are open and direct with information about our organization, procedures and outcomes. We believe this level of transparency is a requirement of any certifying body and hope that it drives conversation, innovation and ultimately, increased actions for a nature-positive world.
The private sector has a critical role to play in the biodiversity crisis in managing, restoring and protecting lands for nature. We encourage companies to tell their stories about their biodiversity work and achievements. Storytelling serves a variety of business goals and ultimately will increase long-term investments for corporate conservation efforts.
It is in the recognition aspect of our work where the risk of greenwashing accusations lies. Our statements will always reflect true and accurate information related to our work, including but not limited to membership, sponsorship data, and WHC Certification.
Here is how we advise that companies should and should not communicate about WHC Certification.
Announcement: Share that a conservation program at a specific site has received or renewed WHC Certification.
Celebration: Share that a company has X number of WHC-certified programs with some achieving silver and gold tiers of recognition.
Goal setting: A company’s suite of certified programs across a territory is an indication of their aspirations towards sustainability or better corporate citizenship.
Vision: Communicate a company’s vision or goal for biodiversity that seeks to deliver a nature-positive result is a good evolution in a company’s citizenship journey.
False Claims: Do not claim that a product developed at a corporate operation with a WHC-Certified program is somehow greener e.g., “Our widget was produced at a factory with WHC Certification.”
Omissions and Vagueness: Do not imply that an entire operation or company is “WHC Certified” when its certification applies to a specific site or program.
Outright Lies: Do not say that a company has achieved or renewed WHC Certification when it has not.
