“EcoShift went the extra mile for us, identifying the hidden energy savings that we were unable to find on our own and helping us make progress towards our sustainability goals.”

Dale Coke, Owner, Coke Farm

“EcoShift conducted clear and compelling economic analysis on the impacts of electricity rate design on conservation, energy efficiency, and solar PV.”

Andy Katz, Sierra Club

“EcoShift provided a comprehensive Climate Action Plan that exceeded our expectations. Their expertise and thorough analysis resulted in a highly effective plan that will help us meet our strategic goals.”

Santa Cruz Community Credit Union

“EcoShift brings experience and background that is not currently common in the field of sustainable business practices and we are delighted with what they did and continue to do for us.”

Ian Browde, CEO, Greening Point, Inc.

“Your ideas present a clear, direct methodology we can—and will—use to show our end user how to maximize their dollars and make the right choice for our environment at the same time. ”

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ PURCHASING DEPARTMENT
 

Clients

EcoShift consultants have worked with a range of organizations in the private, public and non-profit sectors. While based in California, we work with clients across the country and internationally.

Sunoco
Sunoco
Life cycle assessment of Sunoco’s ethanol refinery to create a new fuel pathway and carbon intensity value to meet requirements of the EPA Renewable Fuel Standard, the Ontario Low Carbon Fuel Standard, and the Northeast States Center for a Clean Air Future standards.


Palo Alto Medical Foundation, a Sutter Health Affiliate
Palo Alto Medical Foundation
In depth energy assessment and monitoring of hospital facilities, developing a set of cost-effective energy-saving solutions.


Minimal Production
Minimal Productions
Creating a new green certification programs for film, television, and commercial productions. EcoShift is writing the standards that define sustainability in this sector and creating the tools to measure progress.


Santa Cruz County Credit Union
Santa Cruz Community Credit Union
Energy use and greenhouse gas analysis to create a cost-saving Climate Action Plan.


One PacificCoast Bank
One PacificCoast Bank
Greenhouse gas inventory, energy efficiency recommendations, and Climate Action Plan.


California Public Utilities Commission
California Public Utilities Commission
Expert witness testimony for the CPUC on electricity rates, solar photovoltaics, and energy efficiency


Climate Action Reserve
Climate Action Reserve
Analysis to develop the Reserve’s offset protocols, including a technical paper on carbon leakage for the Cropland Management Project Protocol and quantification of soil carbon fluxes for the Forest Project Protocol.


Carbon Design
Carbon Design
Training to integrate life cycle analysis into design process for a product design firm


Aramark
ARAMARK
Strategy and business development, product and service innovation, operations and supply chain greening, establishing sustainability metrics.


Clif Bar
Clif Bar
Operations greening, strategy and development for sustainability


Ecology Action
Ecology Action
Leading the Monterey Bay Regional Climate Action Compact, including development of a local carbon fund, a regional data tracking initiative, and jumpstarting a regional energy plan.


Coke Farm
Coke Farm
Assessment of energy efficiency and renewable energy options for agricultural cooling facilities


Monterey Credit Union
Monterey Credit Union
Assessment of energy efficiency and behavior change improvements


Client Confidential
Life Cycle Assessment and Environmental Impacts of solar photovoltaic industry


Roots of Change
Roots of Change
Cross-organizational strategic plans, standards and tools to move the California food system towards sustainability. Supported the ongoing implementation and tracking of plans with business, NGO’s, and government agencies, and worked with food industry to define sustainability for various sectors of the food system.

 

Finite Carbon
Finite Carbon
Development of a soil carbon tracking model for forest carbon offset developer


Octus Energy
Octus Energy
Creation of an energy savings and financial calculator for energy efficiency retrofits


Eco Trust
Ecotrust
Development of metrics, blueprint, and initial strategy for a sustainable food system for California by 2030


Ag Innovations
Ag Innovations
Strategy, organizational development, strategic planning. Stake-holder development and cultivation.


Green Media Group
The Green Media Group
Strategy, business development, market research, and product launch


Live Earth Farm
Live Earth Farm
Greenhouse gas inventory and climate planning for a Central Coast farm, including Scope 3 Emissions


Farmhouse Culture
Farmhouse Culture
Greenhouse gas inventory of a food company, including food miles analysis


Greening Point
Greening Point, Inc.
GreeningShift Quick Start TM – A rapid carbon accounting tool for medium and large enterprises


Unimodal
UniModal – SkyTran – Personal Rapid Transit
Life Cycle Assessment of an emerging technology to increase efficiency in public transportation


Mineta Transportation Institute
San Jose Mineta Transportation Institute
Assessment of Carbon Footprint of car-sharing programs in Europe and North America


UCSC
Chancellor’s Council on Climate Change – University of California Santa Cruz
Climate Action Planning; GHG Inventory Planning for cogeneration, solar, and biomass power generation; mobile source carbon accounting methods; green procurement education


Ocean Conservancy
Ocean Conservancy
Analysis of research on Genetically Modified Organisms


Interdisciplinary Group on Appropriate Rural Technology, Michoacan, Mexico
Project development, GIS and remote sensing for community involvement in resources management


Roots