Experts & Staff

Samantha Putt del Pino is Co-director, Business Engagement in Climate and Technology. As part of the Next Practice Collaborative, she works with companies to foster the transformative approaches needed to quickly close the gap between today’s best practice and the pace and scale of the climate challenge. Samantha is particularly interested in solutions at the intersection of innovative corporate strategy and low-carbon development. Samantha previously led WRI’s U.S. Climate Business Group, a cross-sector network of 36 Fortune 500 companies that developed strategies for companies to thrive in a carbon-constrained economy including building internal support for corporate climate change strategies, exploring emission reduction opportunities and technologies, and navigating the dynamic climate policy landscape. Samantha initiated a successful series of outreach materials called The Bottom Line on Climate Policy which demystify climate policy and terminology for business audiences. She has worked directly with dozens of companies on renewable energy procurement, greenhouse gas management strategies and adaptation approaches, and has published multiple works on those topics including, Adapting for a Green Economy: Companies, Communities, and Climate Change, Sharpening the Cutting Edge: Corporate Action for a Strong, Low-Carbon Economy, and Hot Climate, Cool Commerce: A Service Sector Guide to Greenhouse Gas Management, among other contributions.