Jenny Oorbeck is Co-founder and Managing Partner of Fresh Coast Climate Solutions, a sustainability consulting firm focused on helping a broad range of clients implement transformative climate solutions with the bold ambition to reverse climate change. Prior to this, Jenny successfully launched and established sustainability business lines for global businesses including NSF International and SCS Consulting Services, a new entity within SCS Global Services.
Jenny’s 20+ year environmental career has encompassed creating cutting-edge sustainability programs for a wide range of clients including startups to fortune 500 companies, governmental agencies, and non-profit organizations. Examples include, but are not limited to, drafting one of the country’s first municipal greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) emissions inventories and action plans, rolling out pilot commercial waste reduction programs, developing revolving energy funds for economically depressed cities, launching innovative sustainable textile and regenerative agriculture pilot programs with private sector clients, and evaluating the viability of new-to-market carbon credit project and programs.
Jenny holds a bachelor's degree in sociology from Mills College and a master's degree in environmental policy from the University of Michigan School of Natural Resources and Environment.