ICG develops dynamic corporate social responsibility (CSR), sustainability and ESG (environmental, social and governance) programs for the world’s leading corporations, financial institutions, consultancies, and asset management firms. We build purpose into brands and create powerful, visionary CSR, sustainability, ESG and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, policies, and reporting to maximize impact.
We create these initiatives from the ground up for clients—building integrated social impact and ESG programs, developing and launching sustainability strategies across operations, product development, and supply chains, securing funding to scale programs, creating corporate philanthropic pillars, and launching foundations. ICG creates and drives initiatives to protect our planet and spearheads partnerships among government, corporations and nonprofits to bring equity and opportunity to individuals, families and communities. We build advocacy campaigns, create movements, develop cause marketing programs, manage CSR/ESG reporting, and engage employees and customers.
We help clients launch and scale high-impact programs and partnerships, and create compelling, thoughtful content, website development, marketing/communications campaigns, and reporting. ICG builds game-changing initiatives and events, and raises visibility, advocacy, transparency, and impact for programs that promote equity, racial and social justice, and sustainability. We engage Board committees, senior leadership, employees, consumers, and partners to ensure successful implementation of programs that make a difference for humanity and our planet.
With experience in risk management and business growth, we develop corporate ESG strategies, policies, and programs. We partner with clients and their teams to build best-in-class ESG practices and corporate responsibility programs focused on sustainability, social impact, and community engagement and integrate them across the entire value chain. We develop strong governance programs and help clients embed ESG within the DNA of their organizations.
ICG ensures that clients’ ESG programs go beyond mitigating risk to create opportunities and drive long-term value. We build stakeholder engagement among employees, customers, and investors, resulting in strong recruitment, retention and engagement, enhanced customer experience and brand loyalty. We develop targeted strategic partnerships, bold marketing, communications, and thought leadership strategies to raise visibility and maximize ESG, CSR, and sustainability impact.
We work with financial institutions, asset managers, and investment advisors to build ESG best practices, including impact/ESG investing, ESG reporting, and investor stewardship. The current pandemic is igniting a collective demand for change. We believe that ESG investing has become table stakes, moving from tipping point—from a check-the-box component of investment portfolios—to turning point, as a critical component of portfolios for long-term growth and impact.
CEO Wendy Gerber leverages her expertise in innovation, ESG, and sustainability to assist clients, as well as numerous non-profits on which she serves as a Board member. She is a member of the Board of Directors of Conscious Capitalism (NY), an organization driving the movement to reimagine capitalism and build purpose-driven business models. She is also on the Advisory Board of Eco-Rise, which creates programs to educate America’s youth about sustainability and environmental impact. Fluent in French, Wendy is a member of the Sustainability and Innovation Committee of the French-American Chamber of Commerce.
Sustainability, Social Impact & ESG Case Studies: Kenneth Cole, Le Tigre, Ralph Lauren, Citigroup, Mentoring USA, HELP USA, Brady Campaign, Virgin Mobile, SEE International, Princeton University
TESTIMONIAL
“What has impressed me most about Wendy is the leadership, intelligence, passion, and commitment to excellence that she brings to every initiative she undertakes. In my experience in government, it is all too rare to find someone who is both a visionary and also knows how to mobilize the people and resources to execute those innovative ideas. Wendy is a visionary leader who inspires those around her and is able to successfully execute her ideas. I have utmost faith in her abilities.”
“Whenever I had a project that needed to be handled with intelligence, thoroughness and creativity, I would bring Wendy onto it. No matter how diverse the subject, she would dig into the field, learn all there was to know and do what it took to get the job done and done well. Because she was so bright and well-organized, I always knew the project was in good hands.”
“Smart, dynamic, creative, inquisitive, with a broad world view and breadth of branding and organizational knowledge and experience—these are some of the qualities that keep Wendy at the top of her game and make her a strategic, problem solving and transformational asset for corporations, organizations and others she takes on as clients and projects. Working across multiple platforms, she brings innovative strategic growth/marketing/communication insights and complete dedication to all that she undertakes.
Wendy is a visionary thought leader with the drive and ability to engage others in her vision and execute it with attention to every detail. Wendy recognized early on the growing importance and potential impact of ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance). She has focused on enabling clients to integrate evolving ESG imperatives into their strategic plans and take control of their ESG narratives in a proactive way.”
