Partners
Partners
Marquette University College of Business
The Marquette University S-Lab is a cross-disciplinary project that aims to research and disseminate knowledge, foster and develop managers around effective sustainability and stewardship practices increasingly demanded across industries globally. Our lab aligns with the university’s commitment to the Laudato Si’ papal encyclical and furthers our Catholic, Jesuit mission to care for our common home. Through instructional opportunities that span business, the STEM fields, the humanities and more, the Sustainability Lab provides students with the knowledge they need to Be the Difference.
The Water Council
The Water Council (TWC) is a global hub dedicated to solving critical water challenges by driving innovation in freshwater technology and advancing water stewardship. Built on more than a century of innovation, TWC has coalesced one of the most concentrated and mature water technology clusters in the world. Recognizing the need for smarter and more sustainable use of water worldwide, TWC also promotes water stewardship as a natural complement to water innovation in the effort to preserve freshwater resources in the Midwest and around the world. Today, The Water Council has established itself as a global leader in the water industry and one of America’s premier economic development clusters as recognized by government agencies, Brookings and the Harvard Business School.
Quarles & Brady
Since 1892, Quarles & Brady has provided legal solutions to a wide range of clients on a national stage. Led today by a dynamic and diverse team of lawyers and business professionals, Quarles is a multidisciplinary Am Law 200 firm with approximately 525 attorneys practicing at the top of the profession in thirteen cities across the United States.
Quarles’ clients include major national and multinational corporations, emerging companies, educational and research institutions, municipalities and government agencies, charitable organizations, industry executives and high-net-worth individuals. They are industry leaders in technology, energy, financial services, health care, insurance, pharmaceuticals, real estate and manufacturing, to name just a few.
Carbon X
Carbon X transforms leaking oil and gas wells into high-integrity carbon credits—permanently eliminating methane emissions and unlocking scalable climate finance. With deep expertise in oil and gas and fully integrated field-to-credit operations, Carbon X develops high-veracity carbon offset projects that convert stranded methane liabilities into verifiable carbon assets. The team combines real-world operations, emissions science, and registry compliance to deliver credits that are measurable, auditable, and market-ready. From leak detection to well decommissioning and credit issuance, we offer a scalable solution that aligns environmental integrity with institutional-grade climate finance.
BCarbon
As a nonprofit carbon registry and climate research center that emerged from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, BCarbon brings simplicity, reliability, and scale to the market for nature-based carbon credits. BCarbon’s measurement-focused protocols provide a pathway to net-zero goals, strengthen rural economies, and regenerate rangelands, forests, and coastal marshes. By addressing both long-term carbon storage and the mitigation of potent methane super-pollutants, BCarbon provides pragmatic, high-integrity climate solutions where existing standards often fall short in empirical rigor. BCarbon provides pragmatic, high-integrity climate solutions through its protocols and research.