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Since 1984, California Environmental Associates (CEA) has provided businesses and public institutions with a range of environmental management, regulatory compliance, and sustainable business solutions. CEA aims to transform markets, business practices, and policy to create economic incentives that will yield positive environmental outcomes.

CEA APPROACH
Our approach is thoughtful, thorough, and cost effective. It has proven exceptionally effective for individual companies, industry groups, and public institutions who face a range of environmental challenges. CEA's areas of expertise include development and implementation of strategic action plans. We provide services in three principal areas:


Regulatory and Compliance Strategies
CEA helps our clients develop, promote, and negotiate regulatory implementation and compliance strategies that meet the needs of the government and the environment. learn more

Sustainable Business
CEA works with clients to design innovative and effective market-based initiatives that achieve environmental benefit. learn more

Philanthropic Servies
CEA assists the philanthropic community in designing, managing, and evaluating effective environmental grants/investments. learn more

CEA takes a comprehensive approach to creating environmental solutions. This multi-phase approach combines strategic analysis, process management, implementation, and when appropriate, coalition building. Ultimately, it paves a clear path for cost-effectively achieving our client's business and environmental objectives.

Through strategic analysis we develop a thorough evaluation of the technical, political, legal, and financial ramifications of a business strategy, regulatory initiative, or enforcement action. With this information, we assess the potential impact on our client's operations and markets.

CEA then creates a team composed of experts from CEA, outside technical firms, and our client. Working together, team members craft and implement a process to help the client effectively respond.

When the situation requires broader consensus, CEA builds a coalition that includes our client, representatives from other supporting industries, and citizen groups. This group works with regulators to encourage and implement solutions that meet both client objectives and regulatory requirements.

Occasionally, our clients face an environmental challenge in which public support is crucial. In these instances, CEA designs awareness and educational campaigns that clarify our client's strategic goals and inform the public of the issues involved.


We also staff several environmental non-profit organizations doing cutting-edge sustainable business work. To learn more about our non-profit work, go to projects.


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