CBI has 30 years of experience helping leaders solve complex problems through consensus building. Over the past decade, CBI has engaged approximately 5,000 organizations and 100,000 individuals. Over the organization’s history, CBI mediators have worked in 70 countries across the globe.

Worldwide Experience

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Sample Case Studies

- Climate
- Coasts & Oceans
Smith Island Envisions its Future

May 16, 2025

CBI collaborated with residents, government officials, and an environmental solutions specialist to map a way forward for an offshore community in Chesapeake Bay.
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- Water Resources
Sustaining Groundwater in Salinas Valley

May 16, 2025

CBI helped build consensus among diverse stakeholders for structuring a new groundwater agency, the Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency, required by California's Sustainable Groundwater Management Act.
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- Coasts & Oceans
Sustaining Shorelines for the Hudson River

May 16, 2025

CBI worked with the Hudson River Sustainable Shorelines Project to facilitate a research and stakeholder engagement process.
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- Energy
The Massachusetts Commission on Clean Heat

November 9, 2023

With the goal of helping the Commonwealth achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050, the Massachusetts Commission on Clean Heat, a first-in-the-nation effort co-facilitated by CBI, aimed to do something about reliance on fossil fuel.
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- Water Resources
Transforming a Decade-Long Wastewater Dispute on Cape Cod from Contention to Collaboration

November 14, 2017

CBI and Water Resources Associates helped the Town of Orleans initiate and facilitate a consensus building process to reach agreement among its stakeholders on a Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan.
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- Natural & Cultural Resources
- Water Resources
Transforming a Superfund Site into a Vibrant Community Resource

May 16, 2025

CBI designed and facilitated a structured, integrated decision-making process for the Massachusetts Military Reservation Superfund cleanup site, with a focus on inter-agency negotiation and stakeholder engagement.
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Partial List of Convenors/Clients

U.S. Department of the Interior
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
U.S. Forest Service
U.S. Institute of Peace
U.S. Pakistan Leaders Forum
UN Mission and Country Team Lebanon
UN Country Team Benin
UN Country Team Cote D'Ivoire
UN Country Team Guatemala
UN Country Team Iran
UN Country Team Kenya
UN Country Team Nepal
UN Country Team Niger
UN Country Team Nigeria
UN Country Team Panama