Sample Case Studies

• Stakeholder Engagement for Pipeline Safety

  February 17, 2026

  CBI partnered with the Pipeline Safety Trust (PST), a national advocate for pipeline safety, to facilitate a process aimed at improving communication and engagement practices in pipeline development.

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• • Water Resources

  Sustaining Groundwater in Salinas Valley

  September 18, 2026

  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

  September 18, 2026

  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

  September 18, 2026

  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

• UN Country Team Sudan

• UN Development Program (UNDP)

• UN Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA)

• UN Integrated Mission Democratic Republic of the Congo

• UN Mission and Team Kosovo

• UN System Staff College

• UNDP Cambodia

• UNDP Peru

• UNDP Somalia

• UNICEF

• Unilever

• United Nations Development Group

• United Nations Peacebuilding Support Office

• University of Massachusetts

• USAID

• Washington State Dept. of Transportation