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

- Water Resources
Building Water Collaboration by Helping Water Managers Engage Productively

March 17, 2021

CBI developed an assessment, first-ever strategic plan, and governance policy to help the Upper Yampa Water Conservancy District in Colorado clarify and create a lasting vision for its role in the Yampa River.
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- Water Resources
California Passes Landmark Groundwater Management Law

April 17, 2024

CBI facilitated conversations among water managers in California’s Central Valley to map out central elements of a sustainable groundwater policy, laying the foundation for the state's landmark Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, which passed in 2014.
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- Water Resources
CBI Leads Summits to Address New York State Harmful Algal Blooms

May 15, 2018

When Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) threatened public health and drinking water safety, CBI helped convene regional summits and create 12 action plans to address water quality in New York.
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- Land Use & Transportation
Changing Direction on Ohio Highway Project

April 17, 2024

CBI facilitated a process that led to deeper collaboration among parties in setting transportation priorities in Ohio's Eastern Corridor, and a departure from a plan to relocate State Route 32.
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- Climate
- Coasts & Oceans
Climigration Platform Fosters Dialogue on Coastal Adaptation

April 17, 2024

CBI launched an innovative website that provides a database on managed retreat and connects municipalities threatened by rising sea levels.
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- Natural & Cultural Resources
Colorado Smelter Superfund Site

March 9, 2023

Facilitating the Community Advisory Group for a Superfund Site in Pueblo, Colorado, CBI has helped turn attention to environmental justice and public health issues.
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Partial List of Convenors/Clients

Duke University
Energy Foundation
Environmental Working Gorup
Eversource
Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
Fair Food Network
Fair Trade USA
Farm to Institution New England
Federal Highway Administraton
First Nations Tax Comission (FNTC)
Ford Foundation
Forum 280
Forum for Inclusive Nigerian Development
Future 500
Genentech, Inc.
Getty Trust