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Suzanne Shelton

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Suzanne Shelton is president and CEO of Shelton Group, the nation’s leading marketing communications agency focused exclusively on energy and the environment.
Suzanne Shelton is president and CEO of Shelton Group, the nation’s leading marketing communications agency focused exclusively on energy and the environment. Her vision is that every home and building in America is energy responsible and sustainability is ordinary – and she leads Shelton Group in creating a market advantage for the organizations that are creating that sustainable, responsible future. Shelton’s clients include Consumers Energy, Ecolab, Environmental Defense Fund, Fannie Mae, CertainTeed Insulation and ExxonMobil Chemical. 

 

With 30 years of experience under her belt, she’s a pro at helping her clients build brand affinity, market products and start movements. She speaks regularly at conferences, guest writes for the likes of Fast Company, Green Builder and GreenBiz, and has been quoted in Forbes, the Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post and other top media outlets.
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Speaking Sustainably

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How to wake people up to the risks of climate change

November 14, 2019

By Suzanne Shelton
Climate change is a faraway perceived risk, so how can we message its urgency and the cost of inaction?
  • Climate Change
  • Marketing & Communication
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Managing packaging perceptions vs. realities for a truly circular future

September 2, 2019

By Suzanne Shelton
A coffee company's wake-up call from the circular economy.
  • Circular Economy
  • Marketing & Communication

Suzanne Shelton: Waking the sleeping giant: Middle America and single-use plastics

Suzanne Shelton: Waking the sleeping giant: Middle America and single-use plastics

July 3, 2019

WithSuzanne Shelton
Based on new research, Suzanne Shelton offers up profiles of the Americans who are awake, aware and activated on plastics and the profile of those who are still dormant and asleep. From Circularity 19.
Turtle, ocean plastics

Can your brand help concerned consumers kick the single-use plastics habit?

June 19, 2019

By Suzanne Shelton
A new survey suggests inaction could put loyalty to the test.
  • Circular Economy
  • Marketing & Communication
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Do consumers even know what 'circular economy' means?

April 3, 2019

By Suzanne Shelton
Those chasing arrows may be chasing clueless customers.
  • Circular Economy
  • Consumer Trends
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More grocers are putting their money where their mouths are when it comes to food waste

February 14, 2019

By Suzanne Shelton
Walmart, Kroger realize that awareness is a big part of the problem and the solution.
  • Marketing & Communication
  • Food & Agriculture
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The French connection: What France's Yellow Vest protests can teach the United States about sustainability

January 16, 2019

By Suzanne Shelton
We must reimagine programs so the folks who are hurting the most right now get the most help.
  • Policy & Politics
  • Climate Change
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A lame duck slam dunk

December 13, 2018

By Suzanne Shelton
Sustainability and social purpose is an economic investment for brands, and we should identify it as such.
  • Marketing & Communication
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Earth is on track for climate catastrophe — what if brands are our lifeline?

November 1, 2018

By Suzanne Shelton
The stars are aligning to give businesses the incentive they need to nix practices that harm the Earth and win customer loyalty in the process.
  • Marketing & Communication
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It’s time to level with people about climate change

August 29, 2018

By Suzanne Shelton
Its impacts are already a part of the story. How will you take charge of the narrative?
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