Sustainability isn’t a one-person job.
But most companies still have 0-1 sustainability staff. That’s 0-1 staff to plan, get buy-in, follow regulations, execute technical work, contact suppliers, build marketing materials and tell the story. The math doesn’t add up.
That’s why Parallel exists. Say hello to your green team. Your dream team. Let's work together.
For building product manufacturers who want to leverage sustainability investments to drive a return on investment, Parallel is your fractional sustainability partner that is here to help you get it done.
Capacity Where You Need it Most
Navigate
Figuring out where to go, or where to even start is exhausting. Leveraging our years of expertise in the built environment, strategy starts here. Through workshops, coaching, and market insight, we help you assess your current state, understand the landscape (regulations, competitors, customers), and chart a path that aligns sustainability goals with real business outcomes.
Implement
The alphabet soup of ecolabels, reporting requirements, and all three to four letter acronyms (LCA, EPD, HPD, CMF etc.) just got clearer. We get the technical work done. Supply chain outreach, material health transparency, LCAs, GHG, etc.—our experts handle the details so your efforts move forward and show results.
Leverage
We've been there, you've made the investment but can't quite see that it matters, as sustainability sales are nuanced. We combine our years of sales experience within building products, as well as our broad network of end users/AEC to help you connect your sustainability investments to a return on investment, and gain spec position.
How We Integrate With Your Needs
We keep it simple, strategic, and aligned with your business goals. Here’s how we get started:
Discover
We'll listen, get to know you and your program & desired goals, and maybe where you're feeling a little stuck and identify which (or a few) of our pillars—Navigate, Implement, or Leverage—are the best fit.
Define
After our discovery call, we'll put together a scope of work where we'll determine the right engagement model: On Point (project-based support) or In Parallel (ongoing partnership).
Align
Upon aligning and confirming the scope of work, you get a flexible agreement that matches our value to your budget—no bloated retainers, no surprises.
Deliver
Then we get to work. With flexibility, grit, and deep expertise, we’ll help turn your sustainability investment into real business results.
Meet Your New Favorite Teammates
You don’t need to hire a full sustainability department—we already built one.
150 years of expertise, specifically in the built environment, Parallel brings together deep technical knowledge, real-world market experience, and a healthy dose of get-it-done energy. Our combined expertise gives you the support you need, without the headcount—so you can finally stop stretching one hire to do it all.
“We built Parallel to break the mold. Sustainability work shouldn’t feel like a lonely uphill climb—fighting for budget, attention, or buy-in when all you want to do is make progress to scale business success. We bring companies the expertise, capacity, and connections they need—not someday, but now. So you can stop spinning your wheels and start hitting both your everyday goals and your boldest ambitions. Our integrated model helps to connect internal cross-functional teams and actions to external values alignment to ensure you reduce your impact, and also increase your bottom line.”
Annie Bevan, Founder + CEO
Real Talk with the People Shaping the Future of Building Materials
CEO Annie Bevan sits down with industry leaders (and her actual friends) to dig into what’s working, what’s not, and what’s next in sustainability.
In this ongoing webinar series, we skip the jargon and get straight to the good stuff—insights, challenges, and candid conversations from the people doing the work across the built environment. These are unfiltered, unscripted chats with founders, specifiers, certifiers, change-makers, and more.
