Capability

Sustainability Strategy & Implementation

Turning sustainability ambition into measurable operational results.

Start now, with the operational levers you already control. Sustainability becomes part of how you run the business, not a separate report.

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Silvia Benavides Managing Principal, Sustainability Strategy & Implementation

Where we help

Sustainability built with the same discipline as operations.

We help companies convert sustainability commitments into credible, executable strategy, grounded in the same operating discipline we bring to supply chain and operations. Our team has built and run a Fortune 500 sustainability function across 900 buildings and middle- and last-mile operations. We design programs that work inside real operational constraints, not just on paper.

We serve companies with complex physical operations, such as logistics, retail, and eCommerce, and their investors, whether they are starting a sustainability journey or looking to gain traction.

Typical outcomes: credible decarbonization plans, measurable emissions progress, and sustainability embedded into how the business runs.

What we do

From idea to implementation

Opportunity Assessment. A focused review of your operations to find the 3–5 areas with the largest emissions and business impact.
Strategy and priorities. Sustainability strategy and prioritized focus areas, aligned to GHG Protocol and ISSB.
Roadmaps and business cases. Decarbonization roadmaps, portfolio-level implementation plans, and business cases to fund top solutions.
Targets and measurement. Decarbonization target-setting and measurement frameworks, tied to your operating plan.
Governance. Governance design, including charter, headcount, and reporting lines, and cross-functional execution models.
Add-On Modules. Operating Plan workshop, Annual Retrospectives.

Embedded Leadership

Strategic Advisory. Best for companies that have an existing CSO and want support holding the team accountable to the plan and resolving friction between functions.
Fractional CSO. Best for companies without a sustainability leader. We build and lead the sustainability function and run the governance model that gets Fleet, Finance, Procurement, and Ops executing together.

Problems this capability solves

From commitment to an operating program

Improve Performance

Improve Operational Performance

Start with the operational levers you already control, such as energy, fleet, and waste, with a business case for each, built into the same performance mechanisms your teams already use.

How we help Transform

Execute Complex Transformation

Turn public commitments and targets into funded roadmaps, investment decisions, and programs that deliver measurable results.

How we help Build Capability

Build Sustainable Capability

Put the governance, ownership, and metrics in place so sustainability becomes part of how the business runs.

How we help

How we apply our model

Beyond target-setting, through to results.

Many advisors stop at the target. We own it from strategy through implementation.

Set DirectionOpportunity assessment
Start with a focused review of your operations to find the 3–5 areas with the largest emissions and business impact, then set priorities, targets, and the forecast that shows whether you are on track.
Build SystemsFund the roadmap
Build the roadmap, business cases, governance, and accountability model that turn targets into an operating plan.
Execute & SustainDeliver and report
Embed ownership across functions, track delivered results, and run regular reviews that keep progress on course.

Capability leader

Led by the former head of sustainability for Amazon Operations North America.

Silvia Benavides

Managing Principal, Sustainability Strategy & Implementation

Silvia is a sustainability executive with 15+ years of experience across operations, organizational transformation, and analytics. She directed emissions and waste reduction initiatives across logistics and 900+ facilities and allocated $75M to sustainability innovation at Amazon.

Before Cade Ops, at Amazon:

Allocated $75M to pilot and scale decarbonization solutions for transportation and building decarbonization, energy and water efficiency, and waste reduction.
Directed forecasting and target-setting toward Amazon’s net-zero carbon commitment.
Consolidated fragmented sustainability efforts across North America into one organization.
Created the EV Packages metric tying last-mile EV investment to delivered emissions savings.

Silvia’s full profile

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