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3Degrees Announces Formation of Customer Solutions and Innovation Group, New Leadership in Energy and Climate Practice

Erin Craig tapped to lead new Customer Solutions and Innovation Group, joined by Rick Freeman, formerly of Apple; Rebecca Sternberg hired to head up Energy and Climate Practice

3Degrees Announces Formation of Customer Solutions and Innovation Group, New Leadership in Energy and Climate Practice

Erin Craig tapped to lead new Customer Solutions and Innovation Group, joined by Rick Freeman, formerly of Apple; Rebecca Sternberg hired to head up Energy and Climate Practice

Published 05-07-20

Submitted by 3Degrees

3Degrees, a specialist in renewable energy, transportation decarbonization, and other climate solutions, is pleased to announce several new leadership roles and the formation of a new group, Customer Solutions and Innovation.

Erin Craig, leader of 3Degrees’ Energy and Climate Practice, is shifting into a new role as vice president of the Customer Solutions and Innovation group. In this new role, Erin will leverage her deep expertise, as well as the customer insights gained through her advisory work, to create new solutions to climate challenges and bring them to corporate, utility, and institutional clients in partnership with 3Degrees’ business units. Erin will also serve as a senior advisor on select client engagements.

To accelerate these efforts, 3Degrees is welcoming Frederick Freeman to the company as director of Customer Solutions and Innovation. Rick most recently spent eight years leading various strategic initiatives and renewable energy origination projects on the Global Energy Team at Apple. Prior to his time at Apple, Rick worked as an environmental engineering consultant for private and public sector clients, as a computer programmer of web platforms and educational systems, and served as an environmental policy technical expert for the U.S. Department of State.

The Customer Solutions and Innovation team will focus on addressing barriers to renewable energy finance, accelerating the deployment of climate mitigations which bring multiple benefit streams to society, and enabling electrification initiatives through corporate climate action.

To amplify the success of the Energy and Climate Practice, 3Degrees is pleased to welcome renewable energy veteran Rebecca Sternberg as its new leader and vice president. Rebecca has spent more than 15 years in the sustainability and renewable energy field, most recently as vice president of power marketing, at BayWa r.e. where she led origination of several prominent renewable energy projects, including a 100MW aggregation with Bloomberg, Cox Communications, Gap, Salesforce, and Workday. Prior to BayWa r.e., Rebecca led the global Fortune 1000 Commercial team for SolarCity, working with many leading retailers and global technology companies. She has also held prominent roles in EY’s Climate and Sustainability Services group and founded Accenture’s Sustainability Practice.

3Degrees’  Energy and Climate Practice has grown tremendously over the past three years, partnering with major global corporations, including Visa, Mastercard, MondelÄ“z International, Etsy, and Comcast, to help them craft and execute customized plans to achieve their renewable energy and climate goals. In 2018, the team led the largest renewable energy aggregation to date, with Apple, Akamai, Swiss Re, and Etsy. Rebecca will lead the team’s evolution and growing body of work supporting strategic initiatives for some of the world’s leading corporations and educational institutions, transportation decarbonization initiatives, and renewable energy implementations worldwide.

“3Degrees continues to evolve to meet our clients' growing renewable energy, transportation, and other climate solutions needs,” said Steve McDougal, CEO of 3Degrees. “A key component of our plan is building the strongest leadership in the industry. I'm thrilled that Erin and Rick are spearheading the new Customer Solutions and Innovation group, and that Rebecca will be at the helm of our thriving Energy and Climate Practice. Their collective leadership experience in the renewable energy industry is second to none, and our clients will certainly benefit from their expertise.”

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About 3Degrees

3Degrees makes it possible for businesses and their customers to take urgent action on climate change. As a certified B Corporation, we provide renewable energy, transportation decarbonization, and emission reduction solutions to global Fortune 500 companies, utilities, and other organizations that want to join the fight against climate change. The 3Degrees team has deep expertise in sustainability consulting, environmental markets, renewable energy and carbon project development, transportation decarbonization solutions, and utility renewable energy programs. Together with our customers, 3Degrees helps develop and implement creative solutions that ensure environmental integrity and make good business sense. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. Learn more at 3degrees.com.

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3Degrees exists for one simple reason - to make it possible for businesses and their customers to take urgent action on climate change. As a certified B Corporation, we provide renewable energy and emission reduction solutions to global Fortune 500 companies, utilities and other organizations that want to join the fight against climate change. The 3Degrees team has deep expertise in sustainability consulting, environmental markets, renewable energy and carbon project development, and utility renewable energy programs. Together with our customers, 3Degrees helps develop and implement creative solutions that ensure environmental integrity and make good business sense.

Since 2002, 3Degrees has worked with over 400 clients in 60 countries and has been widely recognized for our industry leadership and award-winning programs for clients. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in Portland, Oregon, Seattle, Washington and Richmond, Virginia. Learn more at 3degreesinc.com.

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