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ESG & Sustainability
Powering Impact in the Way We Do Business
Integrated Marketing, PR and Public Affairs Practice Focused On Capturing the Full Advantages of Competitive ESG Performance
Antenna’s stakeholder communications campaigns ensures your hard-earned ESG issues management achievements deliver their intended regulatory risk mitigation, investor relations and reputational outcomes
…together, we will establish and disseminate compelling, evidence-based perspectives on the competitive edge that verifiable ESG performance excellence unlocks, driving wider adoption of the sustainable business practices needed to deliver a cleaner, healthier, more efficient and equitable world.
From dedicated ESG SaaS companies and sustainable finance policy advocacy groups to companies at every stage in their ESG journey, we partner with organizations committed to minimizing corporate ESG risks and maximizing sustainable impacts
On ESG, Driving Verifiable Outcomes Is Only Half the Battle
The ESG phenomenon is not as much a departure from the preeminent corporate governance doctrine of shareholder primacy as it is a much-needed revision.
Evidence is mounting that incorporating ESG considerations into operational and investment decisions can help commercial, non-profit and public organizations alike be more resilient, more competitive and ultimately more investable—unobjectionable outcomes for any shareholder.
Yet, while decarbonizing your operations, cultivating a more diverse and inclusive workplace and implementing stronger corporate transparency protocols may improve the bottom line, maximizing ROI is a matter of communication.
And Antenna Group is here to help.
Transparency, Accountability & Leadership Are the Keys to Success
At Antenna Group, we understand that being an effective, credible steward of stakeholder capitalism requires more than improving your own sustainability outcomes. It’s about being open about your successes and failures and accommodating the expectations of your stakeholders.
ESG is about committing to and practicing transparency, accountability and responsible leadership. This is what enables executives to secure continuous ESG programmatic success and, in the process, contribute to the advancement of corporate sustainability best practices.
Antenna Group brings a wealth of experience in developing and executing the bespoke internal and external communications campaigns organizational leaders need to understand and, in turn, accommodate their stakeholders’ priority sustainability issues.
From here, we work with clients to take control of their sustainability narratives and ensure the decision-useful evidence of their ESG performance excellence reaches their stakeholders.
Periodic enterprise ESG performance reports. Organic thought leadership content. Exclusive speaking engagements. News media interviews. Data-driven digital marketing and advertising campaigns.
Among others, these are the components of a durable ESG program with which Antenna Group has a demonstrated record of equipping its clients.
Securing competitive footing in the capital markets, retaining and recruiting talent, avoiding the ire of regulators, civil society and the public writ large—these are only some of the bottom-line advantages that an effective ESG communication strategy can capture.
Inspiring your peers and competitors to follow suit and, in turn, make the world a better place? That is invaluable.
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Antenna Group brings extensive industry experience and creativity to every client project
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Your ESG & Sustainability Leadership
Andy Beck
Executive Vice President
For over 20 years, Andy Beck has worked in the upper echelons of the U.S. government and the private sector successfully spearheading public relations, marketing and public affairs campaigns that moved the needle.
Andy Beck
Executive Vice President Public Affairs
For over 20 years, Andy Beck has worked in the upper echelons of the U.S. government and the private sector successfully spearheading public relations, marketing and public affairs campaigns that moved the needle. By engaging policymakers and the media, influencing influencers, building grassroots and social media momentum, developing alliances, driving consensus toward desired business and political results and opening new markets; he has helped companies and organizations gain greater brand recognition, profit from increased sales, influence policy and mitigate crises.
A first-rate strategic thinker, Andy is an expert at boiling down complex issues and persuasively articulating his clients’ case to a broad range of stakeholders through multiple channels. In doing so, he has developed a reputation as one of the nation’s most innovative communicators in the energy, manufacturing, transportation, finance and environmental sustainability sectors.
Andy has an impressive book of media and government contacts and a tremendous understanding of the workings of the U.S. and international governments, having served as the Director of Public Affairs for the U.S. Department of Energy—the U.S. government’s top energy spokesperson and communications strategist. He also served as the senior communications and outreach advisor to the head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and as a senior communications advisor the U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary.
Hardy Spire
Senior Vice President
Hardy Spire is a veteran communicator specializing in media strategy & campaigns, messaging, public affairs and creative development. Hardy is an experienced media trainer and crisis manager and has worked extensively with C-suite executives.
Hardy Spire
Senior Vice President Public Affairs
Hardy Spire is a veteran communicator specializing in media strategy & campaigns, messaging, public affairs and creative development. Hardy is an experienced media trainer and crisis manager and has worked extensively with C-suite executives.
Prior to his public relations career, Hardy spent more than two decades as a national television news producer. Most recently Hardy worked as a Senior Producer at CNN in Washington, D.C. where he oversaw production of “Inside Politics” with John King each weekday and Sunday, and prior to that, “Reliable Sources” with Brian Stelter and Howard Kurtz. He also spent time on the production teams for “The Lead”, “The Situation Room”, and “State of the Union”. Hardy was part of CNN’s Emmy-award winning 2012 election night broadcast.
Before CNN, Hardy was in charge of “EnergyNOW!”, a Capitol Hill-based weekly television news magazine airing on Bloomberg and WJLA-TV where his team of former network news correspondents and producers delved into the most pressing stories of the day about energy, the environment, technology, and politics.
Hardy began his career at CBS News in New York, and later Washington, D.C. He spent fifteen years learning the news business from the ground up including four years traveling the world as White House producer for CBS correspondent Bill Plante, and later as Senior Producer for the CBS News Early Show.
Neal Urwitz
Vice President
Neal Urwitz works at the intersection of the policy process and public relations, focusing on using public pressure to create policy change.
Neal Urwitz
Vice President Public Affairs
Neal Urwitz works at the intersection of the policy process and public relations, focusing on using public pressure to create policy change.
An active Democrat, he worked closely with National Security Leaders for Biden, a large third-party organization supporting President Biden’s campaign. A PR professional with 16 years’ experience, he has worked with many clean energy, energy efficiency, technology, transportation, and defense clients on thought leadership and policy advocacy campaigns.
Neal served as Director of External Relations at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) a large national security think tank, and has worked at PR firms including Edelman, kglobal, and LEVICK. An op-ed expert, he has ghostwritten and placed op-eds in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post among many others, and has published under his own name in The USA Today, Politico, The Houston Chronicle, CNN.com and FoxNews.com.
Caleigh Bourgeois
Account Director
Leveraging her signature storytelling style, DC connections, and past as a television news journalist, Public Affairs Account Director Caleigh Bourgeois builds strong relationships between her clients and the public.
Caleigh Bourgeois
Account Director Public Affairs
Leveraging her signature storytelling style, DC connections, and past as a television news journalist, Public Affairs Account Director Caleigh Bourgeois builds strong relationships between her clients and the public. With strong experience in energy, tech, and crisis management, Caleigh curates and leads communications strategies for a variety of clients. She’s also a seasoned media trainer, preparing executives for the tough questions. A writer first and foremost, Caleigh has a successful track record of creating and placing content for clients including thought leadership articles, web copy, and white papers.
Bennett Artman
Account Supervisor
Bennett Artman is a versatile and effective writer, policy communicator, and public affairs campaign strategist with expertise in the energy, cleantech, enterprise technology, extractive, and sustainable finance industries, among others.
Bennett Artman
Account Supervisor Public Affairs
Bennett Artman is a versatile and effective writer, policy communicator, and public affairs campaign strategist with expertise in the energy, cleantech, enterprise technology, extractive, and sustainable finance industries, among others. As an Account Supervisor with Antenna Public Affairs, Bennett has a demonstrated record of success in independently ideating, developing, and placing compelling thought leadership and opinion content on a range of business and policy matters.
Beyond this primary function, Bennett assists Antenna’s clients with clarifying their positions on various public policy issues and developing technically complex advocacy collateral, including public regulatory comments, policy briefs, and open letters to policymakers and influencers.
Before joining Antenna Group, Bennett was a Senior Content Specialist with kglobal, where he led editorial content strategy, development, and placement efforts for many of the firm’s energy, cleantech, environmental, and infrastructure accounts. Prior to kglobal, Bennett cut his teeth in crisis communications and international affairs as an Account Executive with Media Theory, where he supported thought leadership and policy advocacy campaigns in the U.S., Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa, Central Europe, and other global markets.
