Adenium Consulting

A global impact strategy & consulting firm

Adenium advises, designs, and provides direct technical support to mission-oriented organizations committed to lasting impact on the communities, people, and ecosystems they serve.

Adenium operates as a ‘collaborative of experts’ with multi-disciplinary backgrounds and experiences. We are committed to co-creating equitable solutions to complex problems with evidence-based insights and strategies.

Our work is rooted in the three interconnected pillars of racial, social, and environmental justice.

AREAS OF FOCUS

  • We deploy innovative best practices in helping promote authentic & genuine dialogue, collaboration, and civic engagement. We create effective communities of practice and coalitions that benefit all stakeholders.

  • We are in a state of climate emergency: Global temperatures are rising, Fauna and Flora are becoming lost at an alarming and catastrophic rate, and Natural Disasters are increasing in frequency and severity. Yet, there is little consensus and political/corporate will to deal with this complex Earth systems shift. We work with organizations on a wide variety of technical assistance, including but not limited to biomimicry design thinking, market analysis for renewable energy, energy efficiency, and EV deployment, landscape restoration and brownfield remediation consultations, bioregional planning, and more.

  • We help organizations vision, plan, strategize, and execute effective strategies for power, influence, and growth to make transformative systemic change. We provide organizational training, contract staffing to fill imperative technical and business development gaps through our collaborative of experts, and suggest whole-stakeholder governance strategies, such as cooperative models.

  • We also offer short-term grant writing support and climate change science & education workshops through the "Climate Fresk International" platform.

EPA Climate Pollution Reduction Grant Program

Adenium
(formerly ‘Citadel Impact Consulting’) served as one of three lead grant writers for the Cuyahoga County - City of Cleveland - City of Painesville coalition application entitled: Municipal Empowerment for Clean Energy and Conservation (MECEC), with Cuyahoga County as the lead applicant. MECEC was one of 25 awarded applications by the US EPA for $129 million to develop 63 MW of brownfield and landfill solar at multiple project sites, the closure of a coal-powered peaking plant, and the development of an 1,000+ acre public lakefront nature preserve on the shores of Lake Erie.

Case Studies

Power A Clean Future Ohio Northeast Ohio Strategy Consultant

Since February 2022, Adenium
(formerly ‘Citadel Impact Consulting’)
has served as a part-time strategy consultant for the Northeast Ohio region on the PCFO staff team. We currently support 15 cities in the region to develop and execute on clean energy, transportation electrification, building decarbonization & energy efficiency, and land use priorities, through coordination of technical support via a team of consultants, including but not limited to greenhouse gas inventories, fleet assessments, EV infrastructure siting assessments, and solar ready assessments.

Climate Fresk Facilitation for NOACA

As a trained Climate Fresk facilitator, Adenium (formerly ‘Citadel Impact Consulting’) supported NOACA through 8 Climate Fresk workshops in Cuyahoga, Lake, and Geauga counties. These workshops were additionally presented with information about NOACA’s regional climate action planning process to further enhance discussion around local and regional action, and participants were encouraged to complete NOACA feedback surveys to inform the planning process. Across the eight sessions, participants reported their knowledge of climate science increased by 25%, their knowledge of solutions (adaptive and mitigative) by 24%, and their motivation to action (re: activation) by 16%.

What Clients are Saying

"Adenium (formerly ‘Citadel Impact Consulting’) helped our organization gather and process data from our clientele. They were thoughtful, responsive, and innovative in their approach to the work. It was a pleasure to work with their team and I hope we have the occasion to work with them again very soon"

Tristan Rader, Solar United Neighbors.

"Adenium (formerly ‘Citadel Impact Consulting’) has been an important partner in our work as a hub in engaging young professionals in our area, designing strategies and executing various impact projects, especially relating to sustainability and resilience"

Siddhartha “Sid” Sen, Global Shapers Cleveland

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