Our Commitment to Sustainability: What It Means to Us

Committed to a sustainable future through integrated green technology and global stewardship.

At WMI Worldwide, we have always believed that doing good work and doing the right thing are not mutually exclusive. Over the past several years, that belief has extended beyond the work we deliver for our clients and shaped how we operate, how we measure our impact, and how we think about our role in a larger world.

Sustainability is now part of our story. Here is how we got here, and why it matters to us.

It Started with a Request, and Became Something More

In 2023, we were asked by Microsoft to complete a supplier sustainability disclosure, a carbon accounting report documenting our greenhouse gas emissions across our operations. At the time, it felt like unfamiliar territory. We are a boutique technology consulting firm, and sustainability expertise was not something we had in-house. The language surrounding carbon accounting did not feel built for a company our size.

We made a decision early on to take this seriously, not simply to meet a client's expectation, but because we believed the process would teach us something meaningful about how we operate.

We partnered with RyeStrategy, a CDP-accredited sustainability firm that specializes in helping small and mid-sized businesses navigate carbon accounting and climate disclosure. Together, we completed our first formal greenhouse gas inventory, measuring our emissions across Scope 1 (direct emissions), Scope 2 (purchased energy), and Scope 3 (indirect value chain emissions). What we found surprised us.

The Numbers Told a Story We Did Not Expect

When we compared our current emissions data against our 2019 baseline, the results were significant. Since first measuring our carbon footprint, WMI has reduced total emissions by 59%, including a 39% year-over-year reduction from 2023 to 2024. We have also reached zero Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions, meaning we no longer generate direct emissions or consume office-tied electricity.

A large part of this progress traces back to a decision we made during the pandemic: transitioning to a fully remote workforce and choosing to stay that way. At the time, it was a practical decision centered on flexibility and talent. What the data revealed was that it also dramatically reduced our environmental footprint, eliminating office space, company vehicles, and on-site energy consumption entirely.

"We didn't realize how much becoming remote helped until we saw the numbers," said Nicole Shoymerman, WMI's HR and Accounting Manager, who led our sustainability disclosure process. "A 39% reduction in emissions from 2019 just from how our company evolved post-COVID."

Seeing those numbers in black and white changed how we talk about the way we work.

What This Means Inside Our Walls

Once we had the data, we did not keep it quiet. Our emissions progress is now a regular part of our company all-hands meetings, giving the whole team a moment to reflect on what our collective choices add up to over time.

The response from our team has been genuine. Sustainability has become something our employees look forward to discussing because it connects the day-to-day of how we operate to something meaningful beyond a project deliverable or a quarterly target. That internal culture shift was not something we anticipated when we started this process, and it has been one of the most rewarding outcomes.

What This Means for Our Clients and Partners

Transparency builds trust. We believe our clients deserve to know that the partner they are working with is thinking critically about their footprint and taking meaningful steps to reduce it, and that this work reflects how we approach accountability across everything we do.

Our sustainability progress now shows up in our sales materials and in conversations with prospective partners. What began as a vendor compliance requirement has grown into a genuine differentiator, a signal to clients and future partners that WMI holds itself to a high standard.

"This started as something we had to do to keep an important client," Nicole shared, "but now it's helping us build trust with future partners and our employees. It's a differentiator.

Where We Go From Here

Sustainability is a practice we intend to continue, measuring our footprint annually, identifying new opportunities to reduce our impact, and being transparent about our progress along the way.

For a company our size, bold commitments can sometimes feel out of reach. What this journey has shown us is that meaningful progress does not require a dedicated sustainability department or a massive budget. It requires the right partners, honest data, and a willingness to let that data inform how you work.

We are proud of how far we have come, and we are just getting started.