With the support of members, partners, and sponsors, ACCO is advancing climate officers in the public and private sectors by:

• Connecting members to peers, thought leaders, and decision makers across sectors
• Synthesizing original and third party research findings
• Producing a suite of industry leading education and training events, including the GreenGov Symposium and Climate Leadership Conference
• Helping organizations develop best practices for climate related response strategies and identify opportunities for collaboration with other experts and interested parties
   

The following benefits are available to all ACCO organizational and individual members:

• Participation in the ACCO Peer Cluster Program®, which provides access to fellow ACCO members assigned as peers, mentors and prospective collaborators
• Opportunities to contribute content for ACCO publications and events
• Subscriptions to CCO Quarterly, ACCO’s newsletter
• Participation in ACCO working groups
• Discounts on ACCO events and ACCO partner events, and invitations to ACCO member-only events
• Access to extensive expertise across disciplines and sectors represented by ACCO’s diverse community of members, partners, sponsors and other collaborators
   

ACCO’s Peer Cluster Program® is a newly launched peer review and business improvement forum developed for members to advance their organization’s climate response strategies and further develop their own leadership skills. A Peer Cluster group consists of eight to twelve members from across sectors who collaborate on a monthly basis and meet in person once per year (in conjunction with an ACCO conference) for peer review and facilitated discussion of industry issues, best practices, opportunities, and capacity building strategies. The program enables climate officers to rise above day-to-day operational issues and reap the benefits of other members’ experience, insight, and knowledge. By providing a neutral and safe forum for consulting with peers a deep level of trust can be developed, thus creating an environment that is not replicated at traditional industry events or in large groups with competitors. Members are carefully screened and assigned according to size and scope of employer operations, stated interests and other criteria.
 

ACCO’s Climate Change Leadership Series (CCLS) brings together thought leaders in industry, government, academia and the NGO community to share their experience and expertise on a wide range of issues related to climate change. The series features executive education courses, workshops and conferences designed to advance the knowledge and skills of those dedicated to developing and directing climate change strategies in the public and private sectors.
 

ACCO members and staff conduct research projects, synthesize findings and produce publications that provide opportunities for members to learn from and shape best practices on a broad range of climate-related strategies and issues. These research reports, benchmark studies and white papers provide prospective authors and underwriters the opportunity to be recognized as thought leaders related to service offerings or targeted subject matter.
 

Individual Membership Categories

ACCO individual membership packages offer the same level of benefits, regardless of category. Individual members receive 20% off registration for ACCO wholly-owned and partially-owned events.

Current sectors eligible for individual membership include: publicly-held private corporations, government entities, non-profit institutions and academic institutions. Professional service and consulting firms/professionals with revenues less than $1 million are also eligible for individual membership—firms with annual revenues greater than or equal to $1 million must join as an organizational member in a category selected based on the annual revenue requirements.  Student membership in ACCO is currently not available.

Organizational Membership Categories

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