Protect Our Winters·Consulting / Professional Services·Boulder, United States·Founded 2007·Last verified 31 May 2026
52
out of 100
Making progressPending Review

Protect Our Winters is a climate advocacy nonprofit with a negligible operational footprint but no formal sustainability disclosure. Its strength lies in aggressive pro-climate lobbying and public lands advocacy. Core weakness: complete absence of operational emissions reporting, energy strategy, or science-based targets for its own organisation—despite being a climate organisation.

The calculation

Every score shows its working.

Same formula for every company. No curve. No private weighting.

SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × Scale
Industry base impact
Consulting / Professional Services sector ceiling.
65 / 100
Performance score
Sum of the 10 rubric questions, scored 0–10 each.
46 / 100
Raw score
Weighted average before scale penalty.
(0.3 × 65) + (0.7 × 46) = 51.7
Scale penalty
Multiplier based on absolute emissions volume — physics-first.
× 1
Final score
Rounded. Making progress.
52 / 100
The ten questions

Where Protect Our Winters is strong, and where it isn't.

Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Transparency & Accountability (9/10, 6/10). Weakest on Energy Source and Emissions Trajectory (3/10, 3/10).

Where the evidence comes from

Every document used, listed.

12 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which rubric questions it informed.

6 of 12 sources are third-party verified or public record.

[1]Self-reported
Protect Our Winters — Official Website
Ongoing
Q1Q2Q4Q5Q6Q7Q9Q10
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[2]Self-reported
Protect Our Winters — Annual Reports
Ongoing
Q6Q9
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[3]Third-party verified
GrowJo Company Profile — Protect Our Winters
Unknown
Q1
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[4]Third-party verified
Influence Watch — Protect Our Winters Action Fund
Unknown
Q2Q10
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[5]Self-reported
Climate Advocates Guidebook
Unknown
Q2Q10
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[6]Public record
Wikipedia — Protect Our Winters
Unknown
Q3Q9
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[7]Public record
Suston Magazine — POW International Climate Organisation
Unknown
Q3Q8
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[8]Self-reported
Protect Our Winters — Clean Energy Campaign
Unknown
Q4
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[9]Public record
Outdoor Journal — Protect Our Winters Leading Outdoor Industry Political Push
Unknown
Q4
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[10]Public record
ProPublica — Protect Our Winters 990 Filings
Ongoing
Q9
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[11]Self-reported
Protect Our Winters EU — FIS Climate Positive Greenwashing Study
Unknown
Q10
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[12]Self-reported
Protect Our Winters — Theory of Change
Unknown
Q8
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Protect Our Winters in context

Protect Our Winters is tied at the bottom of the consulting / professional services pack.

Among the 8 major consulting / professional services brands we've scored, Protect Our Winters is tied =6th of 8, with 2 others.

=6/8
Protect Our Winters's rank
55
Industry average
52
Industry low
59
Industry high
How this score has moved

Protect Our Winters's score over time.

today

Score history begins 9 April 2026.

As Protect Our Winters's score updates, the trajectory will appear here.

We're backfilling historical scores for FTSE 100 and S&P 100 companies over the coming weeks.

What's being contested

This score is not currently being contested.

Every challenge is published. We'd rather be corrected than wrong — that's the whole point.

No challenges submitted yet. If you have evidence that contradicts this score, you can challenge any question above — cite a public source and we'll review it.

About Protect Our Winters

Protect Our Winters is a US-based nonprofit advocacy organisation founded in 2007, headquartered in Boulder, Colorado. It mobilises athletes, outdoor enthusiasts, and communities to lobby for climate action, clean energy, and public lands protection. Operating with ~$6.3M annual revenue and 50–132 staff, POW campaigns on carbon pricing, solar energy, transportation, and Arctic protection through policy advocacy, digital media, and member mobilisation.

Founded
2007
Headquarters
Boulder, United States
Employees
~50-132
Annual revenue
~$7.5M
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