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Sustainability

As William Blair celebrates its 90th anniversary in 2025, we reaffirm our enduring commitment to the success of our colleagues, clients, and communities. This shared ethos influences every aspect of our unique culture and guides our recently evolved mission, vision, and values.

Our Sustainability Report provides vivid examples of how we bring our mission, vision, and values to life across our business units. We invite you to explore the report and learn about highlights of our firm’s sustainability efforts in 2024.

Brent Gledhill
Brent
Brent Gledhill
President and CEO
Brent Gledhill

Beth Satterfield
Chief Operating Officer

Our Values in Action

Across our firm, we’re elevating our mission to empower colleagues to deliver client success and engage in our communities.

Empowering Our Colleagues

Our colleagues are central to our success. We provide a comprehensive array of tools, resources, and opportunities that support mental, physical, and financial well-being, as well as professional development and career growth. Our commitment to fostering an inclusive culture underscores the importance of these resources.

Delivering Client Success

Responsible business practices are engrained in our work with clients. We are committed to developing long-term, trusted partnerships and helping clients achieve superior financial results. We help clients achieve their goals by creating value from our talented teams, processes, research, and advisory practices.

Responsible Business Practices

Operating with integrity and adhering to ethical values are essential elements of our business model. These standards are infused throughout our firm and serve as the foundation of our emphasis on long-term relationships and stewardship commitments.

  • 90%

    of firm office space is located in
    green-certified buildings

  • ~50%

    of our partners serve on nonprofit boards

  • 14,000+

    hours of community volunteerism

Engaging in Our Communities

Our commitment to engaging in the communities where we live and work is a part of our firm’s mission. Our philanthropic grants and charitable partnerships are inspired by colleagues through match programs, leadership on nonprofit boards, volunteer engagement, and signature programs such as our Global Community Partners and the Capital Collective.

Managing Our Environmental Impact

Our commitment to environmental sustainability underscores our dedication to enhancing the well-being of our colleagues, clients, and communities. Prioritizing sustainable practices in our business operations and calculating our carbon footprint enables us to be productive in our current environment and lay the foundation for sustainable growth in the future.

Our Insights

  • Agricultural Irrigation's Next Chapter: Evolving Irrigation Technologies

    Learn how advanced precision irrigation is addressing global water shortages, driving crop production, and creating compelling investment opportunities.

    Read more
  • Reshoring, AI, and the New Infrastructure Boom

    William Blair energy and environmental services analyst Tim Mulrooney and macro analyst Richard de Chazal explore how reshoring, AI infrastructure, and labor and energy challenges are driving transformation across the U.S. economy.

    Watch the video podcast
  • Monthly Macro: Energy Efficiency, Scarcity, and the Next Wave of Demand

    William Blair macro analyst Richard de Chazal and energy analyst Neal Dingmann discuss how rapid technological advances, shrinking inventories, and relentless demand—especially for natural gas—are reshaping the energy sector, driving new strategies and investment opportunities for the years ahead.

    Listen to the podcast
  • Tapping Into the World of Water

    In a recent report by William Blair’s Brian Drab, we highlight global problems related to water, including water scarcity, aging infrastructure, and water quality and contamination. The report also details several solutions that we believe are critical to addressing these problems.

    Read more
  • Demographics as Commerce: The Aging-in-Place Revolution

    Ryan Daniels, William Blair's group head of the healthcare technology and services research sector, explores how America’s rapidly growing senior population is reshaping healthcare, technology, and everyday services through the powerful trend of aging in place.

    Listen to the podcast

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