Pros
- Passionate, brilliant, kind, amazing staff members and a very low-drama, collaborative culture. Definitely the best group of people I've ever worked with. - Extremely important work to shift global investment to low-carbon pathways - A strong network of private and public sector investors and decision-makers around the world, and an action driven agenda - a true "think and do" tank - For a small org, CPI has a significant influence on on policies and practices in the climate finance, international development, and sustainable investing sectors - Amazing leadership. Barbara Buchner is a total powerhouse, a strong but approachable leader who is both dedicated to the work and her team's well-being, she is a true inspiration to staff - Flat organizational structure and very entrepreneurial culture, with accessibility to executive staff, and empowerment to pursue opportunities - As a project-based research and advisory organization, there are always new topics and challenges to explore
Cons
- Normal issues with work-life-balance that come with international advisory/consultancy organizations, (similar to many comparative organizations). Teams and clients stretching across time zones, high quality expectations, and tight timelines for deliverables means hours are sometimes long, and work-life balance is an issue for many staff. However, the culture is very flexible which helps to mitigate this, and management is very aware/actively working to improve. - While leadership, support, and collaboration is very strong on the whole, there were issues related to one person in CPI leadership in particular (likely a factor in a couple reviews on here), but this person is no longer with the organization, and things have dramatically improved since - Management is starting to take steps to address, but there is a need to invest in stronger HR, finance & accounting systems, staffing and capacity projection, CRM etc. - As a young organization, there are certainly growing pains (like the above) but these issues are rapidly improving as CPI matures