
Kleinfelder Partners with Avetta to Meet Sustainability Goals
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About Kleinfelder
Headquarters: San Diego, California
Region: United States & Canada
Domain: Engineering, Science, and Construction
Avetta Customer Type: Hiring Client & Supplier
Website: https://www.kleinfelder.com/
Company Profile
Kleinfelder’s team of engineers, scientists, and construction professionals provide solutions that improve transportation, water, energy, and other private infrastructure. Their services include environmental work, geotechnical engineering, building design, construction management, and construction materials engineering and testing.

Challenges in Compliance Management
In 2023, Kleinfelder’s Corporate Social Responsibility Report reaffirmed the company’s commitment to a sustainable, inclusive future. As a supplier in the Avetta platform, Kleinfelder knew who to turn to when they realized they needed a risk mitigation partner to ensure ongoing compliance, citing pressures surrounding new regulations and the demand to comply with ever-changing client requirements. To better manage the 500+ suppliers the company worked with and to gain visibility into the sustainability and diversity of their supply chain, Kleinfelder knew it was time to become an Avetta client as well.
The Avetta Experience
After implementing Avetta as a client to 500+ critical suppliers, Kleinfelder partnered with their dedicated Avetta Team to determine which requirements and areas of risk were of importance to begin tracking and communicating through the platform. The team leveraged Avetta’s ESG Self-Evaluation built on the Global UN framework to build a baseline for their supply chain and reap the benefits of accessing insights on suppliers that had already completed this evaluation for another client(s). By year’s end, the team had received an 80% response rate, with 25% being recognized by Avetta as ESG Innovator Winners.
As both a client and supplier in Avetta’s system, Kleinfelder’s unique position has made them a perfect partner to help improve the Avetta platform for all users. After identifying a gap in a prequalification questionnaire, the Avetta team worked quickly to close the gap and drive further value for all clients. Kleinfelder’s commitment to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives earned them a seat on Avetta’s first-ever ESG APEX Board.
Benefits Experienced
Enhanced ESG Tracking and Compliance: By leveraging the Avetta platform, it was easy for Kleinfelder to enable systematic tracking of sustainability performance across their supply chain. This led to improved compliance during evolving regulations and client requirements. Additionally, being a supplier themselves, Kleinfelder took the same assessment and was able to identify gaps and areas for future improvement.
Data Integration and Improved Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Reporting: Understanding that diversity can strengthen their supply chain, Kleinfelder needed better reporting on the DEI status of their suppliers. Collaborating to refine the supplier diversity certification categories in Avetta improved accuracy in reporting and internal transparency. With Avetta’s data integration capabilities, Kleinfelder easily integrated data into their ERP system, enhancing internal reporting and supporting external platforms. This integration provided centralized visibility into important data and facilitated process improvements to accurately report on diverse spend, streamline client reporting and drive continuous improvements in sustainability practices.
Peer Benchmarking to Maintain Leader Status: Leveraging Avetta’s client network of 500+ clients across a variety of industries and regions, Kleinfelder has benefited from the adoption of pre-built robust solution offerings and the ability to understand what peers are doing to comply with regulatory pressures. This has created a shared vision across contacts that are committed to remaining a leader in this ever-evolving space, and allowed a safe environment to share ideas, learnings and goals to continue along their sustainability journey.
Conclusion
After experiencing the benefits as a supplier, Kleinfelder made the strategic move to add their supplier network onto the Avetta platform. Doing so has greatly increased visibility into the sustainability and diversity of their supply chain and helped to identify areas for future improvement. With centralized data and an action plan at their fingertips, Kleinfelder is improving the resiliency of their supply chain, setting the company up for long-term success for holistic and multi-risk mitigation.
“Kleinfelder has chosen to partner with Avetta, a leading provider of risk and client services, to allow us to effectively meet requirements across all our projects. Together, we [Kleinfelder and our suppliers] can ensure that every project meets its’ highest standards.”