Quality Work

"WRI publishes honest, reliable, meaningful data and supporting documentation."
"WRI does some of the best research in the field."
"WRI starts with science and adds rigorous, transparent analysis to illuminate the energy and climate impacts of the policy choices we face."
"They have a tremendous analytical capacity across all climate issues."
"The quality of their work is very high and they are very organized about their approach to the debate."
"WRI does great analysis and is credible. Plus they do policy work well and are business savvy."
"They do excellent work."
"They do good analysis, great coalition building, and produce excellent materials."
"They do good analysis and are perceived to be unbiased."
"They do good analyses, particularly ones focused on agriculture."
"WRI truly does science and data driven work to illuminate the problem and solutions."
"WRI produces strong research that is linked to policy, and they have excellent international contacts."
"The quality of their work is very high and they are very organized about their approach to the debate."
"They produce excellent and dependable reports."
"They focus on tangible results."
"They do excellent analysis."

High Level of Respect and Credibility

"WRI is a credible, respected think tank that also understands the value of advocacy."
" WRI is one of the very few US organizations that can actually be taken seriously in addressing international issues that relate to developing countries and not only the US or EU."
"They are one of the most reputable conservation think tanks."
"They are a well-respected think tank."
"They are a credible source of information."

Strong Professional Team

"They have high quality staff and a broad reach."
"They have an unparalleled team of experts."
"They have top notch brains."

Other

"They have been active at all levels from policy to development of implementation tools both globally and in the US."
"They are well-connected and advise top people on top issues."
"They should be outcome driven and politically active."
"They should continue their pragmatic approach, market-based approach, and increase their economic analyses."
"They should be more active and vocal in their thinking on how climate change will impact poor developing countries and populations disproportionately impacted."
"They could perhaps integrate the politics of decision making a little more with the analytics."

"They have a high level of professional performance."

Better Communication

"WRI should work to make its information more accessible and more available to the press and the general public."
"They should have a better communications strategy to share their research."
"WRI should produce briefer papers on timely topics in the policy debate."
"They should make their activities more widely known."
"WRI should figure out how to share their information in a better way."
"They should do more public outreach."
"They should get more coverage for their findings."
"They should hold more public events."
"They should increase their media outreach."
"They should make better use of their products."
"They should improve their outreach and communication."

Work Cooperatively

"They should form more partnerships with state and regional groups and partner with credible messengers to brief state legislatures, utility regulators, farm groups, and other key constituencies."
"They should continue their efforts to expand/build advocacy for U.S. policy."
"They should work more cooperatively with other environmental NGOs."
"WRI should consider looking at carbon rents."
"They should expand the climate aspects of Earthtrends."
"They should increase coordination with other analytic shops."