About

InvestHER Strategies is a sustainability consultancy specializing in food systems, food waste prevention, and operational sustainability. The firm supports organizations in designing and piloting practical, data-informed solutions that drive measurable impact while strengthening collaboration across teams. Its work focuses on aligning strategy with day-to-day operations to support scalable, long-term change. InvestHER Strategies is led by Christy Cook, a sustainability strategist and practitioner with extensive experience across foodservice, hospitality, grocery, large-scale events, and nonprofit and industry initiatives.

Selected Collaborations and Impacts

Large National Grocery Retailer | Near-Expiry Bread Pilot

Operational and customer education redesign to reduce waste, improve labor efficiency, and increase sales.
• Increased overall bread sales through near-expiry bread merchandising
• Designed and implemented customer education messaging: Enjoy Soon and Save Some Dough
• Simplified donation and compost sorting, reducing labor time and costs
• Reduced composting costs
• Positioned for multi-store scaling and expansion into additional departments

U.S. Food Waste Pact (WWF & ReFED) | Events & Hospitality Pilot

Operational food waste reduction across large-scale business events.
• Reduced waste in high-waste categories by an average of 55%
• Reduced bread waste by over 50%
• Reduced dressing and sauce waste by approximately 50%
• Reduced fruit waste by up to 85%
• Identified more than 5 tons of uneaten food across pilot events
• Developed peer-reviewed Event Guidelines, Case Study, and Implementation Toolkits for Planners and Venues

WRAP Americas | Grocery & Retail Industry Prioritization

Led peer alignment among grocery sustainability leaders to prioritize the most impactful actions for 2026.
• Co-designed and led an interactive prioritization workshop with grocery leaders
• Delivered a clear, near-term action list to focus limited time and resources
• Built shared alignment across peer sustainability teams

• Additional case studies and leadership work available here.