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About the Business

ESG, finance, and risk management strategies for every business.


We help large companies act smaller… Become more nimble by developing approaches to anticipate important strategic impacts to your business.

We help small companies act larger… Implement the approaches used by large companies but scaled to be practical and fit for purpose for your business.
Our experienced professionals provide your business a third-party perspective and validation of your ESG strategies, and a more thorough understanding of the drivers of your business’ value. Your company can focus on what is important for creating value and set realistic targets and strategies to achieve your goals. Your company has the ideal destination in mind, and we provide the map to get there.

Karri Howlett

Karri Howlett has over 20 years of experience in corporate strategy, mergers and acquisitions, financial due diligence, and risk analysis.  Karri has conducted financial due diligence and risk analysis for several business endeavours, including business advisement and financial modelling for several mining and energy projects, and mergers of financial institutions ranging in size from $75 million to $3 billion in assets.  Karri is currently President of Karri Howlett Consulting Inc.  She was previously President and a member of the Board of Directors of RESPEC Consulting Inc., a geosciences and engineering consulting firm based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.  Karri led the company’s ownership transition from sole-proprietorship to 50% employee ownership and 50% institutional ownership in 2009, and subsequent sale to RSI Consulting Inc. on April 1, 2016.

Karri holds a Bachelor of Commerce, with Honours in Finance, from the University of Saskatchewan and has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and the Chartered Director Designation.  An active community member, she has previously served on the boards of the Varsity View Community Association, Skate Saskatoon, and CFA Society of Saskatchewan.  Karri has been involved with the University of Saskatchewan’s Edwards School of Business as a lecturer in the Department of Finance, participant in the Leadership Development Program, and a protégé in the Betty Ann Heggie Womentorship Program.  She currently sits on the boards of SaskPower (where she is Chair of the Safety, Environment, and Social Responsibility Committee), NexGen Energy (where she is Chair of the ESG Committee), and Saskatchewan Trade & Export Partnership.