Name change reflects stewardship as a core discipline of modern business leadership.
EXCELSIOR, MN, UNITED STATES, January 9, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — DevryBV Sustainable Strategies today announced an important evolution for the firm. Effective January 6, 2026, the company officially renamed the business from DevryBV Sustainable Strategies to “doing business as” (DBA) Stewardverse Strategies.
The name change reflects a renewed conviction: that stewardship is no longer optional in modern leadership—it is a core discipline of business performance, resilience, and long-term value creation. Stewardverse Strategies will continue working with Boards, CEOs, and executive and leadership teams across industries to navigate uncertainty, manage risk, and turn environmental and social constraints into competitive advantage.
January 6 is the founder’s birthday and also marks Epiphany, a moment traditionally associated with recognition, realization, and turning. While the firm’s work remains grounded in disciplined strategy and measurable outcomes, Stewardverse Strategies chose this date intentionally as a signal of clarity: that business leadership must be rooted in something bigger than short-term gain.
“Stewardverse emerged from deep reflection and the realization that our work has always been about stewardship as a core discipline of leadership,” said Devry Boughner Vorwerk, founder of the firm. “This name reflects what we believe is now required of leaders: to turn toward the truth of their impact—and use that truth to build stronger, more resilient businesses and a future worth inheriting.”
The word steward comes from the Old English stigweard, meaning “guardian of the whole house.” Verse reflects a shared realm—something we must turn toward together. Together, Stewardverse speaks to the responsibility modern leaders carry: responsibility for their businesses, responsibility for people, and responsibility for the natural systems that make all enterprise possible.
Stewardverse Strategies carries forward the founder’s original belief: that good business can—and does—create good for society, and that business leaders play a critical role as stewards of performance and impact. For more than six years, the firm has worked alongside leaders across industries to manage volatility, navigate complex social and environmental constraints, and apply sustainability not as a sidelined effort, but as a source of strategic intelligence, discipline, and competitive advantage.
The firm’s work supports leadership teams facing the realities of today’s operating environment: regulatory complexity, supply chain disruption, resource constraints, shifting stakeholder expectations, and increasing scrutiny on material risks and long-term resilience. Stewardverse Strategies helps organizations integrate sustainability into enterprise strategy, operations, brand, financial decision-making, and capital allocation so that sustainability becomes a driver of performance rather than a separate agenda.
Early in its evolution, the firm developed its proprietary Integrated Sustainability Framework®, designed to help organizations identify material risks and opportunities and align sustainability with long-term strategy and value creation. The framework enables leaders to treat constraints—such as resource availability, climate exposure, labor and social dynamics, or regulation—as strategic signals that clarify priorities, inform investment decisions, and strengthen competitiveness.
As the firm looks ahead to 2026, the name change to Stewardverse Strategies reflects what the company has become: a sustainable business transformation firm. Stewardverse Strategies positions sustainability not as an initiative, a communications function, or a compliance exercise, but as a core operating system that supports resilience, innovation, and durable enterprise performance.
The firm emphasized that the name change does not alter its leadership, services, or the commitments it holds to client and partner relationships. Stewardverse Strategies will continue delivering the same strategic advisory work, now under an identity that more directly reflects the firm’s purpose and long-term vision.
“We’re deeply grateful to our clients, partners, and community who trust us with their work,” Vorwerk added. “We see them as co-builders of The Stewardverse®, and we look forward to what we will continue to build together.”
To learn more, visit www.stewardverse.com.
About Stewardverse Strategies:
Stewardverse Strategies is a sustainable business transformation firm that works with Boards, CEOs, and executive and leadership teams to navigate uncertainty, manage risk, and convert social and environmental constraints into competitive advantage. Grounded in private-sector experience, the firm’s proprietary Integrated Sustainability Framework® helps leaders align sustainability with strategy, operations, capital allocation, brand and marketing, and long-term enterprise performance.
Devry Boughner Vorwerk
Stewardverse Strategies
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