Buyer’s Guide: Climate Change Consulting (2024)
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Executive Summary
The climate change consulting market has evolved significantly over the past two years. Consulting providers from varied heritages have rebranded and adapted offerings, from strategy to business process implementation, to fit the needs of organizations on climate transition journeys. This Buyer’s Guide provides an in-depth analysis of 53 climate change consulting providers, supplemented with comprehensive profiles of 10 prominent providers in the market. The analysis is drawn from questionnaires, existing Verdantix research, and publicly available information. Executives from a variety of business functions who are grappling with climate-related challenges should use this report to help build an effective consulting partnership strategy.The Verdantix Buyer’s Guide for climate change consulting
Defining climate change consulting
Climate change consulting services have evolved to support business model transition
The climate change consulting market is dominated by five key provider groups
Buyers should consider partner portfolios to support business model transition
Selection criteria for the 2024 climate change consulting Buyer’s Guide
ALL4 excels in decarbonization services for emissions-intensive industries
Accenture delivers digital transformation for climate change
BCG manages strategy projects to enable business transformation
Capgemini bets big on digital to support climate change transition
Deloitte bolsters capabilities for climate strategy implementation at the asset level
dss+ delivers operational transformation for emissions-intensive industries
ERM boosts global presence and depth through rapid acquisition of regional specialists
EY embraces digital to scale innovative climate strategy
KPMG targets the business case for energy transition and decarbonization
PWC focuses on services for digitization and business model transformation
Figure 2. Climate change consultants represent five distinct consulting heritages
Figure 3. Climate change consulting partnerships are a key selection criteria for buyers
Figure 4. Demands from operational leaders drive climate change consulting spend
Figure 5. List of climate change consulting providers
Figure 6. ALL4 overview
Figure 7. Accenture overview
Figure 8. BCG overview
Figure 9. Capgemini overview
Figure 10. Deloitte overview
Figure 11. dss+ overview
Figure 12. ERM overview
Figure 13. EY overview
Figure 14. KPMG overview
Figure 15. PwC overview
About the Authors
Connor Taylor
Senior Analyst
Connor is a Senior Analyst at Verdantix. He focuses on delivering research to help senior executives navigate decarbonization decision-making and build effective strategies to...
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Ryan Skinner
Research Director
Ryan is a Research Director at Verdantix, where he leads a team of analysts delivering research, data and advisory services that help clients navigate the fast-evolving landsc...
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