Buyer’s Guide: ESG And Sustainability Strategy Services (2025)

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Summary for decision-makers
The 2025 Verdantix Buyer’s Guide to ESG and sustainability strategy services
Defining ESG and sustainability strategy services
Businesses continue to demonstrate investment in strategy services
Key criteria to consider when selecting an ESG and sustainability strategy services provider
Selection criteria for the 2025 ESG and sustainability strategy services Buyer’s Guide
ADEC Innovations offers tech-enabled strategy services for global organizations
Anthesis combines purpose-driven strategy capabilities with a rigorous understanding of sustainability issues
Arcadis provides technical strategies that position clients for effective implementations
Bain & Company drives sustainability transformation through a focus on partnerships
BCG’s business transformation expertise fuels large-scale sustainability engagements globally
Buro Happold provides ESG and sustainability strategy services to owners, operators and occupiers of built assets
Cognizant uses data and technology to drive the design of sustainability strategies
DEKRA provides locally tailored strategic advice to small and mid-sized firms with operations in Europe
Deloitte offers technology-led sustainability strategy services for large firms across industries
dss+ designs practical sustainability strategies for firms of all sizes, especially in Europe
ERM accelerates sustainability-led strategic transformations with a continually evolving service offering
EY delivers large-scale sustainability strategy and transformation engagements for global firms
HCLTech’s data and digital technology expertise underpin its sustainable strategy services
KPMG addresses business transformation through a human-centred, AI-enabled lens
LRQA offers strategic and technical expertise to firms with complex value chains
McKinsey & Company has a razor-sharp focus on decarbonization, driven by technology
Position Green offers data-driven strategic sustainability expertise to mid-sized firms
Pure Strategies addresses environmental sustainability for US firms through strategic solutions
PwC prioritizes technology and industry-focused solutions to drive strategy engagements
Ramboll leverages its environmental engineering prowess for actionable strategy design
Schneider Electric’s energy efficiency expertise strengthens its sustainability strategy services
Sphera offers an integrated solution to scale sustainability strategy
Uniqus provides tech-enabled sustainability consulting services to clients across APAC, the US and the Middle East

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Figure 1. Customer journey for ESG and sustainability strategy engagements
Figure 2. Key criteria to consider when selecting an ESG and sustainability strategy services provider
Figure 3. List of ESG and sustainability strategy service providers
Figure 4. ADEC Innovations overview
Figure 5. Anthesis overview
Figure 6. Arcadis overview
Figure 7. Bain & Company overview
Figure 8. BCG overview
Figure 9. Buro Happold overview
Figure 10. Cognizant overview
Figure 11. DEKRA overview
Figure 12. Deloitte overview
Figure 13. dss+ overview
Figure 14. ERM overview
Figure 15. EY overview
Figure 16. HCLTech overview
Figure 17. KPMG overview
Figure 18. LRQA overview
Figure 19. McKinsey & Company overview
Figure 20. Position Green overview
Figure 21. Pure Strategies overview
Figure 22. PwC overview
Figure 23. Ramboll overview
Figure 24. Schneider Electric overview
Figure 25. Sphera overview
Figure 26. Uniqus overview