Buyer’s Guide: Boutique ESG And Sustainability Strategy Services (2023)
13 Oct, 2023
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Executive Summary
Against a backdrop of evolving stakeholder preferences, increasingly complex ESG and sustainability regulations, and a changing risk landscape, firms will need to develop a robust corporate ESG and sustainability strategy to ensure they remain competitive and resilient. This report provides a current analysis of 11 boutique ESG and sustainability strategy service providers. It can be used by the board, C-Suite and sustainability executives to inform their selection process. The report draws upon data collected from vendor questionnaires and interviews, as well as previous Verdantix research, supplemented with publicly available information.
Buyer’s Guide to boutique ESG and sustainability strategy services (2023)
Defining ESG and sustainability strategy services
Business resilience drives demand for ESG and sustainability strategy services
Key criteria to consider when selecting an ESG and sustainability strategy service provider
Selection criteria for the 2023 ESG and sustainability strategy services Buyer’s Guide
Bridge House Advisors
Delphi
EVORA Global
ISOS Group
Malk Partners
Nexio Projects
Position Green
Pure Strategies
Quinn+Partners
twentyfifty
VPWhite
Defining ESG and sustainability strategy services
Business resilience drives demand for ESG and sustainability strategy services
Key criteria to consider when selecting an ESG and sustainability strategy service provider
Selection criteria for the 2023 ESG and sustainability strategy services Buyer’s Guide
Bridge House Advisors
Delphi
EVORA Global
ISOS Group
Malk Partners
Nexio Projects
Position Green
Pure Strategies
Quinn+Partners
twentyfifty
VPWhite
Figure 1. Types of ESG and sustainability strategy services
Figure 2. ESG and sustainability funding priorities
Figure 3. ESG and sustainability regulations table
Figure 4. Steps to identify the best-fit ESG and sustainability strategy service provider
Figure 5. Key purchase criteria when selecting a consulting provider for ESG and sustainability
Figure 6. The ESG and sustainability strategy services landscape
Figure 7. Bridge House Advisors service offering overview
Figure 8. Delphi service offering overview
Figure 9. EVORA Global service offering overview
Figure 10. ISOS Group service offering overview
Figure 11. Malk Partners service offering overview
Figure 12. Nexio Projects service offering overview
Figure 13. Position Green service offering overview
Figure 14. Pure Strategies service offering overview
Figure 15. Quinn+Partners service offering overview
Figure 16. twentyfifty service offering overview
Figure 17. VPWhite service offering overview
Figure 2. ESG and sustainability funding priorities
Figure 3. ESG and sustainability regulations table
Figure 4. Steps to identify the best-fit ESG and sustainability strategy service provider
Figure 5. Key purchase criteria when selecting a consulting provider for ESG and sustainability
Figure 6. The ESG and sustainability strategy services landscape
Figure 7. Bridge House Advisors service offering overview
Figure 8. Delphi service offering overview
Figure 9. EVORA Global service offering overview
Figure 10. ISOS Group service offering overview
Figure 11. Malk Partners service offering overview
Figure 12. Nexio Projects service offering overview
Figure 13. Position Green service offering overview
Figure 14. Pure Strategies service offering overview
Figure 15. Quinn+Partners service offering overview
Figure 16. twentyfifty service offering overview
Figure 17. VPWhite service offering overview
Advent International, Quentic, Net Zero Tracker, Capital Power, Bridge House Advisors, Patrizia, Accenture, Nitto, Trilantic NA, Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), The Sustainability Consortium (TSC), EY, MegaFood, TAZO, BlackRock, Realty Income, CDP, Ramboll, Volvo Cars, Position Green, Kraton, GHG Protocol, KPMG, European Public Real Estate Association (EPRA), UN Global Compact, Rabobank, GLOBE Series, Savills IM, Hershey’s, ESG Data Convergence Initiative (ECDI), Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy, Insight Partners, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), Thorlabs, Bridges Fund Management, Bain, Benefit Street Partners, Lumemtum, Profoundry, Delphi, Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA), Pattern Energy, Great Place To Work, Instar Asset Management, Chemical Footprint Project, Saint-Gobain, UBS, Klinkby Enge, Malk Partners, WCAS, McKinsey & Company, ISOS Group, BASF, DSV, WSP, STAR Capital, Columbia Business School, M&g, Anthesis, Arsenal Capital Partners, Ecochain, James Hardie, Iron Point Partners, Wawanesa Insurance, Pure Strategies, Ben & Jerry’s, Sweep, CN, Fortis, Environ Energy, Cority, Brookfield Renewable Partners, UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI), Advanced Ionics, Everlane, Globe and Mail, Bouygues, U.S. Dairy, Urban Land Institute (ULI), Arcadis, ERM, Leprino Foods, Volkswagen, Wolters Kluwer Enablon, Ridgemont Equity Partners, Scandinavian Tobacco Group, BCG, Indigo Books and Music, L Catterton, Clean50, Norvestor, Tishman Speyer, EVORA Global, Mars, Quinn+Partners, GRESB, Leading Change Canada, Shell, Amazon, Mondelēz International, Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), Equinor, 424 Capital, Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), Bell, Meridian Credit Union, Brilliant Earth, Behrman Capital, Siemens, GreenScreen Chemicals, Women and Girls' Empowerment Initiative, CalSTRS, AECOM, Nexio Projects, Merck, Walmart, ONE, Imerys, Hines, S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Planet Mark, Benchmark Gensuite, EcoVadis, Deloitte, Climate Collaborative, Telus, CBSR, Invesco, Coast Capital Savings, Integrum ESG, UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF), Intelex, Maersk, Enbridge, American Sustainable Business Network (ASBN), Court Square Capital Management, PwC, VPWhite, Seventh Generation, Veolia, twentyfifty, FORBES
About the Authors
Lily Turnbull
Senior Analyst
Lily is a Senior Analyst at Verdantix, where she delivers in-depth research to help executives navigate ESG, sustainability and product innovation, and make confident decision…
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Priyanka Bawa
Senior Analyst
Priyanka is a Senior Analyst at Verdantix, where she leads research to enable sustainability leaders and services firms to analyse shifting market dynamics and evaluate innova…
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Kim Knickle
Research Director
Kim Knickle is a Research Director at Verdantix, bringing more than two decades of analyst experience to the evolving world of sustainability. Her current research spans ESG a…
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