Press release
BOSTON – September 22, 2021 – Bain & Company announced a strategic partnership with and investment in Persefoni, a leading SaaS platform that helps investors and enterprises easily calculate, analyze, manage and report on their real-time carbon footprints.
This first-of-its-kind partnership will pair Bain & Company’s expertise in carbon transitions, as well as its deep understanding of investors’ priorities, with Persefoni’s cutting-edge carbon accounting platform to deliver unprecedented solutions to Bain’s clients on their net-zero journeys—solutions that are actionable, trackable, linked to value and grounded in facts.
With an initial focus on Bain’s highly influential cadre of private equity and institutional investor clients—and their portfolio companies—this partnership will help Bain’s clients to manage their carbon inventory with the same rigor and transparency as their financial metrics.
“Bain & Company is continuously expanding its suite of services and tools aimed at accelerating the carbon transition, leveraging the latest technologies and working alongside our clients to create a more sustainable, responsible and profitable future,” said Torsten Lichtenau, partner and global head of Bain & Company’s Carbon Transition Impact Area. “This strategic partnership will help our clients to make the ‘invisible visible’ by turning financial, operational and supply chain data into auditable carbon footprint data.”
“Bain & Company's commitment to being a driving force in the fight against climate change is reflected in the DNA of the firm. From being a carbon neutral firm for 10 years, to a deep-rooted commitment to bringing the best of the firm's resources to its clients to help shape their climate journeys, we're proud and excited to announce this partnership." said Persefoni CEO, Kentaro Kawamori. “Many of the largest private equity firms in the world already work together with Persefoni and Bain & Company's carbon and climate experts, and we're looking forward to seeing this critical solution partnership now be able to extend to the rest of the industry."
Editor's Note: To arrange an interview, contact Katie Ware at katie.ware@bain.com or +1 646 562 8102, and Darcy LeDoux at darcy.ledoux@allisonpr.com or +1 713 458 8395.
About Persefoni
Persefoni is the premier, intelligent climate platform built for enterprises and institutional investors to easily calculate, analyze, manage, and report on their real-time carbon footprint. As the ERP of Carbon, the Persefoni SaaS platform provides users a single source of carbon truth for their organization and enables them to manage their carbon transactions and inventory with the same rigor and transparency as their financial ones. For more information about Persefoni, please visit https://persefoni.com/.
About Bain & Company
Bain & Company works with leaders worldwide to solve their toughest challenges and deliver enduring results. Since 1973, we’ve partnered with clients, including private equity and portfolio companies, to build the capabilities they need to stay ahead of change and help them redefine their industries. We measure our success by our clients’ success, and we proudly hold the highest levels of client advocacy in our field.
Bain is consistently recognized globally as one of the best places to work. We operate as one global team, uniting strategists, industry and functional experts, technologists, and advisors with a vibrant ecosystem of technology partners.
Notes to Editors
Bain & Company was founded in 1973 and today has 19,000 employees across 67 cities in 40 countries. We have worked with more than two-thirds of the Global 500 and more than 9,000 companies worldwide. Bain has pledged to deliver $2 billion in pro bono consulting to nonprofit, public-sector and charitable organizations by 2035. The firm is consistently recognized as a Leader in major analyst rankings across multiple areas, including digital business, innovation, strategy, experience design, customer experience, and carbon-zero transformation.