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Sustainability

Sustainability

Sustainability is both a business imperative and a strategic responsibility. Discover how integrating it into your operations can enhance efficiency, encourage innovation, and strengthen your brand while driving growth and reducing environmental impact.

Sustainability

Although many companies have set sustainability goals, only a few seem likely to meet their targets. In fact, while 67% of companies in our global survey reported having bold sustainability ambitions with clear objectives, only 3% are on track to achieve them. But for leaders who identify the right opportunities and focus on holistic solutions, sustainability strategies can yield enormous value and competitive advantage.

We built our sustainability consulting expertise on three core tenets: pragmatism, value, and teaming. We collaborate with you to develop actionable plans and realistic targets, emphasizing practical solutions. This approach enables your organization to meet sustainability goals while increasing value and improving the bottom line. And we recognize that no single team can solve complex sustainability challenges alone, so we work with you to mobilize teams across your organization and embed stakeholder collaborations and partnerships across every aspect of your business.

We’ll help you seamlessly weave sustainability strategies into your core operations, addressing everything from energy and carbon emissions to sustainable investments and due diligence. Our expertise extends to circularity and sustainable materials, sustainable food systems, supply chain refinement, commercial excellence, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Let’s team up to turn your bold ambitions into meaningful results.

What's your sustainability ambition?

What's your sustainability ambition?

Our Sustainability Services

Our Sustainability Services

Climate Change & Decarbonization

We help clients define carbon reduction strategies that add value. This includes reducing emissions in operations and supply chains, monetizing low-carbon offerings, and preparing for climate risks. We collaborate with you to maximize the impact of your carbon reduction efforts and make them a competitive advantage.

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Energy Transition

Transitioning from fossil fuels to clean energy will mitigate climate change, reduce pollution, and conserve resources. Our goal is not only to help companies meet their 2050 net-zero commitments, but to accelerate their energy transition, achieving drastic emissions reductions by 2035 and using this expertise as a strategic advantage.

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Circular Economy

Circularity decouples economic growth from resource consumption. As natural resources become more and more limited and sustainability regulations increase, circular business models can drive growth, cut costs, and build resilience. We assist you in executing comprehensive solutions that reveal new opportunities, increase customer value, and preserve our environment.

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Food Systems Transformation

The urgent need for transformation in food systems presents a significant opportunity for companies to elevate their ambitions and rethink their strategies. By aligning with climate and nature commitments, companies can create greater value for customers, ensure supply chain stability, and drive sustainable growth for their businesses.

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Sustainable Finance & Investing

Sustainability presents a range of opportunities and risks for investors. As the leading consulting adviser to the private equity and financial services industries, their key stakeholders, and other investors, we have the expertise you need to achieve sustained returns from your sustainability strategy.

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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Companies that foster diverse, equitable, and inclusive cultures tend to outperform peers. We'll partner with to you develop and implement DEI strategies to transform your business, integrating social elements into every aspect. The results? An improved bottom line and positive community impact.

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Our Sustainability Experience

Our Sustainability Experience

Our Partnerships & Alliances

Our Partnerships & Alliances

Along with our sustainability expertise and corporate strategy, our partnerships with leading players in the sustainability sector enable us to achieve exceptional results for our clients. In collaboration with industry visionaries, we offer state-of-the-art platforms for decarbonization, circularity, and more to support your sustainability goals. Discover below how these top-tier partners help us create value for your company.

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Our Insights on Sustainability

The Visionary CEO's Guide to Sustainability 2024

For sustainability, 2023 was the year boundless excitement gave way to realism as the challenge of meeting bold commitments became clear. Bain’s 2024 guide explores how leaders can meet the moment with pragmatism.

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