Consulting Firms for Sustainability

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Ernst & Young (EY) acquires Denkstatt, a sustainability, ESG & CSRD compliance consulting firm that serves customers in Austria & across Europe.

Keysource, an MSP (managed IT service provider) that offers sustainable data center solutions & strategic advisory services, acquires 2bm for data center design & build expertise.

Uptime Institute Sustainability Assessments may give MSPs & channel partners visibility into third-party data centers & public cloud services.

WSP Global acquires 1A Ingenieros, a Spain consulting firm focused on renewable energy, electricity distribution and transportation, sustainable mobility, the industrial sector, and the environment.

Morgan Stanley Capital Partners, the private equity arm of the financial services giant, acquires Resource Innovations, a consultancy focused on energy efficiency and sustainability.

ATOZ Tax Advisers acquires Deveco Sustainability, a consultancy that guides customers "in the development and implementation of their sustainable development strategies."

Mitie & Salesforce partnership reinforces manage sustainability services market. MSP, cloud & consulting professionals assist customers' net-zero journeys.

Business management consultancy McKinsey & Company acquires Strategic Estimating Systems (SES) -- a provider of cost-estimating services for capital projects & energy transition projects that align with net-zero initiatives.

Anthesis, backed by global investment firm Carlyle, acquires sustainability reporting consultancy BuzzWord. Anthesis has now acquired 23 sustainability businesses.

Sustainability Consultancy ERM acquires Big Middle & The Big Zero -- two enterprise systems integrators that offer Salesforce Net Zero Cloud, Oracle, ESG accounting & WalkMe workflow automation expertise.

Private equity firm Apax Partners acquires Integrated Environmental Solutions (IES), a technology solutions provider, consulting firm & digital twins specialist that helps customers to decarbonize buildings, communities and cities.

Smart building consultancy Contollo Group, backed by the private equity firm NorthEdge, acquires Abacus to assist customers with Net Zero GHG emissions strategies.

CLEAResult, backed by private equity firm TPG, acquires Energetics -- an energy-focused sustainability consultancy that has deep expertise in the U.S. federal government market.