Sustainability Services Ecosystem Map

Sustainability Services Ecosystem Map

Author: James Hand

The Sustainability Services industry is growing quickly both in size and scale as sustainability teams across the world build, and implement, their plans for Net Zero.

That’s why we’ve created the Sustainability Service Ecosystem Map to help sustainability professionals navigate this fast changing landscape.

We hope it’ll also help organisation in the ecosystem see where they fit, and maybe inspire some ideas for collaboration…

The map is organised around the main CSO responsibilities with each responsibility spilt into the different areas that a busy sustainability team need to cover!

𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞
• Standards and frameworks including IFRS Foundation, CDP and GHG Protocols
• Emissions factors including free sources such as DESNZ or tech first solutions like Climatiq
• Emissions software including enterprise suppliers such as Salesforce, Persefoni and Watershed and those supplying SMEs like Sage
• The big global initiatives that are helping everyone to keep on track such as the Race to Zero from High-Level Climate Champions, Science Based Targets initiative and The Climate Pledge
• Offsets and removals for the residual

𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠
• The best sources for climate science and free data sources like Our World in Data and Nat Bullard. Also the organisations who help track progress such as Climate Action Tracker
• Learning and development providers including free online resources like the UN Global Compact Network UK to the climate school from Kite Insights or in depth academic training at Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL).
• Employee engagement, Giki’s favourite area. Raising awareness to help people get on board with the Net Zero journey. And even a few podcasts for the low carbon commute naturally including Outrage + Optimism.

𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲
• Sustainability services from enterprise players Accenture and Deloitte to companies who can help SMEs e.g. Investors in the Environment (iiE). A big space with more names coming soon. Consulting, Net Zero transitions and full service companies all included.

𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬
• Rating providers whether for your supply chain (CDP, EcoVadis) or investors. And some of the big events where sustainability people get together from COP to NY Climate Week!