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The growing demand for advice | Ambitious, stakeholder driven corporate objectives on sustainability and ESG, combined with limited internal capability or capacity means that the demand for specialist advice is growing<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The demand for Sustainability & ESG consultancy and solutions is growing rapidly as these topics are prioritised by both corporates and investors with a focus on driving sustainable performance, delivering against reportable goals and metrics. Even against a more challenging economic backdrop, we continue to see significant market opportunity and increasing consolidation as firms look to meet this client demand and fast track their development. In what remains a fragmented market with limited players of true scale, new entrants with a market leading niche, or international platforms with a differentiated and broad service proposition, leveraging data and analytics, are attracting particularly strong interest – from both private equity and strategic trade.<\/p>\n<\/div> \n\n – William Godfrey Executive Director M&A Advisory, London<\/cite>\n <\/blockquote>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

The Sustainability & ESG market at a glance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Our insight on the key trends driving the Sustainability & ESG sector and what it means for consultancies and solutions providers across the market<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A global consulting sector team<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Expertise and experience across UK, Europe, North America, Australia, India, and South Africa<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Investec is a leading mid-market Investment Bank, offering a full suite of services to support businesses and their owners. Our dedicated global Investment Banking team has deep experience of the consulting and professional services market, a core pillar of which is the rapidly growing and highly attractive Sustainability & ESG market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have questions and would like to know more \u2013 please get in touch: ervin.schellenberg@investec.com<\/a>, mirko.nikkels@investec.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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