Sustainability in deals

Driving sustainability through due diligence and quantification

Today’s investors need more than a simple checklist for sustainability. Businesses need to demonstrate clear links between sustainability matters and the value at risk. This clarity gives investors a more thorough view of how sustainability may impact value in the short-term as well as in the long-term. 

We help you achieve this by customising our AI-enabled due diligence process to efficiently align with your strategy, policies, and specific objectives. This means:

• Analysing sustainability data and governance. 
• Benchmarking performance against peers. 
• Highlighting red flags, value at risk and potential post-close opportunities.

Together, we’ll identify the areas of sustainability that will have the biggest financial and non-financial impact on your acquisition targets. 

We go beyond qualitative recommendations. We explore how key sustainability matters impact your financials, reputation and resilience. This robust diligence means that once the deal is closed, you are ready to implement an action plan that can improve operations, protect, and create value.

Unlocking value and navigating the hold period

To strengthen your business resilience, it’s essential to take a proactive approach to sustainability initiatives. 

Comparing these initiatives and deciding on a strategy takes thoughtful consideration and deep understanding of sustainability factors. This is where we can help—whether sustainability is a core component of the deal or an opportunity for operational efficiency and resilience.  

We’ll leverage pre-deal findings to compare, prioritise and operationalise initiatives during your hold period. From developing a net-zero pathway, to improving energy efficiency and supply chain management practices, to gaining tax incentives from a better strategy. 

Building the future: sustainable infrastructure 

There is a significant—and increasing—demand for infrastructure that can withstand extreme weather events and be energy and waste efficient. Decarbonising existing infrastructure, making them more energy efficient, and developing new low-carbon solutions are crucial steps. From power plants and grid networks to data centres, ports, and shipping terminals, these ambitious projects are key to hitting net-zero targets and achieving sustainable development goals. They also require significant capital investment. 

We explore innovative ways to raise and deploy that capital—whether through equity, debt, public, private, or blended financing. Our experience includes structuring transactions with a wide range of parties—including investors, owners, communities, indigenous groups, governments, banks, and companies. We make sure that all these stakeholders can access sustainable capital—while achieving the returns and sustainability outcomes they need. 

From the holding period to the exit phrase, we’ll collaborate with investors to advance your company’s sustainability maturity—and recognise value. 

Cut the complexity: streamlining sustainability reporting preparation

The sustainability regulatory landscape is complex, nuanced, and constantly evolving. We’ll work with you to navigate sustainability reporting requirements to bring structure, rigour, and clarity to a seemingly obscure process. We support you in every detail. Beginning with upfront regulatory scoping all the way through to data collection and process improvements. Our specialists turn regulatory insights into actionable strategies, working with you to innovate products and processes using advanced technology, AI, and diverse data.  

Clear and confidence-building: navigating your sustainability journey

Investors’ financing decisions depend on the company’s sustainability journey—including its strategy, resilience, sustainability risk and opportunity management, and quantification of impact. Whether you’re looking to sell your equity participation or considering taking your company public, you should be able to present your sustainability journey. 

We help companies navigate the complexities of an upcoming divestiture. We develop a roadmap for a successful deal that covers all business functions and prepare a transparent sustainability journey, enabling you to enter the exit process with confidence.