Turning sustainability pressure into strategic advantage
About Us
SustainOpp exists to close the gap between sustainability ambition and what actually happens in portfolios, operations and reports. The practice brings together deep experience in ESG regulation, sustainable finance, data and transformation, applied inside some of the most demanding sustainability programmes in the market.
Foresight, not box-ticking
We stay close to the moving edge of standards and market expectations – from CSRD/ESRS, ISSB and environmental taxonomies to TCFD/TNFD, PRI and the UN Global Compact/OECD Guidelines.
Strategy tied to value
End-to-end partnership
Data-led and tech-enabled
Straight dealing and trust
Why SustainOpp
Because you get institutional-grade rigour without institutional baggage. We bring the depth and discipline you would expect on a major sustainability transformation programme, applied with the focus and responsiveness of a specialist practice. The result is sustainability work that stands up to regulators, investors and auditors – and actually shifts how capital, strategy and operations are run, not just how they are described on paper.
Our Services
SustainOpp works across the full arc of sustainability – from first diagnostics and disclosures through to strategy, transactions and capability-building. Our services are organised into a small number of clear modules so you can start where the pressure is highest: tightening reporting, clarifying what is truly material, stress-testing deals, or aligning leadership.
Sustainability Reporting & Assurance Readiness (Disclosure-to-Assurance)
We help you build sustainability reporting that can be defended, not just published. As disclosure regimes harden – CSRD, ISSB, TCFD, emerging climate and nature-focussed rules – organisations need ESG information that is consistent, explainable and ready for assurance. We work end-to-end, so the numbers, narrative and governance all line up.
Sustainability Strategy & Value Creation (Strategy-to-Value)
We help organisations craft and execute sustainability strategies that drive long-term value creation while meeting stakeholder expectations. Rather than treating ESG as a checkbox or cost center, we integrate it into core business strategy – aligning sustainability with innovation, efficiency, and competitive advantage.
ESG Operating Model & Governance (Implementation & Capacity Building)
This is where intent turns into muscle memory. SustainOpp helps organisations build the internal structures, processes and capabilities needed to deliver on sustainability commitments day-to day. We help organisations build the structures, processes and capabilities that make sustainability part of how the business runs, not a side project.
AI-Powered ESG Benchmarking & Diagnostics
When ESG expectations move faster than internal capacity, the obvious question is: “Where do we actually stand – and what should we do next?” Our AI-enabled diagnostics give you a hard, data-driven answer to that question without months of manual benchmarking.
ESG Due Diligence & Sustainable Finance Advisory
Investors and lenders are increasingly incorporating ESG factors into their decisions – both to manage risks and to seek value creation opportunities. SustainOpp supports private equity firms, asset managers, venture capital firms, banks and corporates with ESG due diligence and sustainable finance advisory services. We ensure that when capital is deployed or transactions are executed, ESG risks are uncovered and addressed, and ESG value-add is maximised.
Executive Education & Workshops
Real change starts with the people who sign off the strategy and the budget. We design concise, decision-focused sessions that help boards, ExCos and senior leaders cut through ESG noise and focus on what actually matters for risk, performance and reputation.
Project Engagements
Thought Leadership
SustainOpp treats thought leadership as an extension of the work, not a marketing exercise. We write when we have something decision-useful to say – distilling regulatory change, market signals and lessons from implementation into pieces that help boards, investors and operators work out what this means for us
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Why SustainOpp
Short, plain-English explainers on shifts such as CSRD/ESRS, ISSB, SFDR/Taxonomy, TNFD or UK transition plan rules – anchored in timelines, scope, “must-do vs nice-tohave” and immediate implications for finance, risk and sustainability teams. The aim is to cut through noise so executives know what to prioritise and when.
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Benchmarking Reports
Analyses that draw on our AI-enabled benchmarking and project experience to show where the market really is: how first-wave reports are landing, common disclosure and data gaps, and what leaders are doing differently across various sectors and jurisdictions. These pieces give clients a realistic yardstick.
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Strategy & Management Briefs
Briefs on the mechanics of making sustainability stick – governance that actually works, linking ESG to capital allocation and remuneration, building credible transition plans, or avoiding greenwashing traps. They are written for people who own P&Ls and risk registers, not for theorists.
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Sector Spotlights
Targeted views on how sustainability plays out in specific contexts – for example financial services, manufacturing, real assets or healthcare – and on cross-cutting themes such as just transition, supply-chain resilience or human capital. Each spotlight ties sector realities to regulatory and investor expectations, highlighting both constraints and white space.
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Emerging Topics & Innovations:
Early takes on areas that are starting to matter – nature and biodiversity, evolving duediligence regimes, new assurance expectations – and on how tools such as AI and advanced analytics are changing what is possible in ESG data, benchmarking and risk management.
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Why SustainOpp
Short, plain-English explainers on shifts such as CSRD/ESRS, ISSB, SFDR/Taxonomy, TNFD or UK transition plan rules – anchored in timelines, scope, “must-do vs nice-tohave” and immediate implications for finance, risk and sustainability teams. The aim is to cut through noise so executives know what to prioritise and when.
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Benchmarking Reports
Analyses that draw on our AI-enabled benchmarking and project experience to show where the market really is: how first-wave reports are landing, common disclosure and data gaps, and what leaders are doing differently across various sectors and jurisdictions. These pieces give clients a realistic yardstick.
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Strategy & Management Briefs
Briefs on the mechanics of making sustainability stick – governance that actually works, linking ESG to capital allocation and remuneration, building credible transition plans, or avoiding greenwashing traps. They are written for people who own P&Ls and risk registers, not for theorists.
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Sector Spotlights
Targeted views on how sustainability plays out in specific contexts – for example financial services, manufacturing, real assets or healthcare – and on cross-cutting themes such as just transition, supply-chain resilience or human capital. Each spotlight ties sector realities to regulatory and investor expectations, highlighting both constraints and white space.
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Emerging Topics & Innovations:
Early takes on areas that are starting to matter – nature and biodiversity, evolving duediligence regimes, new assurance expectations – and on how tools such as AI and advanced analytics are changing what is possible in ESG data, benchmarking and risk management.