Industry sector: Finance

Deloitte strengthens carbon advisory arm with acquisition of dcarbon8
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Deloitte, the business advisory firm, has acquired dcarbon8, a leading carbon and sustainability consultancy, as it expands and evolves its environmental and sustainability consulting practice.

The deal sees Guy Battle, a founder of dcarbon8, become a Deloitte partner and its employees join Deloitte.

dcarbon8, a ‘grand prix’ award winner at the 2008 Green Business Awards, is at the forefront of carbon management services especially focussing on embodied carbon within products and complex supply chains. This includes the capacity to deliver Carbon Trust and Planet Positive certification of products, businesses and buildings. dcarbon8 also increasingly specialises in developing corporate sustainability and communications strategies to meet the challenges laid out by the UK Government for the low carbon economy.

John Connolly, CEO and senior partner at Deloitte, commented: “dcarbon8 is a leading innovator in carbon and sustainability consulting and already advises a number of blue chip clients. We are delighted to welcome its team to Deloitte, where their expertise in carbon footprint, water and sustainability advisory services will complement and enhance our existing credentials as we seek to establish leadership in this field.

“This deal will bring together pioneering and highly skilled people from both organisations enabling us to offer an increased range and depth of carbon and sustainability advice to a broader number of clients.”
Guy Battle, founder and director of dcarbon8, commented: “The challenges facing business as the world moves towards a low carbon economy are enormous. We see the move to Deloitte as a fantastic opportunity to combine our respective skills adding the necessary depth and resource to allow us to meet the growing demands of our customers in this field.

“I have been very impressed by Deloitte’s absolute commitment to developing their environmental expertise and especially their commitment to becoming the leading professional services firm for the green economy. We are incredibly excited at becoming a central part in making this vision a reality.”

This news follows the announcements in January that Deloitte is adding Drivers Jonas, the property advisory specialist, to the firm to create a groundbreaking new real estate advisory business, and that Deloitte has also acquired ReportSource, the leading business performance and information management consultancy, boosting its UK Consulting arm.