Climate Change & Sustainability Consulting

Climate change is the defining challenge of our time—and companies around the world are stepping up with ambitious net zero commitments. Our climate and sustainability team helps clients turn those pledges into action and seize new opportunities to build competitive advantage.

Avoiding the most devastating impacts of a warming planet demands a step change. But while the task ahead is significant, there are signs that a fundamental shift to mitigate climate change is well underway. Change is sweeping every industry as companies reimagine how to incorporate sustainability into business. The early-movers are establishing leads in burgeoning new markets and capturing value created by the push for sustainability.

Our Climate Change and Sustainability Services

BCG works with clients to accelerate their climate and sustainability journey. We help them identify and harness climate innovation, embed sustainability at scale into their business, and capture the value they create. Our work is as far-reaching as the challenge.

Sustainable Investing and Finance
A growing number of large institutional investors today are incorporating sustainable finance into their portfolios. Learn more about sustainable finance from BCG's social impact experts.

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Energy Transition
Decarbonizing the global economy will require the rapid expansion of renewable energy sources and a firm embrace of business sustainability strategy by heavy industry. We are working with clients to pave the way forward.

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Climate Innovation, Technology, and Growth
New technologies and business models are needed to drive the global economy to net zero by 2050. Our team works with clients to accelerate the development and scaling of climate innovation.

Sustainability Strategy and Transformation
Many companies underestimate the pace and scope of change required to achieve sustainability at scale. We work with clients to transform their business for a new decarbonized era.

Food Systems and Security
Agriculture is a major driver of global greenhouse gas emissions. Our sustainability consulting team works with clients to develop strategies for addressing those emissions while strengthening the stability of global food systems.

Supply Chain Management and Procurement
Decarbonizing supply chains is a game-changer in the push to build a net zero global economy. We work with clients to adopt key levers and proven technologies to slash emissions and catalyze climate impact.

Our Work With Clients and Partners

BCG leverages partnerships and proprietary products to support clients on their net-zero journey.

The BCG and SAP Partnership

Companies face real challenges in achieving sustainability at scale. BCG and SAP have joined forces to deliver tech-enabled sustainability transformations that accelerate companies in their journey to zero waste and zero emissions.
BCG at COP26

As the exclusive COP26 consultancy partner, BCG worked alongside companies and governments to identify ways to mitigate climate change.
Insights from Pratima Rangarajan, CEO of the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative

Industry players have come together to create a $1 billion fund that will pilot, deploy, and scale new emission-reduction technologies—accelerating the global energy transition.
CO2 AI by BCG

BCG’s artificial intelligence solution enables organizations to measure, simulate, reduce, track, and report their environmental footprint—and to advance their business sustainability strategy.
BCG Joins Breakthrough Energy Catalyst

Breakthrough Energy Catalyst, co-founded by BCG, is working to accelerate climate innovation, including the development and scaling of green hydrogen and sustainable aviation fuel.
Digitizing E.ON’s Core Business

BCG helped E.ON reshape its core business into a powerful tool capable of addressing the challenges facing the power and utilities industry, such as how to mitigate climate change.
CIRCelligence by BCG

Circular practices are a catalyst for driving environmental sustainability in business. CIRCelligence by BCG helps companies embrace circularity to expand their market share and enhance efficiency.
BCG and NBI for Climate Resilience in South Africa

An equitable transition to net zero must address South Africa’s poverty, inequality, and unemployment. Combining BCG’s analytic expertise with NBI’s local relationships has moved stakeholders beyond ideological discussions to a common understanding and collaborative solutions.

Our Latest Insights on Climate Change and Sustainability

Closing the Food Waste Gap

In the face of the looming food crisis, the cost of inaction is enormous—but so is the opportunity to make a difference.

The Climate Actions Companies Should Take Today

Net-zero commitments are long-term pledges—but meeting them requires action today. BCG experts explain what CEOs need to do this year on climate.

See more insights on climate and sustainability

Our Climate Change Consulting Leader

Our climate change and sustainability consulting team helps clients seize the opportunity in the emerging net-zero world.

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Addressing Climate Change in Asia

BCG's Climate & Sustainability Hub for Innovation in Asia helps organizations develop and accelerate strategies for addressing climate change in Asia and furthers our commitment to supporting the climate agenda and creating a more sustainable future. The hub will bring the best of BCG's global thinking on climate and sustainability and strengthen this with offerings, capabilities, and collaborations most relevant to the region.

Highlights of our work

Green Ventures and Investments

We help organizations drive climate innovation by mobilizing funding across an ecosystem of investments and ventures. We also help scale sustainable businesses and drive sustainability transformations.

Cutting-Edge Capabilities

Our on-the-ground experts in climate change in Asia develop solutions powered by emerging technologies to address the most pressing issues, including the transition to net zero, adaptation and resilience, circularity, and transforming land, water, and food systems.

Ecosystems of Partnerships and Collaborations

We leverage on our global network—which includes the WEF, WWF, and Breakthrough Energy Catalyst—and forge new partnerships with regional organizations such as the Alliance to End Plastic Waste.

Enablement and Talent Development

We help cultivate climate and sustainability talent in Asia by collaborating with leading academic institutions to pioneer upskilling courses and provide internship opportunities.