FROM STRATEGY TO STORY  

Problem-solving
on the frontline of the sustainability agenda 

SB+CO is a sustainability,
ESG strategy and advisory consultancy

We have been problem-solving on the frontline of the sustainability agenda for over 25 years, delivering sustainability transformation for global businesses helping them address the key challenges of the day and, in doing so, ensuring they are also building commercial value. 

From strategy to story 

From setting first ESG ambitions, strategy and targets through to forming the narrative that tells the story and crafting the actions plans that brings it to life, we work with companies of all sizes, from fast growing private equity-backed businesses through to some of the world’s leading global brands. 

On the frontline 

We are here to roll our sleeves up and work on the sustainability challenges that large, complex organisations need to address every day. And because these challenges keep evolving so do we. We have been out there shoulder to shoulder with major corporations shaping the agenda, developing smarter solutions, making sense of the changes, bursting the hype bubbles and generally helping companies do sustainability better for many years.  

We have vision that works hand in hand with pragmatism and years of real world experience.  And we do highly complex strategy that works hand in hand with smart execution and is supported by brilliant communications and storytelling. 

The key transitions are…

  • Strategy development and implementation: <p>We find focus in a complicated and changing world, setting the strategy and direction that delivers sustainable value and progresses performance.

  • The food transition – as production decarbonises and moves towards a regenerative model

  • The health transition – as AI, digitisation and scientific breakthroughs reinvent our relationship with healthcare

  • The materials transition – as fossil fuel-based plastics and waste are eliminated through cutting-edge technologies

  • The consumption transition – as the world rethinks consumption patterns to stay within the planetary boundaries

What we do

We combine in-depth sustainability and business knowledge to deliver powerful insight, transformational strategy, actionable solutions and engaging communications.

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Cutting through the noise: AI’s impact on sustainability
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Cutting through the noise: AI’s impact on sustainability
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How do Boards, Executive teams and sustainability leaders work to differentiate the essentials from the noise on the impacts of AI for sustainability?

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Better regulation for stronger implementation
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Better regulation for stronger implementation
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For so many CSOs, 2025 has, so far, been dominated by questions like ‘what on earth are we going to do about CSRD?’.  As the knowledge partner to the European CSO Network –powered by CSR Europe - SB+CO worked with an exceptional group of practitioners to develop a position paper on proposed changes to these key pieces of EU Sustainability Regulation.  

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Walking the tightrope on social impact&nbsp;
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Walking the tightrope on social impact 
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Globally, large businesses are having to recalibrate their social impact agendas. In this virtual session, we’ll explore why integrating social impact into core business operations remains a strategic imperative.

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Meeting California’s climate-risk law: what’s good enough and what’s worth the effort?
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Meeting California’s climate-risk law: what’s good enough and what’s worth the effort?
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In this virtual session, we’ll be sharing insights for getting ready for the California SB 261 Climate-Related Financial Risk Act and emerging state level climate risk disclosure laws, using learnings from those who have been reporting on a voluntary or mandatory basis for some time.

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Climate transition planning: start with 'why'
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Climate transition planning: start with 'why'
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A guide for how to make the most of the transition planning process: In this climate transition planning 'how-to' guide, we set out our three-step framework to guide your transition planning process. Start by asking ‘why?’ to shape a transition plan which combines technical underpinning with clear narratives that delivers value to the business.

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Climate transition planning: the Swiss army knife of stakeholder engagement
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Climate transition planning: the Swiss army knife of stakeholder engagement
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Join us as we explore some of the ways communicating climate transition plans can help businesses connect the dots to their wider ecosystems to support stakeholder buy-in, drive collective action, and create new opportunities for narrative storytelling.  

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We advise global companies on strategy, sustainability activation and integration, ESG, stakeholder engagement and communications.

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