Anthesis acquires sustainability reporting specialist BuzzWord

Sustainability consulting group Anthesis has introduced its second acquisition of the 12 months, for an undisclosed charge. The agency has bought US-based sustainability reporting firm BuzzWord, in response to the evolving and accelerating disclosure calls for on companies referring to their web zero targets.  

Stuart McLachlan, CEO of Anthesis, commented, “BuzzWord demonstrates a best-in-class strategy to sustainability reporting, combining information of the regulatory panorama, data-driven evaluation, and sincere narratives. Val and the BuzzWord crew will probably be robust additions to Anthesis as we navigate our shoppers via the complexities of regulation and into constructive and purposeful stakeholder engagement.” 

Anthesis is a sustainability advisory agency, with workplaces in Andorra, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Finland, France, Germany, Eire, Italy, the Center East, the Philippines, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, the UK, and the US. Bringing collectively greater than 650 specialists working in 40 nations all over the world, the agency – which holds B Corp standing – works over 4,000 shoppers, throughout all business sectors, together with multinationals resembling Reckitt, Cisco. Tesco, Nestlé, and Goal.

BuzzWord is Anthesis’ second M&A deal to be introduced in 2024, following the merger with international function technique specialist group Revolt in January. With companies more and more anticipated to point out they aren’t ‘greenhushing’ by obscuring their precise sustainability performances, this newest the deal supplies BuzzWord’s shoppers with entry to Anthesis’ full suite of science and evidence-based advisory options, digital merchandise and information options, carbon challenge improvement and offsetting options, and purpose-led communications and organisational transformation methods from throughout its international community.

With 20 years of expertise working completely on sustainability reporting, BuzzWord makes use of the ability of high-quality reporting to drive progress, construct belief, create worth, and help a extra simply, equitable, and sustainable world. Led by CEO Valerie Lee, BuzzWord has  supported a number of the world’s most influential firms on their sustainability and ESG reporting, materiality assessments, hole evaluation, and disclosure methods. With a senior crew of strategic advisors with deep technical experience, BuzzWord’s shoppers embrace Comcast, Marvell Expertise, and Paramount. 

BuzzWord’s deep understanding of the ESG panorama and experience in main frameworks and rising necessities, together with ISSB, SASB, GRI and TCFD, additional strengthens Anthesis’ international reporting capabilities. Offering an end-to-end strategy to reporting, Anthesis guides organisations via reporting technique, purpose prioritisation, information assortment and disclosures to transparently talk course and progress, whereas inspiring change. 

Valerie Lee, CEO of BuzzWord, added, “Firms face an more and more sophisticated reporting panorama, plus heightened expectations to articulate not solely their sustainability ambitions but additionally credible plans for reaching them. We’re thrilled to affix Anthesis, which is able to allow us to deliver broader experience to our shoppers. Collectively, the purpose-driven strategy BuzzWord and Anthesis share will strengthen our skill to assist our shoppers drive influence via disclosure and construct belief via transparency.”