Sedex: Sustainability Consulting to Fill Crucial Gaps

Businesses failing to adapt to climate risks, such as extreme heat, could be losing up to 7% of annual earnings by 2035 according to the World Economic Forum.

Sedex has launched a new suite of Sustainability Consulting solutions designed to help companies meet sustainability challenges with speed, confidence and clarity. 

“Sedex is uniquely positioned to lead on supply chain sustainability and due diligence,” says Audrey Clavedon, Head of ESG Leadership & Consulting at Sedex.

“Even the biggest companies need temporary support from specialised experts in these areas.

“We’ve developed solutions that complement Sedex’s existing offerings, combining our consultants’ expertise with data insights drawn from the Sedex Platform. 

“Through these, we’ll help our clients navigate supply chain challenges with confidence, providing clear, actionable solutions at a cost-effective price.”

The business costs of sustainability

Often in business, one of the first words to spring to mind with sustainability is cost.

Initial investments in sustainability programmes can be significant, accounting for roughly 65% of total spending 

The demand for green jobs is expected to rise by 260% between 2025 and 2030, but green skills adoption will only grow at 60% over the same period.

Investment in upskilling or offering high enough wages to attract sustainability professionals could come at a significant cost. 

However, the costs of not becoming more sustainable have the potential to be far higher. 

Failing to adapt to climate risks could put significant earnings at risk from increasing natural disasters like tropical storms, wildfires and floods. 

According to the Institute of Sustainability, 73% of millennials adjust consumption habits based on sustainability, so brands neglecting this risk losing market share.

It’s not just consumers – 85% of investors prioritise ESG criteria, so ignoring sustainability could risk access to capital. 

Each degree of global warming could reduce global GDP by 12% and unsustainable use of resources could threaten future operations.

What are Sedex’s Sustainability Consulting solutions?

Sedex has built six consulting solutions for real-world business needs:

• Regulatory readiness: Assessing regulatory requirements and reviewing gaps in existing policies and processes
• Sustainability kick-starter: Equipping teams with foundational sustainability knowledge and creating alignment across a company and its value chain
• Climate accelerator: Turning climate risks and regulatory requirements into strategic opportunities for growth and collaboration
• ESG risk assessment: Delivering risk mapping and analysis at scale to support compliance, planning and resilience
• Human rights due diligence accelerator: Aligns a business with global human rights standards using an OECD-guided framework and implementation plan
• Sustainability roadmap: Providing a strategic, phased plan to meet regulatory requirements, align internal teams and embed sustainability in core operations.

Each of Sedex’s solutions is designed to fill in-house capability gaps and unlock value through proactive sustainability risk management, supply chain visibility and tangible progress. 

Jon Hancock, CEO at Sedex, said on LinkedIn: “These six pre-defined services provide the hands-on support and specialist expertise that many teams simply don’t have in-house. 

“Each solution is built around critical business needs and internal capability gaps — from navigating legislation to assessing supply chain risk — and delivered at set costs to provide budget certainty.”

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