Buyer’s Guide: Nature Consulting Services

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Corporate Sustainability & Climate Change Services
Priyanka Bawa
Priyanka Bawa
Kim Knickle
Kim Knickle
16 Dec, 2025

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Executive Summary

Organizations are increasingly acknowledging that integrating nature into sustainability strategies and core operations is essential for long-term resilience. Given the complexity of nature and the challenges in managing related risks and dependencies, businesses are turning to consulting firms to help define, implement and achieve their nature-related objectives. This report identifies 45 nature consulting providers and features detailed profiles of 10 diverse firms, selected to represent a range of capabilities, approaches and market positions. The analysis draws on questionnaires, existing Verdantix research and publicly available information. Senior leadership can use these insights to guide informed purchasing decisions in 2026.
Summary for decision-makers
The Verdantix Buyer’s Guide to nature consulting services (2025)
Defining nature consulting services
Firms are ramping up investment in nature consulting
Key criteria to consider when selecting a nature consulting firm
Selection criteria for the nature consulting services Buyer’s Guide
AFRY demonstrates deep capabilities for nature-related risk assessments
Anthesis provides a well-rounded strategic perspective on nature concerns
Arup’s built environment expertise strengthens its nature consulting services
Bureau Veritas uses its global reach to offer nature consulting services that address both local and international contexts
Buro Happold applies an integrated, cross-disciplinary approach to tackling nature-related challenges
Edge Impact combines strategy and communication to embed nature into organizational roadmaps
Nature Positive supports nature-positive strategies across value chains for firms of all sizes
SLR Consulting draws on its environmental heritage to provide comprehensive nature consulting
Systemiq offers strategic advisory to mature organizations seeking to advance nature-positive outcomes
The Biodiversity Consultancy has expertise in integrating nature into operational strategies
Figure 1. Example client engagements of some of the most prominent nature consulting providers
Figure 2. Examples of nature-related digital tools and methodologies of consulting providers
Figure 3. List of nature consulting providers
Figure 4. AFRY overview
Figure 5. Anthesis overview
Figure 6. Arup overview
Figure 7. Bureau Veritas overview
Figure 8. Buro Happold overview
Figure 9. Edge Impact overview
Figure 10. Nature Positive overview
Figure 11. SLR Consulting overview
Figure 12. Systemiq overview
Figure 13. The Biodiversity Consultancy overview
Bain & Company, a.s.r., AECOM, Agendi, ALL4, Alvance British Aluminium, American Forest Foundation, Anthesis, Arcadis, Arup, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Australian Wool Innovation (AWI), Aviva, Baringa, Bearing Point, Blu Skye, Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Bureau Veritas, Buro Happold, Capgemini, CBRE, CDP, Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM), CLIMsystems, Deloitte, DFGE, DNV, E.ON, Ecolab, ECORR, Edge Impact, ERM, Evergreen, EY, Flight Centre, Foresight Sustainable Forestry (FSF), Gold Road, Grant Thornton, Green Finance Institute, Holcim, Interflora, International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation, International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), J.S. Held, JLL, Kayrros, Kevin Murphy, KfW, KPMG, Landsec, LinkedIn, Liverpool City Council, Madrid City Council, McKinsey & Company, Mott Macdonald, Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Nature Positive, NatureAlpha, Nefco, Pacific Institute, Palladium, Partnership for Forests, Position Green, Pure Strategies, PwC, Quinn+Partners, Ramboll, Red Sea Global, Rio Tinto, Roland Berger, RSK Group, Salesforce, Scalgo, Schneider Electric, Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), Science Based Targets Network (SBTN), SESAMm, ShagowAskee, SigmaRoc, Sitra, SLR Consulting, Spadel, Spey Catchment Initiative, Sphera, Spirax Group, Spoor, Stantec, SYSTEMIQ, Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD), The Mersey Forest, The Aotearoa Circle, The Biodiversity Consultancy, The Nature Conservancy, Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), Trinity Consultants, UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), Uniper, University of Liverpool, University of Oxford, Vibrantz Technologies, WayCarbon, Willmott Dixon, World Bank Group, World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), WSP, Yarra Valley Water

About the Authors

Priyanka Bawa

Priyanka Bawa

Principal Analyst

Priyanka is a Principal Analyst at Verdantix, where she leads research to enable sustainability leaders and services firms to analyse shifting market dynamics and evaluate inn...

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Kim Knickle

Kim Knickle

Research Director

Kim Knickle is a Research Director at Verdantix, bringing more than two decades of analyst experience to the evolving world of sustainability. Her current research spans ESG a...

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