twentyfifty

What twentyfifty does

twentyfifty is a privately held UK management consultancy founded in 2004 by Luke Wilde, a former UN Human Rights Office adviser, that specialises in helping large multinational companies embed human rights and environmental due diligence (HRDD/HREDD) into strategy, operations, and supply chains. The firm organises its work around three service pillars - Assess (human rights risk and impact assessments), Embed (integrating HRDD and responsible procurement into operations and value chains), and Transform (change leadership and capacity building) - supported by proprietary methodologies including the Human Rights Capacity Diagnostic, a Human Rights Impact Measurement framework, and a Power BI-based Living Income dashboard.

Revenue is generated through bespoke professional services engagements under fixed project fees, retainers, or framework agreements, with delivery handled directly by senior consultants rather than through intermediary channels. Headquartered in Frome, Somerset, the firm operates additional offices in Bristol and London (UK), Berlin and Geneva (continental Europe), Nairobi (Kenya), and São Paulo (Brazil, opened June 2026), drawing on a network of roughly 50 trusted consultants across 24 countries. The customer base spans enterprise multinationals across FMCG and food (Unilever, Nestlé, Mondelez, Cargill, Hershey, Philip Morris International, JTI), industrials and technology (Audi, Rolls-Royce, Airbus, BASF, Osram, SSE Renewables), pharmaceuticals and consumer health (Haleon), telecommunications (Deutsche Telekom), chemicals, and private equity (Bregal Investments), with 82 disclosed client partnerships.

The firm is B Corp certified since 2017, a UN Global Compact local network member in the UK, Switzerland, and India, and has been recognised by the Financial Times as a Leading Management Consultancy for Sustainability for seven consecutive years (2020-2026) and by Forbes among the World's Best Management Consulting Firms for Sustainability for three consecutive years (2023-2025). It is privately owned by founding leadership with no disclosed institutional investor and no external funding rounds.

Name

twentyfifty

Legal name

twentyfifty Ltd

Website

https://twentyfifty.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

twentyfifty is a UK-based management consultancy founded in 2004 that helps large multinational companies embed human rights and environmental due diligence into strategy, operations, and supply chains.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainability and Human Rights Management Consulting

NAICS

Business Support Services (5614)

SIC

Services-Help Supply Services (7363)

akta.pro primary industry

Supply Chain Sustainability & Responsible Sourcing (SMETA, supplier ESG) (EUAHAJAE)

Keywords

• Human rights consulting
• Due diligence advisory
• Sustainability consulting
• Responsible procurement services
• ESG advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Frome

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Management Consultancy Services: twentyfifty generates revenue through providing professional consulting services to global companies on human rights due diligence, responsible business practices, and sustainability strategy. Services include assessments, embedding HRDD into operations, training, and transformation support. Fees are competitive for high-quality tailored specialized services, with flexibility in pricing structures including fixed project fees, retainers, and monthly payment terms.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

twentyfifty is a management consultancy that helps global companies assess, embed, and operationalize human rights due diligence (HRDD) across their operations and value chains. Its core offering is delivered through three pillars — Assess (risk and impact assessments), Embed (integrating HRDD and responsible procurement into operations), and Transform (change leadership and impact delivery) — supported by proprietary methodologies including the Human Rights Capacity Diagnostic, HREDD framework, and Human Rights Impact Measurement, with specialization in legislative compliance for EU CSDDD, German Supply Chain Act, and CSRD.

Product overview

twentyfifty is an award-winning management consultancy specializing in human rights and business sustainability. The company offers a portfolio of professional services organized around three core pillars: Assess (human rights risk assessment and impact analysis), Embed (human rights due diligence and responsible procurement integration), and Transform (change leadership and impact delivery). The service offering is supported by proprietary methodologies including the Human Rights Capacity Diagnostic Tool, and specialized modules for legislative compliance (German Supply Chain Act, CSDDD), Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence (HREDD), and Impact Measurement. The company also provides sector-specific advisory services for FMCG & Retail, Industrials & Technology, and Finance sectors, along with tools like the Living Income Power BI dashboard. twentyfifty operates globally with offices in the UK, Germany, Switzerland, Kenya, and Brazil, supported by a network of regional consultants.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Assess Human rights risk assessment and impact analysis service line that helps global enterprises understand their human rights risks and impacts and develop strategies for action.
• Embed Service line that helps global enterprises embed human rights due diligence and responsible procurement practices into their own operations and value chains.
• Transform Service line that supports clients to lead change and deliver impact, providing the commitment and resources needed to succeed in human rights transformation programs.
• Human Rights Capacity Diagnostic Proprietary gap assessment tool used to take stock of current policies and practices, establish a baseline, and identify gaps and areas for improvement in client human rights processes.
• Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence (HREDD) Integrated due diligence offering that combines human rights and environmental due diligence to help companies manage risks to both people and the planet across their operations.
• Human Rights Impact Measurement Framework used to define and measure long-term, systemic impact on rightsholder communities, including impact pathway development, action planning, and in-depth impact assessment.
• Living Income Tool Power BI-based visualization tool that helps clients visualize trends, identify gaps, and plan interventions to improve farmer livelihoods in agricultural supply chains.
• Supply Chain Due Diligence Legislation Advisory Advisory service helping companies implement the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act and prepare for the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), including gap analysis and compliance roadmaps.

Quantifiable outcome

• twentyfifty supported Mondelez International in conducting human rights impact assessments that reduced conflict among farm workers, improved safety for women, and increased productivity
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• QuizrrcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 June 2026twentyfifty and Quizrr launched a collaboration on 9 June 2026 to help companies embed responsible business practices across operations and supply chains. The partnership combines twentyfifty's expertise in designing human rights due diligence (HRDD) and resilient value chains with Quizrr's workforce learning platform. Quizrr provides scalable, data-driven training while twentyfifty delivers strategic advisory. By aligning complementary services, clients receive joined-up support from strategy and risk assessment through to implementation and capacity building.
• DCAF (Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 November 2024twentyfifty hosted a private side event with DCAF during the 2024 United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights, focusing on heightened human rights due diligence (hHRDD).
• AIM-ProgresscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 April 2022twentyfifty partnered with AIM-Progress to develop and launch the 'Grievance Mechanism Maturity Framework & Guidance', providing practical guidance for companies on establishing effective grievance mechanisms in supply chains.
• UNICEFmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 December 2021twentyfifty partnered with UNICEF and WBCSD to develop guidance for business leaders on tackling child labour. The partnership produced 'Tackling Child Labor: An Introduction for Business Leaders' published in 2021 during the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour.
• WBCSD (World Business Council for Sustainable Development)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 December 2021twentyfifty partnered with WBCSD and UNICEF to develop guidance for business leaders on tackling child labour. The report describes tangible steps business leaders can take to eliminate child labour in their operations and supply chains, highlighting integrating children's rights into strategy, investing in capacity and community resilience, and inspiring others to act.
• BMZ (Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 December 2021twentyfifty partnered with Accenture, commissioned by BMZ and GIZ, to examine how 10 pioneering companies are implementing human rights due diligence. The study 'Global companies top tips for implementing human rights due diligence' was officially launched on 27 October 2021 to demonstrate that human rights due diligence can work for companies of all shapes and sizes.
• GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 December 2021twentyfifty partnered with Accenture, commissioned by BMZ and GIZ, to examine how 10 pioneering companies are implementing human rights due diligence and adding value to their business.
• German Global Compact NetworkmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 December 2021twentyfifty partnered with the German Global Compact Network to produce 'What does effective human rights risk management look like? 5 insights from practice' as the first paper in the Insights Series celebrating the 10th anniversary of the UN Guiding Principles.
• ICMM (International Council on Mining and Metals)majorStrategic or Co-development Partnertwentyfifty trained practitioners across the mining sector in operationalising HREDD in Australia and Canada for ICMM, sharing knowledge across the mining sector to accelerate change.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• BSR (Business for Social Responsibility): BSR is one of the most direct comparables: a long-standing non-profit/collaborative focused on business and human rights, sustainability strategy, and human rights due diligence. Works with many of the same enterprise clients (Unilever, Nestle, etc.) on human rights impact assessments and supply chain advisory.
• Article One Advisors: Specialist HRDD and human rights strategy advisory founded by former Adidas and Microsoft sustainability leaders. Closely comparable in niche, methodology, and target enterprise clients, with similar focus on supply chain due diligence and emerging human rights legislation.
• Kumi Consulting: UK-based management consultancy specializing in human rights, modern slavery, and responsible business advisory. Direct competitor in the human rights and supply chain due diligence niche, serving similar European and global enterprise clients.
• Shift (Business & Human Rights Resource Centre-style): Shift is the leading non-profit center of expertise on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. While non-profit, it operates in the same human rights advisory space and often partners with or competes for the same corporate HRDD mandates that twentyfifty serves.
• AccountAbility: Global consulting and standards firm focused on sustainability, ESG, and human rights advisory. Comparable in scope of services (assessments, strategy, reporting) and client base, with similar emphasis on materiality, impact, and stakeholder engagement.
• Anthesis Group: Global sustainability consultancy providing strategy, implementation, and supply chain advisory to large enterprises. Overlaps significantly with twentyfifty's Embed and Transform service lines and competes for similar FMCG and industrial sector mandates.
• ELEVATE: Provider of supply chain sustainability, human rights, and ESG advisory and risk management services. Direct competitor on supply chain due diligence, supplier assessments, and human rights programs for global enterprises.

Emerging players

• Verisk Maplecroft: Human rights and political risk data and advisory firm. Overlaps with twentyfifty's risk assessment work but emphasizes data, indices, and country-level risk analytics rather than bespoke HRDD implementation.

Broad incumbents

• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): One of the largest global sustainability and ESG consultancies. Offers broad portfolio of sustainability, supply chain, and human rights services to the largest multinationals, competing with twentyfifty on enterprise-scale mandates where breadth of services matters.
• LRQA (Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance): Global assurance, supply chain, and ESG advisory firm. Competes with twentyfifty on supply chain due diligence, human rights assessments, and assurance services for large enterprise clients navigating CSDDD and similar regulations.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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