Sustainergies

What Sustainergies does

Sustainergies is a Swedish non-profit sustainability bureau (icke-vinstdrivande hållbarhetsbyrå) founded in 2009 by students at the Stockholm School of Economics. The organization operates as a hybrid talent network and sustainability consulting firm, connecting companies seeking sustainability expertise with a curated pipeline of students, junior professionals, and senior specialists built over 16 years. Its services span four interconnected lines: recruitment (executive, specialist, junior, and student levels), staffing and interim consulting, case-based Academy education programs running in five Swedish cities (Umeå, Stockholm, Linköping, Göteborg, Malmö), and the annual Impact Challenge competition. Named clients include Östgötatrafiken, Advania, Skanska, Umeå Energi, Umeå universitet, and Lundbergs Fastigheter, spanning public transportation, IT, construction, energy, education, and real estate.

The business model is professional services-based, generating revenue from recruitment placement fees, student staffing billed at 180 SEK/hour plus vacation pay, corporate-sponsored case workshops, and partnership/grant income. Pricing for students is freemium — the Academy program is free while companies pay to host workshops. The organization also serves as secretariat for Nätverket för Hållbart Näringsliv (Network for Sustainable Business). In December 2025, Sustainergies secured a two-year project grant from Swedish foundation Natur & Kultur to launch Resursbas Hållbarhet, a national digital resource base for sustainability competence launching in 2026, signaling a move from purely services into platform-enabled delivery. Technology is non-proprietary, relying on standard SaaS (HubSpot, MailChimp, Confetti, Teamtailor) with no disclosed AI/ML capability.

Operationally, Sustainergies runs lean: five full-time employees plus approximately twenty student project managers distributed across Swedish cities. The leadership team is led by founder Simon Werbart Flato (Verksamhetschef), with board chairman Erik Wottritch (CSO of Tele2). Cumulative scale metrics include 5,000+ recruitments, 300+ clients, and 250+ partner companies for Academy workshops. The organization is privately held as a Swedish nonprofit (org. nr 802449-6260), headquartered at Norrsken House in Stockholm, with no disclosed revenue, funding rounds, or M&A activity.

Name

Sustainergies

Legal name

Sustainergies

Website

https://sustainergies.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sustainergies is a Swedish non-profit sustainability bureau that recruits sustainability talent and runs case-based Academy programs across five Swedish cities, serving corporate clients across sectors including transportation, IT, construction, and energy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainability Recruitment and Talent Services

NAICS

Business Support Services (5614)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainability Engagement, Training & Behavior Change Programs (On-site) (BPABALAK)

Keywords

• Sustainability recruitment
• Sustainability staffing
• Talent network services
• Employer branding programs
• Sustainability consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Stockholm

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Recruitment Services: Placement fees for matching sustainability talent with organizations seeking sustainability expertise. Services cover positions from executives to junior roles.
2. Staffing and Interim Services: Student staffing solutions and interim consulting services for organizations needing temporary sustainability expertise.
3. Case Workshops: Case-based workshops where student groups solve real sustainability challenges for companies, providing companies with fresh perspectives while students gain practical experience.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Sustainergies is a non-profit sustainability bureau that helps Swedish companies and organizations recruit sustainability professionals (executives, specialists, junior staff, and students) and provides staffing, interim consulting, and employer-branding collaborations such as case workshops. It complements these commercial services with a free student development ecosystem (Sustainergies Academy in five cities, the Sustainergies Impact Challenge) and is establishing Resursbas Hållbarhet, a national digital resource base for sustainability competence.

Product overview

Sustainergies is a non-profit sustainability bureau (icke-vinstdrivande hållbarhetsbyrå) offering a portfolio of interconnected services centered on talent development, recruitment, and collaboration for sustainability. Its core offerings include Sustainergies Academy (case-based semester programs for students in 5 Swedish cities), the Sustainergies Impact Challenge (national innovation competition), and Casebaserad workshop (half-day student workshops for companies). These are supported by Recruitment services (spanning executive, specialist, junior, and student levels), Bemanning & Interim staffing, and Samverkan & Employer Branding advisory. The organization also operates Sustainergies Academy across Umeå, Stockholm, Linköping, Göteborg, and Malmö, and has recently launched Resursbas Hållbarhet — a digital platform for sustainability education and leadership training — and hosts webinars for sustainability professionals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sustainergies Academy: A case-based free sustainability education program for students from all study backgrounds. Students solve real sustainability challenges from companies during the program conducted each semester in Umeå, Stockholm, Linköping, Göteborg and Malmö.
• Sustainergies Impact Challenge

Products and services

• Sustainergies Academy Free case-based sustainability education program for university students from all study backgrounds across Sweden. Each location accepts 25 students per semester; participants visit 2-3 companies, solve real sustainability challenges, and present solutions directly to the businesses.
• Sustainergies Impact Challenge National innovation competition inviting students from across Sweden to take on real sustainability challenges from businesses. Participants compete for educational scholarships of 25,000 SEK and gain hands-on project experience; corporate partners receive fresh student-driven sustainability solutions.
• Casebaserad workshop (Case Workshop) Half-day interactive workshop where multidisciplinary student teams from Sustainergies Academy work on a company's current sustainability challenge. Companies receive fresh perspectives, creative solution proposals, and opportunities to build relationships with future sustainability professionals.
• Rekrytering (Recruitment) Precision recruitment services for sustainability roles spanning executive (Chefer), specialist (Specialister), junior (Juniorer), and student (Studenter) levels, with additional job advertising support. Matches organizational needs with candidates drawn from Sweden's leading sustainability network.
• Bemanning & Interim (Staffing & Interim) Staffing solutions providing interim consultants and student staffing to address short-term and project-based workforce needs within sustainability, including dedicated interimkonsult and studentbemanning offerings.
• Samverkan & Employer Branding Collaboration and employer-branding services that create visible, impactful ways for organizations to strengthen their employer brand among young sustainability talent. Offerings include hackathons, mentorship programs, ambassador schemes, sustainability networks, and sustainability projects.
• Resursbas Hållbarhet (Resource Base for Sustainability) National resource base and digital platform for students and young professionals combining sustainability education, systems understanding, and leadership training to strengthen Sweden's long-term supply of sustainability competence. Established with a two-year project grant from Natur & Kultur running 2026-2027.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5000 successful recruitments over 16 years
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Advania SverigecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2026Advania is a case partner for Sustainergies Impact Challenge 2026. Students work on challenges related to breaking barriers for circular IT adoption. Advania also uses Sustainergies for student staffing to strengthen their sustainability team.
• Skanska SverigecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2026Skanska is a case partner for Impact Challenge 2026. Students work on how sustainable solutions developed in individual projects can be scaled up in a decentralized organization.
• Grant ThorntonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGrant Thornton's sustainability consultants provide Academy participants with tools for solving real sustainability cases.
• Teach for SwedenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTeach for Sweden provides leadership training for Sustainergies Academy participants.
• Nätverket för Hållbart NäringslivminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSustainergies is a proud office partner to the Network for Sustainable Business. Caroline Nordvall, Secretary General of the network, serves on Sustainergies Impact Challenge jury.
• ÖstgötatrafikenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic transportation authority commissioned a case workshop with Sustainergies Academy to understand young adults' travel behavior and develop strategies to retain young public transit riders.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Adecco Sweden: Global recruitment and workforce solutions provider with Swedish operations; comparable recruitment/staffing services for Swedish enterprises across all verticals.
• Academic Work: Sweden's largest student and young-professional staffing firm; comparable target talent pool and staffing business model, but operating across all disciplines rather than specializing in sustainability.
• ManpowerGroup Sweden: Global staffing giant operating in Sweden; comparable staffing/interim services, though Sustainergies competes by specializing in the sustainability niche where the incumbents lack focus.
• TNG Sweden: Swedish recruitment firm with a diversity-focused positioning and broad professional placement services; comparable recruitment-led GTM into the Swedish corporate market.
• Poolia: Listed Swedish recruitment and staffing firm covering professionals across functions; comparable B2B recruitment model targeting Swedish enterprises.

Emerging players

• 2050 Consulting: Sweden-based sustainability consultancy working at the intersection of business and emerging sustainability talent; overlaps Sustainergies in serving sustainability-focused Swedish buyers.
• EIT Climate-KIC Sweden: EU-backed climate innovation community running accelerator and talent programs; comparable mission of building sustainability talent pipelines, with a pan-European rather than Swedish-only scope.
• Impact Hub Stockholm: Sustainability and social entrepreneurship community hub in Stockholm; comparable in building a Swedish sustainability professional network and convening students and corporates around sustainability challenges.

Direct peers

• Goodpoint: Swedish sustainability consultancy that combines advisory services with student engagement and employer branding programs; highly comparable mission and Swedish market overlap with Sustainergies.
• CSR Talent Group: Specialist sustainability and ESG recruitment firm; directly comparable to Sustainergies in focusing exclusively on placing sustainability professionals, but operating in the US rather than Sweden.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sustainergies
• Xx.com/sustainergies
• Facebookfacebook.com/sustainergies

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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