What Cikis Studio does

Cikis Studio is an Italy-based, Milan-headquartered sustainability consulting firm operating as Cikis S.r.l. Unipersonale, founded by Serena Moro and serving exclusively the fashion and beauty industries. The firm's offering is a modular portfolio of professional services rather than a unified software product, anchored by three sustainability-reporting tiers (Bilancio Start, Bilancio Premium, ESG Accelerator) and complemented by specialized modules covering decarbonization (Fashion & Beauty Climate Plan), Life Cycle Assessment, sustainability training, legal and regulatory advisory, certification support (GRS, GOTS, B Corp, among others), CO2 offsetting, and a Sustainability Communication Pack. Underlying all services is a proprietary Fashion & Beauty Sustainability Framework organized into Products and Processes, Supply Chain, and Corporate macro-categories, plus a 10-step ESG Sprint Methodology, both grounded in GRI, ISO 26000, ISO 14040/14044, and CSRD references and translated specifically for the clothing sector.

The business model is project-based, quote-based professional services sold direct to enterprise and mid-market fashion and beauty clients, primarily in Italy but with activity in the UK and USA. GTM is consultative field sales to company leadership, sustainability managers, and marketing teams, supported by content marketing (annual Report Moda e Sostenibilità, blog, newsletter, LinkedIn/Instagram), training partnerships with institutions such as Assolombarda, Mipel, Milano Fashion, ISPI, Fondazione San Carlo, and 24ore Business School, and a newer productized funnel via the ESG Metrics self-assessment platform. The firm has trained 120+ professionals/companies and reports a 4.8/5 client satisfaction score, with marquee clients including Bulgari, Timex Group, Alpinestars, Replay, Colmar, Filpucci, and La Martina, alongside mid-market and SMB fashion firms.

Operationally, Cikis is a founder-led, single-member limited company with 1-10 employees, €10,000 share capital, no external institutional funding, and a co-founder/partner bench that includes domain alumni from YNAP, Kering Group, EY, Eco-Age, and the former CEO of La Martina. There is no disclosed revenue, no parent company, and no subsidiaries; the firm co-founded Forest Valley, a European climate-innovation startup network, as its principal ecosystem affiliation.

Name

Cikis Studio

Legal name

Cikis S.r.l. Unipersonale

Website

https://cikis.studio

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cikis Studio is a Milan-based, fashion-specialized sustainability consultancy that helps apparel and beauty companies with CSRD reporting, decarbonization, LCA, ESG strategy, and sustainability training, serving Italian enterprise and mid-market clients including Bulgari, Timex, and Replay.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fashion Sustainability Consulting

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainability, ESG & Climate Risk Advisory (BPAHAJAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

ESG Governance, Sustainability Reporting & Assurance Advisory (BPAHAFAJ), Carbon Claims, Labeling & Communications Advisory (VCMI/ICVCM Guidance, Claim Substantiation) (EUABADAI), Benchmarking, Ratings & Stakeholder Reporting Portals (Scorecards, Dashboards) (EUABAEAJ)

Keywords

• Fashion sustainability consulting
• ESG advisory services
• Carbon footprint analysis
• Corporate sustainability training
• CSRD compliance reporting

Headquarters

HQ city

Milano

HQ country

Italy

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. Professional Sustainability Consulting Services: Consulting engagements providing sustainability assessment, strategy development, implementation support, and communication services to fashion and beauty companies. Services are delivered through project-based engagements with varying scope and duration.
2. Sustainability Reporting Services: Bilancio Start and Bilancio Premium services for sustainability report creation, offering compliance with CSRD and strategic positioning.
3. Training and Education Services: Sustainability training programs for companies and professionals, including ad-hoc courses and the Cikis Training Program (4 modules of 2 hours each). Activities can be funded through Conto Formazione of Fondimpresa and Fondirigenti.
4. Legal Sustainability Consulting: Legal advisory services for sustainability compliance, including green claim verification, EPR compliance, and regulatory updates.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Cikis Studio is a boutique sustainability consulting firm that helps fashion and beauty companies design, implement, and communicate sustainability practices through a modular service portfolio built on a proprietary fashion-specific framework. Core paid offerings include sustainability reporting (Bilancio Start and Bilancio Premium), ESG action plan development (ESG Accelerator), decarbonization planning (Fashion & Beauty Climate Plan), product-level Life Cycle Assessment (Fashion & Beauty LCA), corporate sustainability training, sustainability communications, sustainability certifications support, CO2 compensation, B Corp advisory, and legal sustainability consulting.

Product overview

Cikis Studio is a sustainability consulting firm specialized in the fashion and beauty industry, offering a modular portfolio of consulting services rather than a unified software product. The core offering centers on three sustainability reporting tiers (Bilancio Start, Bilancio Premium, and ESG Accelerator) complemented by specialized services including Climate Plan (decarbonization), LCA (product lifecycle assessment), Training Programs, Legal Consulting, Sustainability Communication Pack, Certification Support, CO2 Compensation, and B Corp Certification advisory. All services leverage a proprietary Fashion & Beauty Sustainability Framework and are designed to work both as standalone offerings and in integrated combinations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bilancio Start: Entry-level sustainability reporting service for Fashion & Beauty companies to achieve CSRD compliance efficiently.
• Bilancio Premium
• ESG Accelerator
• Fashion & Beauty Climate Plan
• Fashion & Beauty LCA
• Sustainability Communication Pack

Products and services

• Bilancio Start Entry-level sustainability reporting service that delivers a complete sustainability report compliant with CSRD requirements and procurement tender requests in 3 weeks via the Fast & Effective methodology, including data collection, report drafting, ready-to-use branding, and access to advanced webinars; targeted at fashion and beauty companies needing regulatory compliance and tender eligibility.
• Bilancio Premium Advanced, fully customized sustainability reporting service for medium and large fashion and beauty companies, adding advanced competitor and trend analysis, personalized storytelling, tone-of-voice review, three webinar seats, and Senior Advisor guidance throughout the project.
• ESG Accelerator Rapid ESG action plan development service using the proprietary 10-step ESG Sprint Methodology, integrating with Bilancio Start and Premium services, targeted at small and medium fashion and beauty companies needing a structured ESG roadmap.
• Fashion & Beauty Climate Plan Customized decarbonization planning service for fashion and beauty companies that calculates Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions, sets SBTi-aligned reduction objectives, delivers a detailed decarbonization roadmap, and includes access to the Climate Tool for simulations plus communication support.
• Fashion & Beauty LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) Life Cycle Assessment service evaluating product environmental impacts in the fashion and beauty industry according to ISO 14040/14044, with carbon footprint certifiable per ISO 14067, supporting eco-design projects, EPD declarations, and detailed emission reduction simulations.
• Training Program (Cikis Sustainability Training Program) Corporate sustainability training for fashion and beauty companies and professionals, combining ad-hoc courses with a structured 4-module Sustainability Training Program (2 hours each) covering regulations, materials, supply chain assessment, and sustainability communication; activities are eligible for funding through Conto Formazione of Fondimpresa and Fondirigenti.
• Sustainability Communication Pack Four-component communication service for fashion and beauty companies, including preliminary analysis, communication strategy creation, internal training, and ongoing editorial review designed to enable authentic sustainability storytelling and reduce greenwashing risk.
• Sustainability Certifications Support (Certificazioni di sostenibilità) Support service for obtaining recognized sustainability certifications, including GRS, GOTS, OCS, FSC, and Cradle to Cradle, providing documentation management and communication compliance assistance for fashion and beauty clients.
• CO2 Compensation Service (Compensazione di CO2) Carbon offsetting service enabling fashion and beauty companies to achieve carbon neutral status through verified international projects, including wind, solar, and REDD+ forest conservation initiatives.
• B Corp Certification Advisory (Certificazione B Corp) Advisory service supporting fashion and beauty companies in obtaining B Corp certification by identifying priority actions required to meet B Corp's performance standards.
• Legal Sustainability Consulting (Consulenza legale di sostenibilità) Legal sustainability consulting for fashion and beauty companies, covering EU green claim compliance, Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regulations, Benefit Company transformation, Code of Ethics drafting, trademark registration, and ongoing regulatory updates.

Quantifiable outcome

• Saves up to 40% compared to competitor services for Bilancio Start
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Forest ValleycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerForest Valley is a network of startups focused on climate innovation. Paolo Meola, Co-founder and Partner of a major Italian digital agency, is one of the promoters and founders of Forest Valley. Valentina Di Leo is also a partner of Forest Valley, which is described as a non-profit created to accelerate climate innovation in Europe.
• AssolombardaminorOthersAssolombarda has chosen Cikis as a training partner for sustainability education programs.
• MipelminorOthersMipel (Italian leather goods manufacturers association) has partnered with Cikis for training delivery.
• Milano FashionminorOthersMilano Fashion has selected Cikis as a training partner.
• ISPI (Italian Institute for Political Studies)minorOthersCikis has collaborated with ISPI for training initiatives.
• Fondazione San CarlominorOthersCikis has collaborated with Fondazione San Carlo for training programs.
• 24ore Business SchoolminorOthersCikis has collaborated with 24ore Business School for training initiatives.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Eco-Age: London-based sustainability consultancy focused on fashion and lifestyle brands, offering strategy, supply chain, and communication services directly comparable to Cikis's fashion-only vertical model. Notably, one of Cikis's senior advisors (Federica Bertolani) previously worked at Eco-Age, and both firms operate in the same niche of premium fashion sustainability advisory.
• Quantis: Global sustainability consultancy with deep fashion and apparel practice, offering LCA, carbon footprinting, science-based target setting, and ESG strategy — a near-direct overlap with Cikis's Climate Plan and LCA modules. Operates at a larger scale but competes for the same fashion brand mandates.
• Manufacture 2030: Industry-specific sustainability platform and consultancy serving apparel and textile manufacturers on emissions reporting, supply chain assessment, and ESG compliance. Directly comparable to Cikis's fashion-vertical ESG Accelerator and Bilancio offerings.
• Bluesign: Textile and apparel sustainability consultancy and certification provider focused on chemical management, resource efficiency, and environmental performance — overlapping with Cikis's certification support and supply chain assessment services.

Broad incumbents

• South Pole: Large climate solutions and sustainability advisory firm with broad industry coverage including fashion, offering carbon offsetting, climate strategy, and ESG consulting. Directly comparable on Climate Plan and CO2 compensation services but at significantly larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Sphera: Enterprise ESG, carbon, and product stewardship software and services platform used by major apparel brands for LCA and Scope 3 emissions management. Competes with Cikis's LCA and Climate Plan offerings through software-enabled delivery at greater scale.
• Bureau Veritas: Global testing, inspection, and certification company that provides sustainability assurance, ESG reporting verification, and certification services — competing with Cikis on the certification support and sustainability reporting assurance side of the portfolio.
• Accenture Sustainability Services: Global consultancy with dedicated fashion and luxury sustainability practice covering CSRD compliance, decarbonization, and ESG strategy. Represents the large incumbent that Cikis competes against for enterprise mandates from major fashion groups.
• SGS: Global certification, inspection, and testing firm with sustainability services including ESG assurance and supply chain verification, competing with Cikis on certification support and verification engagements for fashion brands.

Others

• Textile Exchange: Non-profit industry standards organization for preferred fibers and materials, providing certifications (GRS, GOTS, OCS) and industry benchmarks that Cikis helps clients obtain. Acts as an enabling standards body rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/cikisofficial
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cikis
• Instagraminstagram.com/cikis_official

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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