What Chronos Sustainability does

Chronos Sustainability Ltd. is a UK-based impact-led sustainability consultancy founded in 2017 by Dr Rory Sullivan and Nicky Amos, headquartered in London. The firm delivers complex sustainability programs, corporate sustainability, and responsible investment solutions to institutional investors, corporates, civil society organizations, intergovernmental bodies, and industry associations. Its core offerings fall into three buckets: impact-led collaborations (multi-stakeholder benchmarks and coalitions such as the Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare, Corporate Mental Health Benchmark, Global Coalition for Animal Welfare, and the Global Investor Commission on Mining 2030), bespoke advisory for investors (ESG integration, stewardship, climate strategy, net zero target setting), and bespoke advisory for companies (climate and nature transition plans, sustainable sourcing, animal welfare policy). The underlying technology consists of proprietary assessment frameworks, scoring methodologies, and analytical toolkits including the ASCOR sovereign climate framework and the Chapter Zero Transition Planning Toolkit, rather than SaaS software. Chronos works with more than 100 clients worldwide, with marquee engagements including Brunel Pension Partnership, LPPI, Storebrand, CCLA, WWF, LSEG, World Bank, IFC, Costa Coffee, and ICMM.

Name

Chronos Sustainability

Legal name

Chronos Sustainability Ltd.

Website

https://chronossustainability.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Chronos Sustainability is a UK-based impact-led consultancy founded in 2017 that designs sustainability benchmarks, industry coalitions, and bespoke advisory for institutional investors, corporates, NGOs, and intergovernmental clients on climate, biodiversity, and human capital themes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainability Consulting

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental, Climate & Sustainability Standards & Reporting Cooperation (BPADANAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sustainability & ESG Reporting (GRI/SASB/ISSB/CSRD) (EUAHAJAB), Nature, Biodiversity & Ecosystem Conservation (BPADALAE), Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems (BPAGAGAI)

Keywords

• Sustainability consulting
• ESG advisory
• Responsible investment
• Climate transition planning
• Corporate sustainability

Headquarters

HQ city

Chichester

HQ country

United Kingdom

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. Sustainability Consulting Services: Chronos generates revenue through bespoke consulting engagements with institutional investors, corporations, civil society organizations, intergovernmental organizations, and industry bodies. Revenue comes from project fees for research, advisory services, strategy development, benchmarking programs, and implementation support across sustainability themes.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Chronos Sustainability provides bespoke sustainability advisory and research services to institutional investors, corporates, civil society organizations, intergovernmental organizations, and industry bodies. It designs and delivers impact-led multi-stakeholder programs such as the Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare, the Corporate Mental Health Benchmark, and the Global Investor Commission on Mining 2030, alongside specialist consulting on climate transition, nature, human rights, health, and animal welfare themes.

Product overview

Chronos Sustainability is an impact-led sustainability consultancy offering a portfolio of advisory services rather than a unified software product. The core offering consists of impact-led collaborations (multi-stakeholder benchmarks and industry coalitions such as the Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare), bespoke expertise for investors (ESG integration, stewardship, climate strategy) and for companies (net zero strategies, transition plans, sustainable sourcing), and thematic specialisms across climate, biodiversity, health, and animal welfare. Additional offerings include publications such as the Chronos Sustainability Sustainable Finance Careers Guide and the Chronos Guide to Careers in Sustainability Consultancy, the Chronos Talks Podcast, and the Chronos Sustainability Prize at LSE academic awards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Chronos Talks Podcast: A podcast featuring candid thoughts on how the worlds of sustainable finance and corporate sustainability can generate positive impacts.

Products and services

• Impact-Led Collaborations Multi-stakeholder initiatives including benchmarks and industry coalitions designed to drive improved sustainability practices across major companies, such as the Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare (BBFAW) and the Global Coalition for Animal Welfare (GCAW).
• Bespoke Expertise for Investors Advisory services for institutional investors covering ESG integration, stewardship, reporting, climate strategy, and net zero target setting, delivered through bespoke engagements tailored to asset managers, asset owners, and pension funds.
• Bespoke Expertise for Companies Consultancy services for corporate clients covering net zero strategies, climate and nature transition plans, policy development, sustainable sourcing, and animal welfare sourcing, delivered as bespoke projects.
• Themes Expertise Specialist thematic departments covering climate, biodiversity, nature, health, animal welfare, human rights, and responsible chemicals, providing clients with deep expertise on individual sustainability themes as part of bespoke engagements.
• Chapter Zero Transition Planning Toolkit A board-level toolkit developed with Chapter Zero and the Centre for Climate Engagement, comprising a Briefing Note, a Scorecard, and a Governance Compass, designed to help non-executive directors and boards oversee organisations' net zero transition plans.

Quantifiable outcome

• The Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare has seen proportion of companies setting animal welfare targets triple from 26% to 79% in over a decade
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChronos partners with LSEG on the Global Investor Commission on Mining 2030 and collaborates on the Chronos Sustainability Prize at LSE. LSEG Foundation sponsors Chronos projects including the Chapter Zero Transition Planning Toolkit.
• World BankcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChronos partners with the World Bank on corporate and investor sustainability disclosure policy and regulation. Projects have been conducted in Thailand, Malaysia, South Africa, Colombia, and Peru to support implementation of climate and sustainability disclosure frameworks.
• IFC (International Finance Corporation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChronos works with IFC (part of World Bank Group) on policy development projects in emerging markets including South Africa, supporting development of responsible investment tools and sustainability disclosure.
• WWFflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerChronos worked with WWF UK to develop first-of-its-kind guidance on integrating nature into climate transition plans. Information was fed into the UK Transition Plan Taskforce's Nature Working Group.
• Chapter ZeroflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerChronos supported Chapter Zero in developing the Transition Planning Toolkit for non-executive directors and boards, including Briefing Note, Scorecard, and Governance Compass components.
• ShareActioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChronos partnered with ShareAction to produce an investor briefing on air quality exploring environmental, human health, and financial implications of diminishing air quality.
• infogr8minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerChronos worked with infogr8 on data visualization for the Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare, winning Gold at DataComms Awards 2022.
• Compassion in World FarmingflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCompassion in World Farming funds and supports the Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare (BBFAW), a flagship Chronos program that has driven significant industry change.
• FOUR PAWSflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerFOUR PAWS supports the Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare (BBFAW) alongside Compassion in World Farming.
• Centre for Climate EngagementcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChronos collaborated with Centre for Climate Engagement on the Chapter Zero Transition Planning Toolkit development.
• WaterAidcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChronos worked with WaterAid to raise investor awareness of WASH issues and develop an investor expectations framework for integrating WASH into investment research and engagement.
• ICMM (International Council on Mining and Metals)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChronos worked with ICMM as an official TNFD pilot partner to provide detailed recommendations for nature metrics in the final mining sector TNFD guidance.
• Investor Coalition for Equal Votes (ICEV)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChronos worked with ICEV to develop a report on the rise and risks of dual-class share structures titled 'Undermining the Shareholder Voice'.
• SAI PlatformcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChronos collaborated with SAI Platform on regenerative agriculture investor education sessions as part of Brunel's stewardship engagement program.
• World Animal ProtectionflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerChronos collaborates annually with World Animal Protection on The Pecking Order benchmark assessing broiler chicken welfare at major fast food chains in Europe.
• Church of England Pensions BoardflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerChronos serves as Secretariat to the Global Investor Commission on Mining 2030, co-founded and chaired by Church of England Pensions Board.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Anthesis Group: Anthesis is the largest pure-play sustainability consultancy globally, providing ESG strategy, climate, and nature advisory to corporates and financial institutions. It is the closest direct competitor to Chronos in offering bespoke sustainability advisory supported by proprietary tools and frameworks.
• EcoAct: EcoAct is a France-headquartered sustainability consultancy focused on climate strategy, carbon measurement, and net zero advisory for corporates and financial institutions. It mirrors Chronos in being a specialist, mid-sized, European-rooted sustainability advisory competing against the Big-4 and large engineering firms.
• South Pole Group: South Pole is a specialist climate and sustainability solutions provider, particularly strong on carbon, climate strategy, and ESG advisory for corporates and investors. Comparable to Chronos in offering project-based climate advisory with a roster of major institutional clients.
• Sancroft Sustainability Services: Sancroft is a London-based boutique sustainability and ESG consultancy providing advisory to corporates, investors, and NGOs. Closely comparable to Chronos in size, geography, and service mix (ESG strategy, reporting, stewardship support for UK and European clients).
• BSR (Business for Social Responsibility): BSR is a global nonprofit sustainability consultancy that runs industry-wide collaborative initiatives and advises major corporates on ESG strategy. It is directly comparable to Chronos in the impact-led collaboration model (e.g., BBFAW is analogous to several BSR-led coalitions) and bespoke corporate advisory.

Emerging players

• Futerra Sustainability Communications: Futerra is a London-headquartered sustainability strategy and communications agency advising brands, investors, and NGOs. Comparable to Chronos in delivering thought-leadership-driven ESG advisory in the UK market and operating an adjacent podcast/content marketing presence.
• Climate Advisers: Climate Advisers is a specialist climate policy and sustainable finance advisory firm. Comparable to Chronos in advising institutional investors and intergovernmental organizations on climate-related disclosure policy, with overlapping deliverable types.

Broad incumbents

• WSP Environment & Infrastructure: WSP is a global engineering and environmental consultancy whose Environment & Sustainability practice serves investors and corporates on ESG due diligence, climate risk, and nature-related advisory. A broad incumbent comparable in that it competes for ESG advisory mandates from large asset owners.
• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): ERM is one of the world's largest environmental and sustainability consultancies offering strategy, EHS, due diligence, and climate services to financial and corporate clients. It is a broader incumbent that increasingly competes with Chronos at the top end of the ESG advisory market.
• Accenture Sustainability Services: Accenture Sustainability Services is the global consulting giant's dedicated ESG practice providing strategy, transformation, and reporting services to financial services and corporate clients. A broad incumbent that increasingly competes with Chronos for enterprise sustainability advisory budgets and benchmarks.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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