Globally

What Globally does

Living Business is a sustainability consulting firm headquartered in the UAE that provides end-to-end ESG strategy, carbon accounting, sustainability reporting, and environmental advisory services to enterprises across the UAE and the wider Middle East / GCC region. Its service portfolio spans ESG strategy and assessment, carbon accounting and decarbonization, LCAs and EPDs, sustainability reporting aligned with GRI/SASB/ISSB, ISO advisory, sustainable supply chain strategy, office environmental roadmaps, and staff engagement activities, complemented by the annual Living Business Programme (with yearbook editions from 2020 through 2023). The firm is B Corp certified and has supported over 200 companies, including named enterprise clients such as BALEXCO, Fine Hygienic Holding, TRISTAR Group, IFFCO, BMMI, Ali Bin Ali Beverages, and Al Tamimi & Company, spanning manufacturing, logistics, food and beverage, hygiene, trading, and legal verticals.

The firm monetizes primarily through professional services consulting fees on ESG strategy, reporting, carbon accounting, ISO certification, and supply chain engagements, supplemented by recurring annual participation fees for the Living Business Programme. Distribution is direct and sales-led: enterprise engagement through the firm's website, with the free ESG Ladder assessment tool functioning as a top-of-funnel lead generator and the B Corp brand providing credentialing. Technology is positioned as an enabler rather than the core business — Ecodrisil is marketed as an AI-powered ESG data management and reporting platform, and the ESG Ladder is a free 15-minute evaluation tool aligned with UNGC, B Corp, UN SDGs, GRI, UAE ICV certification, and UAE Vision — but the firm operates as a consultancy, not a software company.

Key caveats: the input dataset shows only five named management/team members (Managing Partner Keith Bradley plus two consultants, a business development executive, and two advisors), which is inconsistent with the firmographics field listing 5,001–10,000 employees; that employee figure should be treated as unreliable. No revenue, funding history, headcount growth, or M&A data is disclosed, which materially limits any quantitative assessment.

Name

Globally

Legal name

Living Business

Website

https://globally.ae

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Living Business is a UAE-based sustainability consultancy providing ESG strategy, carbon accounting, sustainability reporting, and advisory services to enterprises across the Middle East and GCC, supported by its Ecodrisil ESG data platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

ESG & Sustainability Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainability & ESG Consulting (BPAHACAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

ESG Governance, Sustainability Reporting & Assurance Advisory (BPAHAFAJ), ESG Strategy & Materiality Assessment (EUAHAJAA), Stakeholder Engagement & ESG Governance (Policies, KPIs, incentives) (EUAHAJAJ), Sustainability, ESG & Climate Risk Advisory (BPAHAJAH)

Keywords

• Sustainability consulting
• ESG advisory services
• Carbon accounting
• Sustainability reporting
• ESG strategy

Headquarters

HQ city

Sharjah

HQ country

United Arab Emirates

HQ region

Middle East

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Sustainability Consulting Services: Professional consulting fees for ESG strategy development, sustainability reporting, carbon accounting, and sustainability action plan services provided to companies across UAE and Middle East region
2. Living Business Programme: Annual programme participation fees including yearbook editions, assessments, and sustainability guidance for registered companies
3. Certification and Advisory Services: ISO advisory, LCA & EPD services, and supply chain sustainability upgrades provided as professional services engagements

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Living Business is a Dubai-based sustainability and ESG consulting firm that helps companies in the UAE and Middle East develop and implement sustainability strategies. Its core services include ESG strategy and assessment, carbon accounting and decarbonization, LCAs and EPDs, sustainability reporting and disclosure, ISO advisory, supply chain sustainability, office environmental roadmaps, and staff engagement. The firm supplements its advisory work with proprietary digital tools, including the Ecodrisil AI-powered ESG platform and the Living Business ESG Ladder assessment tool.

Product overview

LivingBusiness offers a suite of sustainability consulting services complemented by proprietary technology tools. The core offering includes the Living Business Programme for structured ESG strategy development, along with specialized services spanning carbon accounting, LCAs & EPDs, sustainability reporting, ISO advisory, supply chain strategy, and staff engagement. The portfolio is supported by two key technology products: Ecodrisil (an AI-powered ESG data management and reporting platform) and the Living Business ESG Ladder (a free ESG performance evaluation tool that generates detailed reports aligned with international frameworks). Together, these services and tools provide end-to-end support for organizations seeking to develop, measure, and communicate their sustainability performance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ecodrisil: An AI-powered ESG data management and reporting platform combining advanced digital tools with expert data and process consulting to streamline and accelerate sustainability reporting.
• Living Business ESG Ladder
• Living Business Programme

Products and services

• ESG Strategy & Assessment Advisory service that helps organizations develop sustainability and ESG strategies and assess their current ESG position, targeted at corporate clients in the UAE and Middle East.
• Carbon Accounting & Decarbonization Service that measures corporate carbon footprints and supports decarbonization planning, offered to corporate clients pursuing emissions reduction and net-zero goals.
• LCAs & EPDs Service delivering Life Cycle Assessments and Environmental Product Declarations for products, helping manufacturers and brands quantify and communicate product-level environmental impacts.
• Sustainability Reporting & Disclosure Advisory service that prepares sustainability reports and supports ESG disclosure in line with recognized frameworks, for corporate clients subject to voluntary or mandatory reporting.
• ISO Advisory Advisory service supporting organizations in achieving and maintaining ISO management system certifications relevant to sustainability, such as ISO 14001 and ISO 50001.
• Strategy for a Sustainable Supply Chain Advisory service that helps companies design and implement sustainable supply chain strategies, including supplier engagement and scope 3 emissions considerations.
• Environmental Roadmaps for your Office Service that creates tailored environmental roadmaps for office-based operations, including emissions reduction, waste, energy, and resource efficiency initiatives.
• Staff Engagement Activities Service delivering sustainability-focused staff engagement programs and activities, designed to embed sustainability practices and culture within client organizations.
• Living Business Programme Flagship structured sustainability program offered to companies, combining assessment, advisory, and engagement activities to advance participating organizations' sustainability performance.
• Ecodrisil (AI-powered ESG platform) Proprietary AI-powered ESG platform developed by Living Business to support ESG data management, assessment, and analytics for client engagements.
• Living Business ESG Ladder Digital self-assessment tool that allows organizations to evaluate their ESG maturity and benchmark where they sit on Living Business's sustainability ladder.

Quantifiable outcome

• Supported over 200 companies with sustainability consulting

Named customers7 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Position Green: Nordic ESG and sustainability data management platform with advisory services — a smaller-scale analogue of Living Business's combined consulting-plus-Ecodrisil software approach.
• Persefoni: AI-enabled climate management and accounting platform — directly comparable to Living Business's Ecodrisil on the technology side, serving enterprise carbon accounting and ESG reporting use cases.
• Watershed: Enterprise carbon accounting and climate disclosure platform combining software with advisory services. A close analogue to Living Business's consulting-plus-Ecodrisil stack at a more mature SaaS stage.
• Sweep: ESG and carbon management software platform for enterprises, with adjacent sustainability consulting services. Comparable to Living Business's tech-enabled ESG reporting positioning.

Direct peers

• South Pole: Global climate and sustainability consultancy offering carbon accounting, ESG strategy, and sustainability reporting — directly comparable service portfolio and consulting-led model to Living Business, though at much larger global scale.
• BSR (Business for Social Responsibility): Sustainability-focused consultancy advising global companies on ESG strategy, reporting, and supply chain sustainability. Highly comparable in offering mix and focus on sustainability advisory.
• Carbon Trust: Independent sustainability advisor helping organizations measure, report, and reduce carbon emissions, with adjacent advisory on strategy and supply chain — a close analogue in service mix and consultative delivery.

Broad incumbents

• EcoAct (Schneider Electric): Climate and carbon consultancy acquired by Schneider Electric, providing carbon accounting, strategy, and reporting. Overlaps tightly with Living Business's carbon accounting and reporting service line.
• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): Largest pure-play sustainability consultancy globally, providing ESG advisory, EHS, and climate risk services. Overlaps with Living Business across the full ESG value chain but at far greater scale and geographic reach.
• KPMG ESG Advisory: Big-4 advisory practice offering ESG strategy, climate risk, and sustainability assurance across MENA. Direct competitor in the UAE enterprise market for ESG mandates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/living-business-com
• Xx.com/GloballyGreat
• Facebookfacebook.com/globallygreat

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 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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