BrownFlynn

Name

BrownFlynn

Legal name

The ERM International Group Limited

Website

https://brownflynn.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainability Communications Consulting

NAICS

Public Relations Agencies (54182)

akta.pro primary industry

Internal & Employee Communications (BPAFADAD)

Keywords

• Communications consulting
• Stakeholder engagement
• Community relations
• Marketing communications
• Visual communication design

Headquarters

HQ city

Cleveland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Sustainability Consulting and Advisory Services: Professional services revenue generated through consulting engagements, advisory work, and specialized sustainability solutions delivered to enterprise clients across multiple industries.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

BrownFlynn offers extensive internal and external communications solutions that build and solidify community relations for organizations. Its work spans marketing communications agency services and visual communication and design, supporting stakeholder engagement programs for clients across multiple industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Marketing & Communications Agency Strategic marketing communications agency services for organizations that need to build and maintain community relations through internal and external communications programs.
• Visual Communication & Design Visual communication and design services supporting corporate, sustainability, and stakeholder communications for organizations across industries.
• Stakeholder Engagement and Community Relations Consulting Internal and external communications consulting services designed to build and solidify community relations for organizations across multiple industries.

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• NatcapcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 March 2026ERM and Natcap have partnered to help businesses scale science-based nature and water solutions. Natcap provides nature market expertise while ERM leverages its global consulting network to deliver solutions at scale.
• SecarocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 March 2026ERM, Secaro, and AstraZeneca launched the Clean Heat Program to accelerate supply chain heat decarbonization. Secaro provides expertise in heat decarbonization solutions.
• CarbmeecoreTechnology or IntegrationERM and Carbmee partnered to bring AI to Scope 3 emissions management, turning emissions data into decarbonization action. This integration combines Carbmee's AI technology with ERM's consulting expertise.
• AstraZenecacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThrough the Clean Heat Program, ERM and Secaro support AstraZeneca in accelerating supply chain heat decarbonization efforts.
• WBCSD (World Business Council for Sustainable Development)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerERM collaborates with WBCSD through the Council on Sustainability Transformation (CST), a convening of leaders from corporations, governments, and academia. WBCSD provides ecosystem-level strategic alignment on climate and nature issues.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Weber Shandwick: Weber Shandwick is a global communications agency with a dedicated Sustainability practice. It competes with BrownFlynn for ESG-stakeholder-driven mandates from multinational clients as a broad incumbent.
• Porter Novelli: Porter Novelli is a purpose-driven global communications agency with a central focus on corporate reputation, ESG, and stakeholder engagement. It overlaps with BrownFlynn's positioning as a values-led communications firm serving mission-driven enterprise clients.
• APCO Worldwide: APCO Worldwide is a global communications and stakeholder engagement consultancy with a notable ESG and sustainability practice. It is comparable as a broad incumbent offering overlapping stakeholder and sustainability communications capabilities to enterprise clients worldwide.
• BCW (Burson Cohn & Wolfe): BCW is a top-tier global public relations firm with a Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility offering. Comparable as a broad incumbent serving many of the same enterprise clients seeking integrated stakeholder communications.
• Ketchum: Ketchum is a major global PR firm with a Sustainability & Corporate Responsibility practice. It overlaps with BrownFlynn on ESG narrative work and stakeholder communications for large corporations as a broad incumbent.
• Edelman: Edelman is the world's largest PR firm with a dedicated Sustainability practice and Trust Barometer research. It competes with BrownFlynn for high-stakes corporate communications and ESG mandates from the same Fortune 500 buyer base, albeit as a generalist incumbent.
• Hill+Knowlton Strategies: Hill+Knowlton is a global communications consultancy with strong corporate reputation and ESG capabilities. It competes with BrownFlynn for stakeholder and corporate-purpose communications assignments from large enterprise and government clients.
• FleishmanHillard: FleishmanHillard is a global public relations firm with established sustainability and corporate responsibility practices. Comparable as an incumbent offering overlapping community-relations and ESG communications services to large enterprise clients.

Direct peers

• Futerra: Futerra is a dedicated sustainability communications and strategy agency focused on climate, nature, and ESG storytelling. It is BrownFlynn's closest direct peer because both specialize in helping organizations communicate sustainability and stakeholder issues, serving overlapping corporate and NGO client profiles.
• Cone Communications: Cone Communications is a long-standing purpose, CSR, and sustainability communications agency. It competes directly with BrownFlynn in the specialized niche of corporate-stakeholder engagement communications for brands seeking to build community and ESG reputation.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/brownflynn
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ERMGlobal
• Facebookfacebook.com/brownflynn
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/brownflynn

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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