Australian Circular Economy Solutions

What Australian Circular Economy Solutions does

Australian Circular Economy Solutions (trading as ACE Solutions or ACES) is a privately held Australian social enterprise founded in 2020 and headquartered in Malvern, Victoria. The company provides turn-key sustainability and carbon-footprint solutions to organisations, cooperatives, and associations, enabling their members to evaluate, improve, and communicate environmental engagement. Its commercial offering bundles sustainability strategy development, site-specific roadmaps, and ongoing reporting against ESG KPIs, with the team positioning financial viability — including facilitation of access to applicable government assistance — as the central consideration for member adoption.

The core technology layer is an "Autonomous LLM" suite comprising an AI Dynamic Knowledge Base and individual modules for autonomous email, inbound and outbound voice calls, and SMS. The suite engages with members and their customers across channels with defined parameters and human oversight and escalation capability, and the same AI infrastructure supports pattern detection across energy and waste datasets to surface inefficiencies and emissions-reduction opportunities. Two vertical sub-brands — Sustainable Hardware Stores and Sustainable Supermarkets — extend the offering into Australian independent retail, and a partnership with the Environmental Global Benefits Group (EGB) provides corporate and site audit data plus an ESG KPI Tracking Application that underpins the company's reporting services.

ACE Solutions operates on a sales-led, professional-services revenue model with non-publicly-disclosed pricing. The go-to-market is direct, beginning with an online Initial Business Profile form and a 15-minute ESG review, leading to customised solutions. Revenue is generated through service-based engagements with member businesses tailored to operations and financial requirements. The company is a privately held social enterprise with no disclosed investors, funding rounds, or subsidiaries, and serves customers exclusively within Australia across a diverse vertical mix including clubs/hospitality (e.g., Bentleigh RSL, Cheltenham RSL), hotels, supermarkets, hardware stores, timber businesses, horse racing venues, and sports venues.

Name

Australian Circular Economy Solutions

Legal name

Australian Circular Economy Solutions

Website

https://acesolutions.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Australian Circular Economy Solutions (ACE Solutions) is an Australian social enterprise founded in 2020 that delivers turn-key sustainability, carbon-footprint, and ESG reporting services to organisations, cooperatives, and associations, supported by an Autonomous LLM communications suite and a distribution partnership with the Environmental Global Benefits Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Sustainability Consulting and Turn-key Solutions: ACE Solutions provides turn-key sustainability solutions to organisations, cooperatives, and associations, evaluating and improving their environmental engagement. Revenue appears to be generated through service-based engagement with member businesses, with custom-made solutions tailored to each organisation's sustainability strategy and financial requirements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ACE Solutions provides turn-key sustainability solutions to organisations, cooperatives and associations, evaluating and improving their members' environmental engagement. Offerings include carbon footprint measurement, site-specific sustainability strategy development, roadmap creation, ESG KPI reporting and tracking, and facilitation of government assistance to improve ROI on sustainability investments. The company augments its consulting services with an Autonomous LLM communication platform used for scalable member and customer engagement.

Product overview

ACE Solutions is a social enterprise offering sustainability and carbon footprint solutions for Australian businesses. The core offering includes a suite of AI-powered autonomous communication tools (Autonomous LLM) that enables direct member and customer engagement across email, voice calls, SMS, and a dynamic knowledge base. The product portfolio centers on the Autonomous LLM platform as the primary AI communication system, with individual modules for email (Autonomous Email), outbound calls (Autonomous Outbound Calls), inbound calls (Autonomous In Calls), SMS (Autonomous SMS), and a shared AI Dynamic Knowledge Base that powers all communication channels. Supporting services include sustainability strategy development and roadmapping, carbon footprint measurement and profiling, reporting and tracking via the ESG KPI Tracing application, and two branded retail sustainability platforms (Sustainable Hardware Stores and Sustainable Supermarkets). The company also facilitates access to government assistance and provides recommendations following the waste hierarchy and best energy practices.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sustainable Hardware Stores: An initiative aimed at enhancing the environmental performance of independent retailers in Australia, helping retail establishments maximize their EGS (Environmental Global Benefits).
• Sustainable Supermarkets

Products and services

• Sustainability Strategy & RoadMap Services Customised sustainability strategy and roadmap services that profile a business's waste output, energy usage, carbon emissions, and resource recovery potential using advanced analytics. Delivered to organisations, cooperatives and associations seeking site-specific sustainability roadmaps tailored to their operations and financial requirements.
• Reporting & Tracking Services Ongoing sustainability reporting and tracking service that uses the ESG KPI Tracing application to help businesses develop, achieve, and monitor sustainability objectives. Includes monthly champion reporting and quarterly outcome reports for accountability and transparency.
• Autonomous LLM Platform AI-powered autonomous communication platform that enables direct engagement with members and customers across email, voice calls, SMS, and a dynamic knowledge base. Operates with defined parameters and human oversight, supporting sustainability analytics and pattern detection on energy and waste datasets.
• Sustainable Hardware Stores Vertical sustainability platform aimed at enhancing the environmental performance of independent Australian hardware retailers. Helps retail establishments optimise outcomes aligned with the Environmental Global Benefits (EGS) hierarchy, focusing on resource optimisation through the business.
• Sustainable Supermarkets Vertical sustainability platform focused on improving the environmental outcomes of Australian independent supermarket retailers. Helps retailers improve operations according to the EGS hierarchy, with emphasis on resource optimisation across the business.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduction in CO2-equivalent gases put into the air each year (specific percentage not disclosed)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability8 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Environmental Global Benefits Group (EGB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerACE Solutions operates as a distributor for Environmental Global Benefits Group (EGB) and engages with suppliers to provide all information and data required for carbon footprint measurement. EGB conducts both corporate and site audits to measure and profile the Carbon Footprint of Greenhouse Gas emissions. ACE Solutions leverages EGB's ESG KPI Tracing application for monitoring and reporting sustainability progress.
• Sustainable Hardware Stores PlatformcoreTechnology or IntegrationA platform initiative aimed at enhancing the environmental performance of independent hardware retailers in Australia. Created by Environmental Global Benefits Group. ACE Solutions helps retail establishments make the greatest use of the EGS (Environmental Global Benefits Sustainability) hierarchy.
• Sustainable Supermarkets PlatformcoreTechnology or IntegrationA platform focused on improving the environmental outcomes of Australian independent retailers. Created by Environmental Global Benefits Group. The platform helps retailers improve operations according to the EGS hierarchy, focusing on resource optimisation through the business.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Workiva: Established cloud platform for ESG, sustainability, and financial reporting broadly serving large enterprises globally; an incumbent alternative for organisations seeking ESG KPI tracking and sustainability disclosures.
• Sphera: Global ESG and operational risk software provider offering sustainability, carbon, and ESG reporting solutions; a much larger incumbent addressing the same end-market need for sustainability analytics and reporting.
• Cundall: Global engineering and sustainability consultancy with dedicated ESG and net-zero advisory practices; competes in the Australian sustainability consulting market but at significantly larger scale and broader service scope.

Direct peers

• Kinesis: Australian sustainability and community energy consultancy offering carbon footprinting and sustainability strategy for organisations and communities — overlapping service portfolio in the same Australian market.
• Edge Environment: Australian sustainability consultancy providing carbon footprinting, strategy development, and ESG reporting — directly comparable in geography, service mix, and target customer base.
• NetNada: Australia-based carbon accounting and ESG platform that helps businesses measure, reduce, and report emissions; overlaps closely with ACE's carbon footprint measurement and ESG KPI tracking services.
• 100% Renewables: Australian renewable energy and sustainability advisory firm serving commercial and public-sector clients with decarbonisation strategy and carbon consulting — comparable in mission and customer profile.
• Pangolin Associates: Australian sustainability consultancy of similar size offering carbon accounting, ESG strategy, and net-zero advisory to SMBs and mid-market organisations — directly comparable to ACE Solutions' core offering.

Emerging players

• Persefoni: Climate management and accounting platform that uses AI to automate carbon footprint measurement and ESG reporting — comparable technology approach to ACE's Autonomous LLM suite and analytics offering.
• Watershed: US-based carbon accounting and climate platform enterprise-focused on audit-grade emissions data and ESG reporting; comparable on the AI-enabled sustainability analytics dimension but serves larger enterprise customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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