C & E Advisory

What C & E Advisory does

C & E Advisory is a London-headquartered advisory consultancy founded in 2008 by Manny Amadi MVO, focused on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategy, sustainability, and cross-sector partnerships between corporates, non-profits, and philanthropies. The firm operates from a small core team of approximately five people, supplemented by a network of roughly twenty senior advisors drawn from former senior executives of organisations including Marks & Spencer, Sky, Coca-Cola, Comic Relief, Oxfam, the UN Global Compact, the British Council, WWF, and Tesco. Its service offering combines bespoke advisory engagements with annual thought-leadership research, principally the C&E Corporate-Non-Profit Partnerships Barometer (now in its sixteenth edition, 2025) and the supplementary C&E Partnership Review.

The firm's revenue model is project-based professional services, anchored by long-tenure advisory mandates with named enterprise, NGO, UN-adjacent, and philanthropic clients including Sky, Greene King, Warner Bros., WWF, Comic Relief, Oak Foundation, Common Seas, Kingfisher, Tesco, Citi, E.ON, Barclays, Greenpeace, and the International Rescue Committee. Engagements are documented with measurable outcomes such as emissions reductions, fundraising platform cost reductions, and partnership strategy restructures. The firm does not operate a software product, marketplace, or transaction platform; its primary productised asset is the annual Barometer research publication.

Recent strategic emphasis has expanded into digital, AI ethics, and innovation advisory through new senior advisor hires, with the 2025 Barometer featuring generative AI in partnerships, ESG pushback, and cuts to Official Development Assistance as priority topics. The firm works internationally despite a single London office and is registered in England and Wales.

Name

C & E Advisory

Legal name

C&E Advisory Services Limited

Website

https://candeadvisory.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Short description

C & E Advisory is a London-based ESG, sustainability, and cross-sector partnership advisory firm founded in 2008, serving corporates, NGOs, UN agencies, and philanthropies through bespoke advisory and the annual C&E Partnerships Barometer.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

ESG & Sustainability Advisory Services

NAICS

Other Management Consulting Services (541618), Management Consulting Services (54161), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate Development & Strategic Partnerships Advisory (JVs, Alliances, Carve-outs) (BPAHAOAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Corporate Strategy Advisory (BPAHADAA)

Keywords

• ESG strategy advisory
• Sustainability consulting
• DEI advisory services
• Cross-sector partnerships
• Philanthropy advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

London

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

Revenue model

1. Advisory and Consulting Services: C&E Advisory generates revenue through providing strategic advisory services to businesses, non-profits, and philanthropies. Services include ESG strategy design, stakeholder engagement consulting, diversity and inclusion advisory, cross-sector partnership development, and executive coaching. Revenue is project-based and likely follows a professional services engagement model.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

C&E Advisory is a professional services firm providing strategic advisory, consulting, facilitation, and coaching at the intersection of business, sustainability, and the non-profit sector. Core service lines include ESG and sustainability strategy design, DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion) advisory, cross-sector partnership facilitation, philanthropy and foundation strategy, and stakeholder engagement. The firm also produces the annual C&E Corporate-Non-Profit Partnerships Barometer, a proprietary research publication informing the field.

Product overview

C&E Advisory is a London-based advisory consultancy (not a software/SaaS product company) offering professional advisory services. The core offerings include: the C&E Corporate-Non-Profit Partnerships Barometer (an annual research publication), Business Advisory Services (ESG/sustainability strategy, DEI, stakeholder engagement), Non-Profit Advisory Services (transformation, partnership development), Philanthropy Advisory Services (strategy, governance, foundation establishment), and Cross-Sector Collaboration Services (multi-stakeholder convening, partnership facilitation). These services are delivered through a team of experienced consultants rather than through a software platform or product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Business Advisory Services Advisory services for businesses including design of sustainability/ESG strategies, diversity equity and inclusion consultancy, stakeholder engagement, community investment programme design, partnership reviews, brand-led cause marketing, and leadership coaching on the sustainability agenda.
• Non-Profit Advisory Services Advisory services for non-profits including ESG strategy design, corporate engagement strategies, cross-sector partnership development, stakeholder engagement, product and brand valuation, change management, and leadership coaching.
• Philanthropy Advisory Services Advisory services for philanthropists including high impact philanthropic strategy development, advisory and governance, foundation establishment, performance and impact evaluation, and network creation in social and environmental ecosystems.
• Cross-Sector Collaboration Services Services for enabling cross-sector partnerships including convening multi-stakeholder actors, aligning stakeholders around common missions, facilitating theory of change creation, joint planning, programme delivery, and accountability frameworks.
• C&E Corporate-Non-Profit Partnerships Barometer An annual research publication assessing motivations, barriers, enablers, best-practice, and future trends for corporate-non-profit partnering, created with input from leading UK and international businesses and non-profits.

Quantifiable outcome

• Comic Relief developed first non-plastic red nose; Greene King gaining recognition for ED&I commitments; Sky acclaimed as ESG leader
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Tesco & WWF UK PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerC&E conducted an external review of the long-term transformational partnership between Tesco and WWF UK, which aims to halve the environmental impact of the average UK shopping basket, eliminate waste, and restore nature in food production. The review identified opportunities to improve the partnership's structure, ways of working, and ambition.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• BSR (Business for Social Responsibility): Global sustainability advisory network helping enterprises develop ESG strategy, cross-sector partnerships, and stakeholder engagement - directly comparable to C&E's purpose-led corporate advisory work and similar blue-chip enterprise client base.
• SalterBaxter: Purpose and ESG communications consultancy advising global brands on sustainability narrative, stakeholder engagement, and partnership strategy - overlapping directly with C&E's stakeholder engagement and purpose-led strategy work.
• GlobeScan: Research-led sustainability and purpose advisory firm producing regular insight publications (similar to C&E's Barometer) and advising corporates on ESG strategy, partnerships, and stakeholder trends.
• Carnstone: Independent UK-based sustainability management consultancy advising corporates on ESG, supply chain sustainability, and responsible business strategy - comparable boutique size and client profile to C&E.
• Futerra: Sustainability communications and strategy agency advising brands on purpose, ESG, and partnerships - directly comparable in serving corporates on purpose strategy and cross-sector collaboration.
• Volans: London-based sustainability advisory and think tank helping corporates navigate ESG, innovation, and cross-sector partnerships - directly comparable boutique purpose advisory with similar thought-leadership orientation.
• Purpose: Global consultancy building purpose-driven campaigns, partnerships, and ESG strategy for brands and NGOs - highly comparable in mission, cross-sector model, and blue-chip brand clients.
• Forum for the Future: International sustainability non-profit and advisory working with corporates on ESG strategy, partnerships, and system change - similar cross-sector model and directly connected via C&E senior team alumni.

Emerging players

• Clearly (formerly ClearlySo): Impact advisory firm helping corporates, foundations, and social enterprises build purpose-led strategies and partnerships - overlapping with C&E's philanthropy and cross-sector practice areas.

Broad incumbents

• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): Global sustainability consultancy providing ESG strategy, climate advisory, and partnership services to large enterprises - broader incumbent offering overlapping C&E's corporate ESG advisory work at a much larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/mannyamadi
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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