Stuck on sustainability?
We specialise in empowering accountancy firms to embrace sustainability. We provide solutions for carbon accounting, ESG strategy and compliance, and support accountancy firms in developing their own ESG capabilities.
We help accountants who want to do good, do more good
In today's business world, sustainability isn't just a nice-to-have—it's the secret sauce for success. Whatever kind of organisation you're running, weaving sustainability into your growth strategies is crucial for staying ahead of the game.
The stakes in sustainability and ESG are high. Balancing the need to mitigate risk while grabbing new opportunities is a delicate dance. This isn't just about saving the planet (though that’s a pretty big deal); it's about future-proofing your business for success.
Yet, diving into sustainability and ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) can feel like trying to solve a Rubik's Cube in the dark. No wonder many leaders feel like they're chasing their tails with carbon reporting, are baffled by B-Corp, or are left scratching their heads about how stability can spring from more change and complexity.
95% of small and midsize accounting firms acknowledge that their clients demand more business advisory services. Yet, only about 50% have started to integrate these services, which include sustainability practices, into their offerings (Thomson Reuters: Clarifying the complex)
Our mission is to support accountants in diversifying their services to meet the growing demands for sustainable business practices, ensuring they stay ahead in an evolving market.We envision a world where accountancy firms are at the forefront of sustainability, leading by example and providing comprehensive, forward-thinking advice to their clients.
The Sustainable Challenge (and how we can help)
Build long-term plans and lasting purpose.
We partner with you to develop sustainability strategies that transform your business and encourage higher levels of ambition as you grow.
Become the ESG accountancy of choice.
We suggest pathways towards an accountancy business that meets client demand for ESG services, diversifying client base and revenue streams.
Navigate the regulatory landscape.
Our knowledge of current & future reporting requirements ensures you are compliant and able to share sustainable success stories with stakeholders.
Everyone in your business can be an ESG expert.
We equip your business with the tools and knowledge to continually evolve in the sustainability space, managing risks and identifying opportunities.
Sustainability value creation.
We encourage ambitious sustainable change within your business to spark human growth (e.g. expertise) and financial growth (e.g. EBITDA multiplier or cost savings).
A philosophy, not a methodology.
An advisory approach as unique as your business.
No cookie-cutter approaches, no rigid frameworks.
Quick to onboard, faster to add value.
Collaborate with senior leaders with 10+ years in industry.
No limits to accessing skills you need.
More than 20 disciplines (and growing), at your fingertips.
Team spirit from Day One.
Work with independents with existing chemistry and trusted relationships.
Fit for purpose, perfectly matched.
Disciplines + experience + personality = Problem, sector + culture fit.
Curated skills, a collective mentality.
The Extra Brain Impact collective is a carefully curated array of skills, sector knowledge and personalities, mindfully mixed because businesses are ever-changing and unique. Our discipline, experience and personality mix gives you problem, sector and culture fit.
Consultants work solo or as part of Extra Brain teams; and always have instant access to the wider support, insight and expertise of the collective. You buy one but secretly, you get them all.
Extra Brain Impact combines the following skills
What clients say about us
Matteo Gianella-Borradori
Global R&D Director, Unilever Homecare
Peter Johnson
Managing Director, National Geographic Kids
James Moore
Commercial Director, Electroheads Ltd
Our Extra Brains
Agency specialists with 10+ years experience. All of ouragency brains part of the wider Extra Brain collective.
A Board Advisor for 8 years, with clients spanning the duration. Before hanging up her MD hat, Jess racked up 20+ years running small service businesses. She is the Founder & CEO of the Extra Brain collective and works with Liam to triage projects to our Impact Advisors.
Liam is a people & planet focussed consultant with 20+ years of experience in the Sustainability, Financial Services and SME fields. Liam has built sustainability strategies, led global tech & regulatory projects + advised SMEs and NFPs on growth.
Years of working as a client lead in agencies led Heidi to want to help agency founders make their businesses more sustainable. Now, Heidi acts as a guiding light to help agencies certify for B Corp or adopt sustainable practices.
A qualified accountant with 20+ years corporate experience, overseeing major commercial turnarounds. Her passion for sustainability led to becoming a qualified practitioner. Sharon now helps clients deliver sustainability strategy and sustainable financial reporting requirements.
Emma is an experienced Regulatory Lawyer, specialising in Health and Safety Law. She has over a twelve years experience of advising in health and safety (H&S), and regularly acts for clients (from SMEs through to large corporates and PLCs) across a range of sectors and high-hazard industries
Hugh has 20+ years of experience across the public, private and third sectors in the follow areas: Policy (Skills, business growth & ESG) / Legal (commercial contracts & data privacy) / Finance (clean energy and nature recovery)
With a practice dedicated to environmental law, Emma supports clients with all aspects of environmental regulation, or the legal drivers for the "E" in ESG.
Bex is a market researcher and strategist with 15+ years experience in Europe, USA and Asia. Her sweet spot is tackling complex problems with in-depth research and developing insight-led brand and marketing strategy to solve them.
Elizabeth works with a wide range of businesses, helping them to negotiate and document contractual relationships in line with their ESG strategy, as well as creating internal and external policies to promote and fulfil their ethos and values. Elizabeth’s client base in the ESG space covers industries as diverse as creative design, market research, branded merchandise and supply chain logistics.
Feeling stuck on sustainability?
An extra brain will help
We help organisations who want to do good, do more good.
A free initial consultation will help you to identify who you need, and how to get started.
Our brains have been busy
We helped a fast growing London communication and experiential agency plan their business transformation journey and certify for B Corp.
Supporting a global leadership team spanning; R&D, science, marketing and product of a leading homecare group. With expert strategic input and facilitation, we helped them design new roadmaps towards their Net Zero commitments, covering several geo-territories and multiple product lines.
Advising one of the UK’s & Australia’s leading children’s magazine publishers on the role of B-Corp principles to support their future growth strategy, and helping them certify to become a B Corp.
Developing a sustainability strategy for a fast-growing UK-based alcoholic spirits brand, building a pathway to carbon neutrality within 5 years.
Advising an inner city London council on their next steps to a Net Zero strategy
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