Sustainability

We help you close the gap between strategy and impact

We offer seamless services from business strategy to communication solution. All with a sustainable growth mindset. Differ’s sustainability offer covers a large part of the organisation’s sustainability agenda. We combine business strategy skills and rigorous analytical capabilities with deep knowledge of the transitional needs of our planet and humankind.

Our aim is always client impact. We consider ourselves experts at combining sustainability ambition and value creation. This can either be in terms of what we analyse (e.g. cost and ESG improvement) or how we collaborate with the client (joint team or securing competence hand over).

How we work

We work across strategy, execution and communication to help organizations turn sustainability into real business value.

SUSTAINABLE

STRATEGY

We help clients understand their impact, stakeholder sustainability demand and how this can fuel value creation. We also develop new sustainable customer offerings.

Example project:

ESG as an EBITDA multiple driver We created a strategy for a European restaurant and entertainment company to both improve key sustainability areas and translate this into value drivers for future investors. The project included analysis of impact, ambition setting and designing the new strategy and customer offer

We verified the value drivers with key investors in the Nordics and the customer offer with a market analysis

SUSTAINABLE

TRANSISTION

We help clients transform into lower impact companies, by developing transition plans that lower both cost and CO2e.

Example project:

Net zero reduction roadmap

We created a complete Net zero strategy for a European circular car parts company. This included the targets (per five years), estimated needed investments and benefits as well as organisational development needs.

We worked with site managers to improve cost/benefit analysis and with key researchers to understand relevant technology development

SUSTAINABLE

COMMUNICATION

We combine our expertise within brand & communication with sustainability to help clients create communication that are true and creates value.

Example project:

Compliant Sustainability Messaging platform

We partnered with a global large-cap industrial company to develop a sustainability messaging platform that seamlessly aligns with its brand strategy, existing sustainability impact, and a strengthened future customer offering.

SUSTAINABLE

COMPLIANCE

We have the right expertise, experience and partnerships to help our clients meet sustainabilty regulations, ensure efficient processes and implement robust sustainability data management.

Example project:

Annual reporting structure and organization

Reporting structure and climate calculations. We performed the gap analysis for ESRS, then developed the reporting framework and organisational responsibilities as well as performed a large part of the annual report set-up for a large Swedish real estate company

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Sustainable strategy

We help companies align their material impact and business value creation through strategy and business development.

We believe strategy that specifically encompasses sustainability and its contribution to the business is needed no matter the organisation’s ambition. However, the higher the ambition, the more developed and cross-functional the strategy typically needs to be.

Combining the business and sustainability goals requires a multifaceted analysis that normally spans a longer time perspective than the business strategy. However, complexity is not the answer, we believe in combining forces with our clients to create clear roadmaps with key initiatives for measurable results.

Sustainable Transition

We help clients transform into lower impact companies by developing transition plans that lower CO2e and has a business impact.

A Sustainable Transition strategy should be business driven
Measuring an organisation’s CO2e emissions is hard. Developing reduction targets in line with the Paris Agreement is harder. Concretizing a viable transition plan based on business trade-offs that have management buy in is almost impossible. Nonetheless, it is doable!

Based on our experience we always see the transition paths from a dual perspective; emissions and cost/revenue generation. For us this is the only way to create lasting improvement that transforms the company.

We have a pragmatic approach to data and calculations
We have developed several internal tools and processes to run the projects efficiently, However, we never force you to use a specific system or modell. Rather we will use the best approach for your company. Many times this entails a itterative approach rather than spending huge amounts of time on just data collection and modelling.

We are experts at finding the right reduction activities
Based on our dual expertise of CO2e calculations and business developemt as well as expert network we are able to find the CO2e drivers that your company should work with in the short and long term.

Sustainable communication

We help organizations transform sustainability into meaningful, credible and effective communication.

By integrating brand strategy, communication and creative expertise with in-depth sustainability knowledge, we support our clients in navigating both strategic and regulatory complexity. Our work spans everything from developing new brand platforms and sustainability narratives to translating legislation and frameworks into clear, consumer-facing communication.

We help ensure that sustainability claims are accurate, relevant and compliant — including alignment with emerging EU regulations such as the Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition directive. This enables our clients to communicate their sustainability efforts with confidence, avoiding greenwashing while strengthening trust and long-term brand value.

Each project is led by a multidisciplinary team, typically combining an in-house sustainability expert with a senior brand strategist. This close collaboration ensures that sustainability ambitions are grounded in data and governance, while being expressed through strong positioning, language and creative execution.

The result is sustainability communication that is not only responsible and compliant, but also clear, engaging and strategically impactful.

Sustainability Compliance

Compliance is fundamental to any organisation’s sustainability efforts. With rapid development and introduction of new regulations, the task of staying compliant is not only a challenge for most organisations – it is also a potential cause of frustration as compliance risks consuming well-needed resources that otherwise could have been used for other sustainability development efforts.

We do not only help our clients navigate and understand current and future sustainability regulations. We also ensure clients are ready and can focus their sustainability efforts where it truly matters by developing efficient and robust processes, sustainability organisations and sustainability data management.

Whether your organisation seek an expert in CSRD reporting, the EU taxonomy, the Green Claims Directive (to name a few) or are looking into choosing and implementing a sustainability reporting/data system – we have the right expertise, experience and partnerships to help you from start to finish.

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Contact

If you’d like to get in touch with us, we’re here to help.
Feel free to reach out with any questions, inquiries, or collaboration requests.

Mikael af Kleen

mikael.afkleen@differ.se

+46 72-552 85 31

Johanna Nyberg

johanna.nyberg@differ.se

+46 76-801 35 22