Sustainability & ESG Services for Mid-Market Companies
An outsourced sustainability department without the overhead.
Sustainability expectations are rising faster than most mid-market manufacturers can staff for. Buyers want carbon data. Customers want transparency. Frameworks keep evolving. Regulations keep shifting. And sustainability managers, when they exist, are often stretched thin.
ADB Sustainability acts as an extension of your team, providing the technical depth, strategic clarity, and expertise needed to run sustainability effectively without building a large internal department.
We help manufacturers move from ad-hoc efforts to credible, decision-ready sustainability programs that stand up to customer scrutiny, rating agencies, and internal leadership.
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We help companies turn fragmented sustainability activities into a coherent program with clear priorities.
Materiality assessments
Stakeholder engagement and prioritization
Sustainability vision, goals, and KPIs
Multi-year roadmaps tied to business strategy
Outcome: a sustainability program that focuses effort and resources where it matters most and earns internal buy-in.
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Carbon Accounting & Carbon Management
We design and manage carbon accounting programs that support both internal decision-making and external reporting.
Scope 1 and 2 inventories aligned with the GHG Protocol
Scope 3 screening and category-level quantification
Product and portfolio carbon footprints
Supplier data engagement strategies
Reduction planning and target setting
Outcome: defensible emissions data that supports customer requests, CDP disclosure, and long-term reduction goals.
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For manufacturers facing growing pressure to disclose product-level impacts, we provide pragmatic, fit-for-purpose analysis.
Cradle-to-gate and cradle-to-grave LCAs
Product carbon footprints
Translation of technical results into usable insights
Outcome: product data that supports procurement conversations, sales enablement, and sustainability claims.
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We help companies create reports that are readable, credible, and useful.
First-time CSR or sustainability reports
Updates and refreshes to existing reports
Reporting aligned with GRI, SASB/ISSB, CSRD, and TCFD
CDP and EcoVadis response development and improvement
Integration of sustainability into annual or integrated reporting
Outcome: reporting that meets external expectations while telling a clear, authentic story about progress and priorities.
See how we help companies create clear, credible ESG reports
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Strong data loses value if it isn’t understood. We help translate sustainability performance into language that resonates.
Executive-ready messaging and summaries
Stakeholder-specific narratives (customers, investors, employees)
KPI dashboards and performance highlights
Guardrails to avoid overstatement and greenwashing
Outcome: confidence in how you communicate sustainability internally and externally.
Who We Support
Our work is designed for mid-sized manufacturers who:
Need to meet customer and supply-chain sustainability requirements
Are responding to CDP, EcoVadis, or ESG data requests
Are building or formalizing a carbon accounting program
Need an inaugural ESG or CSR report
Are preparing for full CSRD or ISSB compliance
Have a sustainability, EHS, or finance lead who needs execution support
Want sustainability to inform business strategy and not sit in a silo
What Makes Our Approach Different?
Many firms focus either on technical accounting or high-level strategy. We deliberately sit at the intersection.
Think of sustainability as a system: data is the foundation, strategy is the structure, and stakeholder communication is how the value becomes visible. We design all three together.
Technical rigor, grounded in leading standards
Materiality-driven strategy, tied to real business decisions
Clear, credible reporting, built for stakeholders, not just auditors
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Project-based engagements for materiality assessments, carbon inventories, reporting, or CDP/EcoVadis submissions
Ongoing advisory partnerships where we act as an outsourced sustainability function supporting execution, reporting cycles, and continuous improvement
Our support is tailored to match your internal capacity and maturity. In both cases, our goal is the same: reduce friction, increase confidence, and make sustainability easier to manage year over year.
Built for the Realities of Mid-Market Companies
Our clients rarely need perfection. They need progress that holds up under scrutiny.
We design programs that:
Scale with your organization
Balance ambition with feasibility
Anticipate future regulatory and buyer expectations
Reduce rework as standards evolve
In practice, this means fewer fire drills, clearer priorities, and sustainability that supports instead of distracts from core business goals.
