Sustainability Consulting Services & Solutions
An overarching sustainability strategy is part of a net-zero future and ensures a resilient foundation for businesses to be ready for the challenges ahead. DETA offers a range of sustainability consulting services to help your NZ or Australian business thrive.
Climate change, low carbon futures, bio-diversity loss, energy transitions - increasingly businesses are required to show action towards a sustainable future and demonstrate leadership in tackling the difficult environmental problems facing the planet. It can be overwhelming to find the right place to start. A DETA Sustainability Action Assessment Tracker (SAAT) will help make sense of your current situation, and clear the path for implementing your sustainability strategy organisation-wide.
Sustainability Strategy
DETA’s Sustainability Strategy Services can help guide your organisation towards sustainable decision making. DETA develops comprehensive sustainability strategies utilising the circular economy framework and climate change assessments, providing your organisation with the tools to enhance workplace sustainability. Additionally, DETA can support your organisation with load flexibility strategies, funding opportunities assessment, TCFD strategy integration, and sustainability considerations in mergers and acquisitions to fit your organisations unique needs.

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Our Sustainability Services
A sustainability strategy is a comprehensive plan developed to integrate sustainable practices into its operations and decision-making processes. It begins by outlining your organisations commitment to social, environmental, and economic responsibility. Then goals and targets are set for achieving sustainable outcomes, this strategy will provide your business with an actionable framework to kickstart your sustainable transition. A Sustainability Strategy will often include:
- Sustainability framework development
- Action plans and tracking (DETA SAAT)
- Circular economy reviews
- Strategy development based on the United Nations pillars
- ESG (environmental, social & governance) support
- Climate change and climate risk assessments
- Board and compliance reporting
- Humas rights and nature-based solutions
- Workplace sustainability culture workshops
- Energy and renewables suitability assessments
Developing a Circular Economy Strategy can enhance your organisations sustainability and aid in your sustainability reporting. DETA can effectively develop your business’s Circular Economy Strategy by identifying opportunities to deploy and reuse waste streams within your organisation. In addition, DETA will assess and declare the embodied carbon within the products produced to verify your organisations upstream carbon footprints and review your products energy production inputs and raw material carbon embodiment. DETA can assist with;
- Conducting product life cycle assessments
- Reviews of product embodied carbon
- Strategies for responsible sourcing and product supplier
- Creation of responsible supply chain risk assessments
- Report on Risk Management
- Carry out waste and resource planning
DETA can deliver tailored trainings and education for you organisation on various topics and strategies relating to sustainability. Properly educating your team is important as it develops the skills and knowledge your people to act and contribute to more sustainable practices ensuring sustainability begins internally. DETA’s training topics include;
- Corporate Training on sustainability and ESG (environmental, social and governance) requirements
- Carbon accounting and ISSB strategy
- Why Decarbonisation and How
- What is Energy Reduction
- Specific tailored training workshops – Industry Specific
There a many carbon and sustainability grants available or currently in development for capital expenditure that can support your organisation in its implementation of identified efficiency or sustainability projects. DETA are able to assess opportunities for funding potential across state and federal and support your business through the application process. Some of the common fund's DETA can support your organisations application for are;
Australia Certificates and Funding
- Connect Funding Opportunities (Moving forward requires links to government sites)
- Review site opportunities and connect to certificate schemes (ACCU, LGC, STC, Victoria VEEC, NSW ESC)
- Facilitate trading options
- Creation of certificate of feasibility and strategy
NZ Certificates and Funding
- Connect Funding Opportunities (Moving forward requires links to government sites)
- Government Investment in Decarbonising Industry Fund
- EECA related study funding
The task force on climate related financial disclosures (TCFD) is a global organisation formed to develop a set of recommended climate-related disclosures that companies and financial institutions can use to better inform investors, shareholders and the public of their climate-related financial risks. As we enter a new era of climate reporting its important your business continues to align with the markets priorities. DETA can assist in the creation of TCFD related work for your organisation through;
- Establishing baselines across TCFD initiatives inline with ISSB directives
- Performing risk assessments and action plan creation
- Identifying integration into sustainability strategies
- Carrying out training and education
- Developing strategy and support auditing requirement
A business sustainability position and the investment required to achieve a sustainable position are becoming increasingly important to contribute to the overarching value of a business. This consideration should be included into any merger and acquisition planning relating to your organisation to futureproof for sustainability requirements. DETA has expertise to independently verify a business's sustainability position in support by conducting;
- Sustainability portfolio reviews
- Business embodied carbon reviews
- Reporting for future carbon outlook for new businesses
- Providing decarbonisation cost assessments for acquisitions
- Providing technical due diligence to investors
- Creation of investment outlook and resource planning
We've helped many New Zealand & Australian Businesses of all sizes with their sustainability
Why Choose DETA for your Sustainability Strategy
Comprehensive Sustainability Frameworks
DETA crafts actionable sustainability strategies rooted in global standards, including the UN pillars and ESG support, ensuring your organisation's commitment to impactful, sustainable practices.
Innovative Circular Economy Approaches
By focusing on circular economy and embodied carbon strategies, DETA guides your organisation towards sustainable resource use and waste reduction, enhancing your environmental credentials.
Expert Training and Funding Insights
With DETA's tailored training programs and adept navigation through sustainability funding opportunities, your team not only gains crucial sustainability insights but also accesses essential resources to implement your sustainability vision.
