Climate mitigation and decarbonisation
Accelerating decarbonisation through strategic guidance for tangible impact
AFRY empowers clients to achieve net zero emissions and sustainable growth through actionable decarbonisation roadmaps. With a combination of deep sector expertise and tailored guidance, we help businesses identify opportunities, set clear goals and implement effective decarbonisation strategies that align with both climate targets and boost competitiveness and operations.
A world in transition towards decarbonisation
At AFRY, we believe businesses play a critical role in driving the transition to a fossil-free future. Achieving net zero emissions is not just a regulatory expectation but a strategic imperative that can unlock new opportunities for growth. For organisations navigating this complex landscape, the path to decarbonisation must be both practical and actionable.
AFRY Management Consulting offers the expertise and solutions businesses need to succeed in this transition. From precise baseline accounting and identification of emission hotspots following the GHG protocol to creating tailored decarbonisation roadmaps, we empower clients to take meaningful and measurable steps towards their climate goals. With a clear focus on both near- and long-term objectives, as well as customised technical implementation support, our services go beyond compliance, ensuring that sustainability becomes a driver of competitive advantage.
Challenges for an actionable and measurable decarbonisation journey
For over 15 years, we have partnered with clients to address decarbonisation and climate-related challenges. Our extensive experience reveals that most organisations face similar challenges in addressing key areas critical to successful decarbonisation:
- Overcoming incomplete climate data
- Breaking free from external dependencies
- Bridging the gap between strategy and measurable action
Many companies face bottlenecks in their climate action journeys because of inadequate or fragmented data. While having accurate data is critical, it should not delay meaningful progress. Businesses can take impactful climate actions while simultaneously improving their data management processes.
Climate action within corporations often involves complex stakeholder landscapes. We frequently see clients hesitate, overwhelmed by what lies beyond their direct influence. Clients may struggle to shift the focus to what is actionable and need assistance in finding the first step towards taking back control and defining controllability.
Companies often invest significant resources in developing climate strategies and roadmaps. However, overly abstract or complex plans can fail to translate into measurable actions. Many organisations struggle to operationalise these strategies, leaving them with ambitious targets but no clear path to achieve them.
Additionally, aligning and integrating a given company's transition plan with current climate reporting frameworks, such as the ESRS E1 transition plan requirement and the EFRAG guidelines, can be a timely effort.
AFRY's pyramid framework is turning challenges into progress by focusing on material emission sources and breaking down shifts to concrete actions
AFRY’s pyramid framework is designed to overcome these challenges by:
- Enabling action despite incomplete data
- Focusing on controllable areas
- Providing a clear trajectory for emission reduction
Our framework facilitates initiatives that can proceed in parallel with ongoing improvements in data accuracy and help identify where data improvement is actually needed.
Our framework both identifies and prioritises actionable measures within our clients' spheres of influence and supports them in taking the first steps in areas where they do not have absolute control.
AFRY delivers actionable roadmaps tailored to each client’s unique needs with defined responsibilities, timelines and traceable milestones. These roadmaps ensure measurable progress, even before actual emission reduction is reflected in GHG reporting.
AFRY's four-step process to an anchored and action-oriented decarbonisation strategy and roadmap
Typical client-added value: creating impact and a positive business case
- Action-oriented net zero roadmaps facilitating emission reductions, well-anchored in the organisation.
- Focus on identifying emission hot spots and decarbonisation levers, such as concrete products, services and goods, that enable clients to create concrete action plans with maximum impact.
- Finding the lowest-cost path to decarbonisation to reach net zero in an economically viable way.
- Decarbonisation roadmaps can be directly integrated into reporting, such as CSRD ESRS E1 and CDP, or aligned with the SBTi framework.
Our proven methodologies enable businesses to take decisive steps towards decarbonisation while building resilience and value for the future.
