ESG & Impact Advisory
30 Years of Private Equity & Investment Advisory Services Covering the Full Investment Lifecycle
Grant Thornton Stax partners with clients to operationalize the integration of material ESG factors and impact goals, enabling investors and management teams to make more strategic, informed decisions. Our solutions are designed to identify, measure, and mitigate ESG risk as well as to create value for stakeholders throughout the investment lifecycle.
What We Do
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ESG Due Diligence
- Identify business-specific material ESG risks given industry, size, and geographic footprint.
- Conduct comprehensive assessment of ESG risk factors and produce actionable recommendations to manage and mitigate ESG risks.
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ESG Value Creation
- Benchmark ESG performance and highlight areas of opportunity to realize value by improving ESG performance gaps.
- ESG risk and opportunity strategy embedded in 100-day plan.
- Ongoing monitoring of ESG KPIs and regular reporting of top ESG issues and priorities.
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ESG Sell-Side Assessments
- Identify business-specific material ESG risks and associated KPIs; benchmark ESG performance relative to industry best practices.
- Prepare ESG reporting to communicate ESG business case and streamline buy-side ESG due diligence.
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Impact Strategy & Advisory
- Strategic advisory and framework design to integrate and assess sustainability objectives across the investment lifecycle.
Recent Insights
By Marissa Licursi
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March 13, 2026
Learn why ESG, SCRM, EHS, and GRC software are converging around strategic risk management and how investors evaluate durable risk platforms.
By Brad Kuntz & Joel Slater
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September 22, 2025
Raymond James has partnered with Grant Thornton Stax for this edition of "Packaging Insights" where we share opportunities available within the US recycling industry. Read more here.
July 1, 2025
Grant Thornton Stax has been named a finalist in the 2025 Real Deals Sustainable Investment Awards, recognized in the category of Due Diligence Provider of the Year. Click here to learn about the award.
By Marissa Licursi
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March 13, 2026
Learn why ESG, SCRM, EHS, and GRC software are converging around strategic risk management and how investors evaluate durable risk platforms.
By Brad Kuntz & Joel Slater
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September 22, 2025
Raymond James has partnered with Grant Thornton Stax for this edition of "Packaging Insights" where we share opportunities available within the US recycling industry. Read more here.
July 1, 2025
Grant Thornton Stax has been named a finalist in the 2025 Real Deals Sustainable Investment Awards, recognized in the category of Due Diligence Provider of the Year. Click here to learn about the award.
By Brad Kuntz & Joel Slater
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March 24, 2025
With rising demand for electrification, net-zero commitments, and state-level climate policies., Brad Kuntz and Joel Slater share how PE investors can capitalize on this growth.
By Robert Lytle
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March 13, 2025
Gaining an edge requires unique, subsector-driven insights that help PE investors capture high-value opportunities. Robert Lytle discusses why PE firms must go beyond standard diligence.
By Anantha Natalegawa
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September 16, 2024
Stax has pinpointed numerous material ESG risks inherent to the Consumer industry that form the core of our ESG due diligence framework. Click here to learn more.
July 1, 2024
Consumers are increasingly concerned about the environment and the impact their purchases have. Learn more about how investors can find value in sustainability. Click to learn more.
June 17, 2024
Stax was named a finalist for Due Diligence Provider of the Year at the 2024 Real Deals ESG Awards. Learn more about how we integrate ESG into our approach for results.
By Joel Slater
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November 3, 2023
Stax has identified multiple ESG risks the industrials industry faces, each with far-reaching implications for businesses and their stakeholders. Click here to learn more.