Do you need outside help?
Start with the trigger, deadline, internal capacity and consequence of getting the work wrong.
Read the nine triggers →
Guide › Hire an adviser
Scope the right helpBuy capability, judgement and delivery—not pages.
A structured route from “Do we need help?” through scoping, fees, selection and a successful engagement.
The advisory journey
Five decisions, in the right order
Skipping straight to a price request usually creates incomparable bids and avoidable scope changes.
What are you actually buying?
Advisory can mean analysis, delivery capacity, technical calculation, facilitation or challenge.
Understand the product →How should the engagement run?
Set boundaries, owners, governance, evidence and review protocols before the data chase begins.
See the process →Why do quotations differ?
Compare assumptions, boundaries, seniority, analysis depth, workshops, drafting and exclusions.
Compare bids properly →Choose for the problem, not the logo.
Business model, team experience, technical depth, independence and delivery approach matter more than a generic credential list or a polished sample report.
Choose a firmA concise project brief is enough to start
Current ESG developments, business trigger, boundary, deadline, requirements, expected deliverables and available evidence.
Scope, assumptions and exclusions are explicit
Deliverables alone do not reveal how much analysis and involvement is included.
Management owns decisions and data
An adviser can build capability and challenge thinking, but cannot substitute for accountability.
Common scopes
Match the adviser to the work
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Readiness and gap assessment
Requirement mapping, governance review, data gap analysis and prioritised roadmap.
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Climate and GHG
Inventory, Scope 3 screening, climate risk, scenario analysis and transition planning.
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Reporting and controls
Content structure, metrics, methodologies, data collection, evidence and review.
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Materiality and engagement
Stakeholder research, assessment design, facilitation and governance.
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Assurance readiness
Evidence packs, control design, methodology documentation and dry runs.
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Strategy and targets
Business case, target design, implementation roadmap and performance governance.
Before you ask for a quote
Prepare a clear project brief.
Explain the current ESG position, what you need to achieve and the expected deliverables. It turns a vague enquiry into a useful scoping conversation and makes proposals easier to compare.