How Sustainable Energy First achieved transparency

Sustainable Energy First is the UK’s leading energy consultancy—a title that comes with great responsibility. Its clients count on the company to deliver comprehensive, transparent, and cost-effective sustainability advice and strategies.

To meet these high expectations, Sustainable Energy First needed a reliable source of renewable energy options that met rigorous sustainability criteria. Specifically, they needed a source that could match their high standards for transparency, expertise, and professionalism.

Over the last 2+ years, we’ve worked closely with Sustainable Energy First to significantly expand their renewable energy options. We built out a wide, diversified range of energy options for their clients, including unbundled Energy Attribute Certificates (EACs) and unbundled biomethane certificates.  

The partnership went beyond sourcing. In several cases, Sustainable Energy First leaned into our expertise to help make sure a client’s biomethane and electricity aligned with their specific targets and goals.

Our support has helped Sustainable Energy First empower its clients to meet climate targets with more transparency.

Now, Sustainable Energy First’s clients can trust that their sustainability efforts are making a real impact—and that they’re getting a cost-effective strategy. In the last year alone, ACT-supported strategies have helped deliver more than £20 million in savings.

“The positive impact Sustainable Energy First has experienced by choosing ACT as our partner in sourcing Renewable Energy Certificates has been incredible. Our valued customers trust our sustainability consultancy services to help them achieve their climate goals, so it's integral we have a partner with the expertise it takes to deliver their objectives. ACT have helped us secure renewable electricity and biomethane certificates with the diversified sustainability options for our customers to hit their targets. Their unbundled renewable energy options have also provided our clients with greater transparency in sustainability criteria and significant cost savings equivalent to more than £20 million in the last year alone. Our partnership with ACT has enabled us to further strengthen our position as the UK’s largest independent, privately held energy consultancy, and the success it has provided us, and our clients, is something we hope to continue for many years to come.” - Yaseen Bahadur, Chief Procurement Officer, Sustainable Energy First