Atos to acquire EcoAct, leader in decarbonization strategy consulting

Paris, July 27, 2020 – Atos, a global leader in digital transformation, today announces an agreement to acquire EcoAct, an internationally recognized carbon reduction strategy consulting firm. This acquisition will support Atos’ decarbonization ambition by enriching its portfolio of carbon reduction digital solutions, services and strategies to further support its clients at every stage of their journeys towards carbon neutrality.

EcoAct is a global market leader in developing innovative carbon reduction strategies, delivering to 400+ clients through four international offices. Its comprehensive “A to Zero” offer based on the five-module approach supports organizations at every stage of their journeys towards low-carbon operations and long-term commercial resilience. Its unique portfolio, combined with Atos’ digital offerings, will give Atos a leading position in the growing decarbonization market.

Over 150 EcoAct experts will join the wide network of Atos global specialists and will benefit from Atos’ go-to-market and digital decarbonization offering, while strengthening Atos’ position in a growing market for Net Zero operations consulting and reinforcing its ability to serve as a comprehensive “one-stop-shop” for such solutions globally.

“The acquisition of EcoAct is a major step towards our decarbonization ambition. Combining the leading position of EcoAct in climate strategy consultancy and offset project development with our decarbonization portfolio of solutions and services and our go-to-market will step-change our customers’ journeys to Net Zero,” says Elie Girard, Atos CEO.

Headquartered in Paris, France, EcoAct was founded in 2005 and has since grown to more than 150 employees and climate experts worldwide. Led by Thierry Fornas, President, and Gerald Maradan, CEO, onboarding as future Atos decarbonization business leads, the Company combines sound strategy and commercial intelligence. This combination drives organizations on their journeys to Net Zero, thus helping ambitious business leaders tackle the climate challenges they face to deliver valuable transformational change.

“The acquisition of EcoAct by Atos creates an opportunity to combine digital and technological expertise with deep climate change knowledge, offering organizations the opportunity to accelerate their journey to Net Zero. The complementary nature of EcoAct and Atos creates a new market leading approach for decarbonization. With our aligned vision, EcoAct and Atos together offer our clients a partnership to rapidly implement comprehensive decarbonation strategies and reach ambitions on net zero emissions,” say EcoAct co-founders Thierry Fornas, President, and Gerald Maradan, CEO.