Data Center Sustainability
When the questions come, how will you answer them?
Dune Associates is familiar with them all. Successfully navigating:
Across more than 65 countries.
Merging over
80 manufacturing sites globally
$6.4B revenue, over 8MM mtco2e
over 70,000 megaliters of water
497,000 metric tons of waste.
Divesting over
100 manufacturing sites globally
over $4B revenue
Dune Associates helps stand up sustainability programs for private companies looking to sell to private equity.
Dune also supports private equity firms analyzing target companies’ sustainability programs to ensure compliance and structure prior to purchase.
ESG has become a line item in the deal, not an afterthought.
Emissions data, climate risk, and supplier exposure now move valuation, shape terms, and surface liabilities before close. Whether you're preparing to sell or deciding whether to buy, Dune Associates helps you get the sustainability side of the transaction right.
Selling to Private Equity? Get Deal-Ready.
When a PE buyer comes to the table, they'll dig into your carbon footprint, GHG inventory, and ESG risk profile, and every gap is leverage they use against your valuation. We help you walk in prepared:
A defensible GHG inventory across Scope 1, 2, and 3, built to survive buyer scrutiny
Clean, auditable emissions data and documented methodology, not spreadsheets that raise questions
Regulatory exposure mapped (CSRD, SB 253/261, supplier mandates) so there are no surprises in diligence
A credible decarbonization narrative, SBTi alignment, targets, and a roadmap that reads as value, not risk
The payoff: you control the ESG story instead of defending it, and you protect your multiple.
Buying? Know What You're Actually Acquiring.
For deal teams and portfolio managers: sustainability claims are easy to make and hard to verify. We pressure-test them before you commit capital.
Sustainability & ESG due diligence: an independent read on the target's emissions data, claims, and reporting quality
Carbon footprint validation: is the Scope 1–3 inventory real, complete, and defensible?
Regulatory & transition risk assessment: what compliance obligations and costs come with this asset
Value-creation opportunities: where decarbonization and better ESG data can lift the company post-close
The payoff: you price the risk correctly, avoid inherited liabilities, and spot the upside others miss.
Why Work With Dune
Big consulting firms are too expensive and too slow for mid-market deals. We're built for exactly this: senior-level GHG accounting and sustainability expertise, mapped to the timeline and stakes of a transaction, without the overhead.
Have a deal on the horizon? Let's talk before diligence starts.