Leeds, UK & New York, USA – April 27th, 2022 — Igneous Solutions and ESG Playbook are pleased to announce they have entered into a global strategic partnership, combining Igneous’s industry leading Energy Transition Solutions and management consulting services with ESG Playbook’s proprietary ESG benchmarking & reporting platform to deliver transformative results for Oil, Gas & Mining clients.

As SaaS transforms the Energy industry and investor expectations, the goalposts for outperformance continue to move. Oil, Gas & Mining companies need a data-driven approach to develop a Sustainable approach, balance revenue growth with operational efficiency and profitability. ESG Playbook’s benchmarking ESG platform leads themarket in defining and measuring key performance indicators underpinning the net Zero and Just Transition. Validated ESG benchmarking & reporting data enables decision-makers to invest more heavily in productive areas and restructure inefficient functions – from Operations, G&A to R&D to Sales & Marketing.

“This partnership enables us to further accelerate and enhance client results,” said Farakh Masood, Managing Director of Igneous Solutions. “Our tailored approach coupled with insights driven by ESG Playbook’s extensive dataset helps companies move quickly from diagnosis to action to results. This accelerates the decisions needed to design an Energy Transition transformation strategy, optimize a product portfolio, drive engineering efficiency, or improve go-to-market performance. It also enables our Private Equity clients to create better outcomes through new insights in ESG and Energy Transition KPI’s, due diligence and post-acquisition operational improvements.”

“C-level executives use our peer ESG benchmarks & reporting to comply with regulatory standards, effective resource allocations in budgets and planning, and invest for sustainable growth while reducing energy costs,” said Sonia Zugel, CEO and founder of ESG Playbook. “The Igneous-ESG Playbook partnership pairs Igneous’s collaborative approach and deep expertise in Energy Transition value creation with ESG Playbook’s benchmark and reporting database to help private and publicEnergy companiesmeet their Net Zero ambitions and balance growth with operational efficiencies.”

Building on numerous successful client engagements, ESG Playbook will become part of the Igneous Solutions Energy Transition Pathway, a network of partnerships withcomplementary tool, technology, and service providers that accelerates delivery of breakthrough client results.