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ADEC Innovations Acquires Kedge Pty Ltd and Southern Ocean Carbon Company

ADEC Innovations Expands its Blue Economy Solutions into Marine Assurance and Sustainable Aquaculture  ADEC Innovations, a recognized global leader in designing and delivering sustainable development solutions that drive organizational value and impact, today announced it has completed its acquisition of Kedge Proprietary Limited (“Kedge”) and Southern Ocean Carbon Company (“SOCC”). Kedge and SOCC are recognized Blue Economy leaders within Australasia and Oceania for vessel, mooring, aquaculture, marine systems procurement and commissioning, environmental protection, design assurance, and regulatory compliance.    These acquisitions further expand ADEC Innovations Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) expertise into the Blue Economy which focuses on balancing the health of the ocean’s ecosystems with the economic growth associated with ocean resources. Kedge and SOCC will leverage ADEC Innovations’ information management capabilities and global reach to improve ocean stewardship worldwide.  Together, the companies will continue to innovate and make an impactful difference to the world’s largest resource.  “With oceans holding nearly 97% of the Earth’s water, ensuring economy, society, and environment are mutually prosperous is critical,” said James M. Donovan, Global CEO of ADEC Innovations. “Adding Kedge and SOCC into the ADEC Innovations portfolio, we will be able to offer more expansive, global support to a number of industries within the estimated €3+ billion (AUS$ 4.5 billion) Blue Economy, including international transport, fisheries, and aquaculture – and help preserve the health of this critical natural resource.”   Kedge is the recognized leader in the region for marine compliance and vessel certification and has completed over 4,000 surveys the last 7 years. In addition, Kedge is called upon to remediate incidents that occur within Oceania and Australasia including spill containment, clean up, and environmentally sound vessel disposal.  SOCC was established to study and commercialize giant kelp and other seaweed production for carbon capture and sequestration, biomass creation and other beneficial uses of this sustainable, underutilized marine resource.  “ADEC Innovations commitment to making sustainable impact completely aligns with our companies’ trajectories. Kedge and SOCC’s fundamental tenet has always been the preservation of the health of the planet’s oceans,” said Adam Brancher, Founder and Managing Director of Kedge and SOCC. “Having the support of ADEC Innovations will allow us to realize our long-held goals of expanding our established marine assurance and seaweed aquaculture practices and developing innovative  technologies, such as hydrogen propulsion retrofits on vessels, including our recently acquired passenger ferry demonstrator.”   As a result of this latest investment, ADEC Innovations expands its global footprint and now has active projects on all seven continents. Kedge and SOCC employees will join the 4,000 strong workforce that ADEC Innovations has across 27 operating sites and 20 countries.  ADEC Innovations Group CEO James M. Donovan added, “We welcome Kedge’s clients, employees, and partners to the group. With this acquisition, ADEC Innovations strategically broadens our overall business portfolio to better meet the sustainability needs of companies, public agencies, and coalitions around the world. Collectively, we will offer greater opportunities to advance sustainable business and operational practices around the world by transforming information into knowledge and reshaping risk into positive value and impact.   About Kedge Proprietary Limited  Founded approximately 7 years ago, Kedge is a recognized Blue Economy leader within Australasia and Oceania for vessel, mooring, aquaculture, marine systems procurement and commissioning, environmental protection, design assurance, and regulatory compliance. Kedge has a highly talented team of engineers, naval architects, and other specialists who bring many years of experience in senior seagoing, regulatory, and associated roles both domestically and internationally. Kedge actively supports vessel operators to ensure that all types of vessels are safe, reliable, and designed to meet their specific needs. Working on a wide variety of projects around the world, Kedge provides advanced technology, consulting, and education in the maritime field to help vessel owners quickly identify and manage risks and opportunities in this ever-evolving market. As an industry pioneer, Kedge has developed extensive knowledge in vessel decarbonization and is working with a number of clients to actively reduce their carbon footprints. For more information, visit kedge.com.au.  About Southern Ocean Carbon Company  Formed by the founders of Kedge Proprietary Limited in 2020, the  Southern Ocean Carbon Company (SOCC) is at the forefront of the development and production of seaweed aquaculture in Australia. As a commercial partner of the Blue Economy Cooperative Research Council, SOCC scaling its operations and getting significant area under rope growing Giant Kelp and other species to  develop a successful seaweed aquaculture business while promoting carbon capture and biodiversity. SOCC is focused on making a real, positive impact beyond Australia in one of the fastest growing aquaculture segments around the world.  For more information, visit southernoceancarbon.com. 
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ADEC Innovations Acquires Cameron-Cole

Decades of Cameron-Cole environmental compliance, assessment, and remediation consulting experience added to ADEC Innovations business portfolio of ESG assurance solutions

ADEC Innovations, a recognized global leader in designing, developing, and delivering solutions and services in critical areas of sustainable development, today announces it has completed its acquisition of Cameron Cole, LLC (“Cameron-Cole”), a full-service environmental services and regulatory compliance consulting firm with nationwide operations in the United States. 

With this acquisition, ADEC Innovations expands and extends its pure-play environmental and sustainability consulting business, currently operating under the brand names of FirstCarbon Solutions and ADEC Innovation ESG Solutions. Cameron- Cole brings full-service remediation, compliance and permitting, due diligence, waste, groundwater, wastewater, and hydrogeological services. The addition of Cameron-Cole increases ADEC Innovations’ depth and reach in environmental and regulatory compliance, air quality and greenhouse gas services, and environmental assessments. 

“Organizations recognize the value of working with independent, dedicated environmental sustainability companies to provide needed, high-quality expertise and help them solve their technical and regulatory challenges,” said James M. Donovan, Global CEO of ADEC Innovations. “With this acquisition, we are addressing growing market requirements for expanded, more comprehensive ESG assurance solutions that help organizations responsibly grow and operate and advance sustainable practices around the world.” 

While Cameron-Cole will continue its commitment to provide critical environmental compliance services to its clients, it will now expand its geographical reach beyond the United States. Further, it will have seamless access to ADEC Innovations’ software and data management and processing capabilities that will enable it to provide more extensive and effective client solutions to its clients. Cameron-Cole’s suite of products and services will now include California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and National Environmental Quality Act (NEPA) compliance, climate change, life cycle assessments, and sustainability consulting. 

“Cameron-Cole and ADEC Innovations are combining complementary expertise and proven capabilities to create a unique, pure-play firm that has decades of experience in environmental sustainability consulting, data processing and management, and software,” said Timothy Hobbs, Chief Operations Officer and Co-Founder of Cameron-Cole. “By further integrating ADEC Innovations’ software and data processing services, Cameron-Cole will be able to provide more comprehensive information management solutions to our clients – especially given the vast amounts of data associated with our core services including groundwater compliance monitoring, site assessments, greenhouse gas and carbon management, and remediation.” 

“After 20 years of management ownership, we wanted to ensure a growing, sustainable future for Cameron-Cole while maintaining a strong foundation of providing critical environmental compliance services to our clients,” said Jerome Edwards, President and Co-Founder of Cameron-Cole. “In addition to augmenting our portfolio and extending our market reach, it was important that Cameron-Cole join an organization that has deep understanding of the environmental markets backed by objectivity, science, and experience. ADEC Innovations not only meets our criteria, it helps secure future growth and value for employees and clients while maintaining the strong foundation of quality, critical environmental compliance services we have built through the years.” 

Cameron-Cole Executive Vice President and Co-Founder John Bondurant recognizes that becoming part of the global ADEC Innovations group of companies achieves a key goal of enabling Cameron-Cole to continue meeting its ongoing commitments to clients and staff. Bondurant added, “Today’s news assures that Cameron-Cole will continue to deliver on our mission as a problem-solver in this challenging field of environmental and regulatory compliance.” 

As a result of this latest investment, ADEC Innovations expands its United States office presence to Colorado and Florida. Cameron-Cole employees will join the 4,500 strong workforce that ADEC Innovations has across 24 sites located in 17 countries across 6 continents. 

ADEC Innovations Group CEO James M. Donovan added, “We welcome Cameron-Cole’s clients, employees, and partners to the group. With this acquisition, ADEC Innovations strategically broadens our business portfolio to better meet the needs of companies, public agencies and coalitions around the world; and collectively, we will offer current and future clients greater opportunities to reduce costs and risks, optimize resource use, maximize revenue opportunities, and improve operational efficiencies, in a world where sustainability matters.” 


About ADEC Innovations 

ADEC Innovations is a world leader in designing, developing, and delivering innovative solutions and services in critical areas in sustainable development, i.e., ESG, healthcare and knowledge management. Since 1996, ADEC Innovations has advanced sustainable practices around the world and helped organizations grow and operate responsibly. Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland with regional operations and a network of thousands of employees across 17 countries and 6 continents, ADEC Innovations works with governments, coalitions, and businesses to help organizations meet their evolving needs and drive performance in a world where sustainability matters. 

About Cameron-Cole 

Cameron-Cole is a U.S.-based consulting firm that brings decades of successful experience as a full-service environmental compliance, assessment, remediation, and greenhouse gas management services. Established in 2001 as an independent environmental services firm, Cameron-Cole is committed to conducting its business responsibilities consistent with the highest levels of performance expected by clients, employees, and shareholders. Cameron-Cole services include the most difficult issues that challenge society today, which require solutions that will stand the test of time. Recognizing these challenges, Cameron-Cole is committed to deliver services and solutions that are the product of the best collaboration of all appropriate resources and expertise of the firm, and which include solutions that recognize the social, economic and environmental implications. 

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ADEC Innovations Acquires ARISE Europe

 ADEC Innovations expands its global Business Processing and Workforce Solutions into Europe and provides further depth in its technological support services including ESG Data Assured solutions

ADEC Innovations, recognised global leader in designing, developing, and delivering solutions and services in critical areas of sustainable development, today announced that it has acquired ARI Services Europe Ltd. (ARISE Europe). ARISE Europe is a 20-year leading and award-winning provider of on-demand, global customer experience (CX) and management services and solutions based in Limerick, Ireland.

“Businesses, public agencies, and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) need to ensure they are operating efficiently and sustainably – meeting obligations to their entire ecosystem of stakeholders, including customers, employees, communities, the environment, and shareholders,” said James M. Donovan, Global CEO of ADEC Innovations. “By bringing ARISE Europe into the group, we realise technological synergies which will allow us to deliver higher quality and better customer-focused Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) assurance services and solutions to our clients. We also look forward to expanding our global Workforce Solutions into Europe and to providing further depth in our technological support services, particularly in our ESG Data Assured solutions.”

ADEC Innovations’ ESG Data Assured solutions help organisations turn vast and diverse internal and supply chain information into practical operational insights towards sustainable development. As part of this service, ADEC Innovations identifies and extracts data from existing systems, sources, programmes, and portals. The company then verifies, aggregates, and standardises the information collected from these disparate sources and presents customised ESG information at scale. ESG Data Assured solutions eliminate the need for organisations to engage additional reporting initiatives, applications, or tools by maximising the value and impact of internally available systems and data. With the addition of ARISE Europe’s expertise in regulatory and customer service innovation, clients will benefit from enhanced ESG Data Assured solutions.

By becoming part of the ADEC Innovations group, ARISE Europe will strengthen its resource support, stability, and longevity as it continues to deliver complex, highly reliable, back-office and CX processes, high quality technical support, manufacturing support and process consultancy services. In addition to expanding and strengthening its technological service offerings, ARISE Europe will now be able to scale and extend its geographical reach beyond Ireland.

“After more than 20 years of management ownership, we wanted to ensure a growing and sustainable future for ARISE Europe,” said Joe Cahalane, Managing Director of ARISE Europe. “In addition to augmenting our service portfolio and extending our market reach, it was important for ARISE Europe to be part of a company that is compatible with our business and how we operate. ADEC Innovations meets all of these criteria, including its decades of experience and expertise in providing diverse BPO and KPO solutions, in a collaborative, resourceful, and agile manner.”

ARISE Europe’s employees will join the 4,400 strong workforce that ADEC Innovations has across 20 sites located in 16 countries and covering 6 continents.

ADEC Innovations Group CEO James Donovan added, “We welcome ARISE Europe’s clients, employees, and partners to the group. With this acquisition, ADEC Innovations expands its global presence to Ireland and other parts of Europe; and collectively, we will offer current and future clients greater opportunities to reduce costs and risks, optimise resource use, and drive operational efficiencies, in a world where sustainability matters.”

About ADEC Innovations

ADEC Innovations is a world leader in designing, developing, and delivering innovative solutions and services in critical areas in sustainable development, i.e., ESG, healthcare and knowledge management. Since 1996, ADEC Innovations has advanced sustainable practices around the world and helped organisations grow and operate responsibly. Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland with a network of thousands of employees across 16 countries and 6 continents, ADEC Innovations works with governments, coalitions, and businesses to help organisations meet their evolving needs and drive performance in a world where sustainability matters.

About ARISE Europe

Arise designs and delivers award-winning Customer and Technical Support services on behalf of clients. With a 20-year track record of running complex services across a diverse range of sectors, Arise Europe are trusted by clients to represent their brand. Our people are passionate about embracing new technologies, leveraging data-driven insights and delivering process improvements to provide the best service experience to our clients’ customers.

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FirstCarbon Solutions to Acquire Michael Brandman Associates

Environmental companies converge to offer worldwide clients greater opportunities to reduce costs and risk, optimize natural resource use, maximize revenue opportunities and improve operational efficiencies DEPOSIT, NY and IRVINE, CA (April 17, 2012) – FirstCarbon Solutions, a pioneer and industry leader in environmental and sustainability solutions for business, today announced plans to acquire privately-held Michael Brandman Associates. The strategic convergence will broaden the opportunity for FirstCarbon Solutions and Michael Brandman Associates to provide even more comprehensive and integrated environmental sustainability services to companies and governments worldwide. In addition, the integration will offer both current and future clients greater opportunities to reduce costs and risk, optimize resource use, maximize revenue opportunities and improve operational efficiencies in highly-regulated global environments. Based in California, Michael Brandman Associates is a comprehensive environmental planning services firm that provides thousands of public agencies and private clients with contract environmental services, including disciplinary specialties such as environmental and sustainability planning, regulatory compliance, natural resource management, cultural resources management, restoration planning and monitoring, air quality and climate change services and water resource management. As a member of the ADEC Innovations, a global enterprise with more than 5,000 employees and operations in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia, FirstCarbon Solutions is the only company to have environmental expertise combined with sustainability software and extensive back office processing capabilities that can be rapidly mobilized to augment or free-up internal resources, allowing organizations to focus on their core activities and more strategic initiatives. “FirstCarbon Solutions combines its extensive sustainability reporting, data and software expertise with Michael Brandman Associates’ comprehensive environmental consulting solutions to provide fully integrated, expanded service offerings to customers , as well to the continually evolving, global market,” said James Donovan CEO of ADEC Innovations and FirstCarbon Solutions.“With access to Michael Brandman Associates in-depth environmental expertise as part of the acquisition, organizations will be able to efficiently and cost-effectively collect the needed information, properly calculate and analyze the data, develop and implement appropriate plans, and comply with ever-evolving local, state and federal regulations across a much broader spectrum of environmental areas – all from one fully integrated company.” Michael Brandman, Ph.D., President and CEO of Michael Brandman Associates, said “the combination of data, software and subject matter expertise is a key factor regarding connecting sustainability, reducing costs and supporting economic development.” “Michael Brandman Associates and FirstCarbon Solutions share a common belief in the game-changing impact of merging extensive data, software and environmental expertise to provide fully integrated service offerings,” added Brandman. “We believe the time is now, and the acquisition will significantly accelerate this unique industry innovation as we look at the future.” “Together, FirstCarbon Solutions and Michael Brandman Associates will continue to be responsive to our clients while expanding our solutions to meet their needs and the needs of the ever-changing, global market,” Donovan said. “This will be accomplished with a broader and deeper set of cost-effective solutions focused on achieving a balance between sustainability, environmental compliance and profitability attainment.” “Now more than ever, organizations around the globe are integrating a broader range of sustainability practices into their strategies because they recognize that it’s good for business,” stated Brent Peich, Senior Analyst at Verdantix, an independent analyst firm focusing on energy, environment and sustainability. “FirstCarbon Solutions takes an integrated approach to environmental data management across software, services, and business process practices. Its acquisition of Michael Brandman Associates represents a welcome acknowledgment of the fact that such management extends beyond software and data processing capabilities to include in-the-field technical and regulatory expertise.” About FirstCarbon Solutions FCS advances sustainable practices around the world and helps organizations responsibly grow and operate their businesses. Seamlessly delivering fully integrated, cost-effective consulting, data management and software solutions, FCS helps clients save time, reduce costs, optimize resource use, and drive operational efficiencies in a world where sustainability matters. With more than 30 years of environmental and sustainability consulting experience, FCS meets its clients’ ever-evolving environmental and compliance needs in energy, air and carbon management; environmental assessments and planning; supply and life cycle assessments; permitting and compliance; software and data processing. FirstCarbon Solutions is a member of ADEC Innovations, a global provider of onshore managed services and offshore outsourcing solutions for governments and businesses worldwide. About Michael Brandman Associates Michael Brandman Associates is a recognized pioneer in helping clients achieve project objectives while ensuring environmental compliance at the local, state, and federal level. The firm has prepared over 25,000 environmental documents for more than 8,000 clients. Headquartered in California, Michael Brandman Associates has 30 years’ experience providing cost-effective environmental consulting services in the western United States. With over 65 employees who possess 15 years of experience on average, Michael Brandman Associates has proven expertise in a wide range of disciplines including air, water, noise, California Environmental Quality Act/National Environmental Policy Act (CEQA/NEPA), planning, permitting, and biology and cultural resources.
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FirstCarbon Solutions Acquires Global Outsourcing Advisory Group and Enverity Corp.

FirstCarbon Solutions, a pioneer in environmental management outsourcing, today announces its acquisitions of Global Sourcing Advisory Group (GSAG), a top sourcing advisory firm, and Enverity Corp., a leading environmental software provider.  EUEC 2010, Phoenix – February 1, 2010 — FirstCarbon Solutions, a pioneer in environmental management outsourcing, today announces its acquisitions of Global Sourcing Advisory Group (GSAG), a top sourcing advisory firm, and Enverity Corp., a leading environmental software provider. FirstCarbon Solutions is exhibiting (booth 917) and speaking at the Energy & Environment Conference (EUEC) 2010, Feb. 1-3, 2010. FirstCarbon Solutions is the first company to combine environmental consulting, software and carbon trading into customized solutions that allow clients to outsource their sustainability initiatives. The acquisitions of GSAG and Enverity expand the company’s offerings in the carbon management industry, while leveraging its existing expertise in outsourcing. “Reporting and improving a company’s carbon footprint can be a massive undertaking, much like driving business results and preparing a corporate financial statement,” said FirstCarbon Solutions CEO Jim Donovan. “Environmental management sourcinglets companies focus on their core businesses instead of struggling to master sustainability.” GSAG Is Now Part of FirstCarbon Solutions With the acquisition of New York-based GSAG, voted one of the world’s best sourcing advisors in 2009, FirstCarbon Solutions gains additional expertise in project managing large-scale sourcing programs . The company will leverage GSAG’s proprietary methodology to provide fiduciary oversight and management accountability that enables companies to align their sourcing programs with their entire operations.”GSAG’s business advisory services help companies determine which parts of their environmental management processes to outsource and which to keep in-house,” said John Stacey, president, GSAG, and executive vice president, FirstCarbon Solutions. “Then we focus on execution, putting the right services, software and carbon-management offerings in place to meet each client’s needs.” FirstCarbon Solutions Acquires Enverity and its ghgTrack Software The company also acquires Enverity Corp., an environmental software firm based in the San Francisco Bay area. With this acquisition, FirstCarbon Solutions now offers environmental compliance and environmental management tools, as well as Enverity’s ghgTrack software solution, which helps calculate, manage and report greenhouse gas emissions. “As part of FirstCarbon Solutions, ghgTrack software developers have unprecedented access to environmental experts,” said Eric van Gestel, former Enverity CEO and FirstCarbon Solutions’ vice president, software products. “We’re turning that insider’s perspective into innovative features, such as a library of emission sources that takes the guesswork out of GHG calculations and reports that facilitate third-party verifications.” FirstCarbon Solutions Experts Speak at EUEC 2010 Carbon management and sustainability experts from FirstCarbon Solutions (booth 917) are speaking at EUEC: U.S. Climate Change Policy: Implications for Competitive Strategies Mike Radcliffe, Director, Sustainable Strategies Feb. 1, 3:30 p.m. Greenhouse Gas Compliance and the Art of Predicting the World Series Champion Eric van Gestel, Vice President, Software Products Feb. 2, 7:30 a.m. Sustainability Indexing: Brand Value, Reputation and the “Wall of Noise” Chet Chaffee, Vice President, Life Cycle Assessment Feb. 2, 1 p.m. Environmental Health and Safety: a New Engine for Business Value Dailey Tipton, Vice President, Sales and Marketing Feb. 3, 10 a.m. The GHG-Data Tsunami: The Hidden Challenge Facing Organisations Jim Donovan, CEO Feb. 3, 1 p.m. About FirstCarbon Solutions FirstCarbon Solutions advances sustainable practices around the world and helps organizations responsibly grow and operate their businesses. Seamlessly delivering fully integrated, cost-effective consulting, data management and software solutions, FCS helps clients save time, reduce costs, optimize resource use, and drive operational efficiencies in a world where sustainability matters. With more than 30 years of environmental and sustainability consulting experience, FCS meets its clients’ ever-evolving environmental and compliance needs in energy, air and carbon management; environmental assessments and planning; supply and life cycle assessments; permitting and compliance; software and data processing. FirstCarbon Solutions is a member of ADEC Innovations, a global provider of onshore managed services and offshore outsourcing solutions for governments and businesses worldwide.