ChangeMakers buys Halifax sustainability firm R&G Strategic

ChangeMakers, the corporate affairs firm with offices across Canada and the US, has acquired R&G Strategic, a Halifax-based sustainability and climate advisory firm. Terms were not disclosed.

R&G was founded in 2016 and has worked with more than 100 organisations in 15 countries. It covers ESG and sustainability strategy and reporting, climate and greenhouse gas consulting, stakeholder engagement, sustainability campaigns, and branding, communications and marketing.

Co-founder Liz Gosselin and Michelyn Dion join ChangeMakers as vice presidents in its Social Impact Consulting practice. Co-founder Sarah Riley becomes an adviser to the firm.

The deal adds specialist sustainability skills and strengthens ChangeMakers in Atlantic Canada, alongside its offices in Calgary, Toronto, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Miami, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Washington DC. CEO Stefan Moores said the move is "about more than adding another service offering."

Specialist knowledge is what made R&G attractive here. A firm that combines technical expertise, such as climate and ESG reporting, with communications skills is hard for a bigger group to build from scratch.

Sources: ChangeMakers, O'Dwyer's