{"id":15629,"date":"2021-04-07T11:06:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T08:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sweco.fi\/?p=15629"},"modified":"2022-12-05T18:35:34","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T16:35:34","slug":"sweco-acquires-sustainability-consultant-gaia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sweco.fi\/en\/insight\/press-releases\/sweco-acquires-sustainability-consultant-gaia\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweco acquires sustainability consultant Gaia"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"block cb block--white\" >\n\t<div class=\"block__inner cb__inner cb__inner--one\">\n\t<div class=\"col--12 col--center col--wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col col--6 editor-content\">\n\t\t\t<h1>Sweco acquires sustainability consultant Gaia<\/h1>\n<section class=\"newsitem__wysiwyg wysiwyg\"><strong>Sweco has signed an agreement to acquire Gaia Consulting Oy, a Finnish consultancy specialised in sustainable solutions. The acquisition strengthens Sweco\u2019s position as a forerunner of sustainable development in Finland<\/strong>.<\/section>\n<section><\/section>\n<section class=\"newsitem__wysiwyg wysiwyg\">Gaia Consulting was established in 1993 and, with more than 60 experts, is the largest sustainability consultancy in Finland. Gaia Consulting has offices in Helsinki and Turku, and also works internationally. The revenue in 2020 was EUR 6.3 million.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSustainable development is a strategically important area of expertise for Sweco. With this acquisition, we create an even stronger offering towards our clients,\u201d says <strong>\u00c5sa Bergman,<\/strong> President and CEO of Sweco.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith Gaia Consulting we are significantly strengthening our offering in sustainable development, especially in early stage strategic consulting. Gaia Consulting is the leading sustainability consultancy in Finland, and we are happy to have them as a part of Sweco\u2019s expertise\u201d, says <strong>Markku Varis<\/strong>, President of Sweco Finland.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSafe and rapid transformation towards sustainable societies demands new know-how, collaboration, and solutions. With Sweco we can provide integrated sustainable business counselling and design, which adds value for our clients\u201d, says <strong>Pasi Rinne<\/strong>, Chairman of the Board and founding partner of Gaia Group.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"newsitem__wysiwyg wysiwyg\"><strong>Lis\u00e4tietoja:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Markku Varis, President, Sweco Finland, +358 400 478 548, markku.varis@sweco.fi<br \/>\nPasi Rinne, Chairman of the Board and founding partner, Gaia Group, +358 400 464 127, pasi.rinne@gaia.fi<br \/>\nUlla Heinonen, CEO, Gaia Consulting Oy, +358 40 550 6982, ulla.heinonen@gaia.fi<br \/>\nJatta Tuomikoski, Press Contact, Sweco Finland, +358 44 338 9130, jatta.tuomikoski@sweco.fi<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"newsitem__wysiwyg newsitem__maxwidth wysiwyg\"><\/section>\n<section class=\"wysiwyg newsitem__maxwidth\"><\/section>\n<div class=\"share__small-container newsitem__share\">\n<div id=\"react_JtqHLKlfEagMrPuUmk2Xg\">\n<div data-reactroot=\"\" data-reactid=\"1\" data-react-checksum=\"149062533\">\n<div class=\"share__small-container\" data-reactid=\"2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sweco has signed an agreement to acquire Gaia Consulting Oy, a Finnish consultancy specialised in sustainable solutions. 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