Within Australia as well as other parts of the world, sustainability, climate change and green issues in general have undergone a dramatic mainstreaming. Paul Gilding, Ecos Corporation founder and CEO, said: “When I founded Ecos over 12 years ago it was a dream that serious global capital would be chasing sustainability opportunities like clean energy and water-saving technologies. Now it’s a reality.

Within this environment, in 2008 Ecos merged with investment and business development advisory group Gramercy Venture Advisors. Ecos will continue to advise national and international companies on sustainability strategy, as it has done for over 12 years, while together with the Gramercy team extending its work to grow new solutions businesses. The organisation will maintain it’s independent identity with its own Board and executive team.