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SEEK Development and adelphi enter into strategic growth partnership to scale transformative change for people and planet
Berlin, July 8, 2024 – SEEK Development and adelphi have formed a strategic partnership to advance both companies' shared vision of a more sustainable and equitable future while expanding their thematic and strategic expertise. Together, they will accelerate their journey toward greater growth andimpact.
adelphi is Europe’s leading consultancy and think-do tank on climate, environment, and development. Since 2001, its more than 350 staff have supported governments, international organizations, NGOs, and private companies at the local and global levels in over 1750 projects to find solutions to the most urgent political, economic, and social challenges of our time and to support a just transition towards carbon neutrality and sustainable, livable societies.
SEEK Development supports leading institutions with global reach to maximize their social impact in pursuit of a more sustainable, equitable, and healthier world. With a focus on global health, climate adaptation, food systems, education, and gender, SEEK helps its clients tackle the most pressing challenges of our times. Through their unique systemic-change consulting approach they enable global leaders to develop transformative strategies, build organizations that deliver, mobilize political attention, and ensure efficient and sustainable financing.
Holistic services through synergistic collaboration
adelphi and SEEK will leverage their combined expertise in climate, environment, global health, food systems, education, and gender to address the strong and growing connections between these thematic areas. By joining forces, they will provide comprehensive services ranging from strategy and organizational design to program development and implementation. This uniquely positions both partners to support existing and future clients across various levels —from global to local—in driving transformative change and advancing ecosystems for sustainable development.
Both adelphi and SEEK will continue to operate as distinct units and brands serving their respective clients in their current fields of expertise. This structure allows them to maintain their unique identities and focus on their core competencies while benefiting from their strategic partnership.
Joint commitment to impact as a driver for collaboration
Mikael P. Henzler, co-founder and managing director of adelphi, emphasizes: "We are enthusiastic about the partnership with SEEK as it marks a significant strategic milestone for adelphi. Moving forward, we aim to closely integrate green transformation with equitable human development, to generate broad support within Europe and in the Global South. Through the collaboration with SEEK, we can scale our impact and drive sustainable change for people and planet at both the global and local level."
Christina Schrade, founder and managing director of SEEK Development, adds: "Our shared passion for impact makes us great partners, and our complementary expertise makes us better together. As human development and green development increasingly converge, our clients and our team will equally benefit from this exciting alliance. By integrating the dimensions of people and planet, we offer holistic support that drives transformative change."
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