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Top 25 Esg companies based in South Africa

RevenueBase identified 130 esg companies headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026 and tracks 685 professional contacts across them, including 220 with verified work emails. Johannesburg is the largest hub.

This list covers esg companies headquartered in South Africa, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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130Companies
685Contacts tracked
220Verified emails
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The 25 largest esg companies based in South Africa

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 130 esg companies based in South Africa, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to esg companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceErasumuskloof, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5049 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“BBEnergy is Level 4, 51% Black Owned company, a registered ESCO (Energy Services Company) with ~40 employees and has completed energy-related capex and management projects worth…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2Strong evidenceJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20043 contacts →

Strong evidence

“IBIS Consulting is an emerging market ESG and sustainable finance advisory business that works with clients to unlock value and improve their environmental and social performance.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3Indirect evidenceJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5036 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Solid Green Consulting is a young and energetic company enthusiastic about advancing sustainability in the built environment.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4Indirect evidenceJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5022 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Risk Insights is a risk management and consultancy boutique company focused on making sustanable world reality.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5Indirect evidenceBryanston, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5019 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Founded in 2016, Kongiwe is a contemporary consultancy with the purpose ‘To solve environmental and social challenges by providing expert bespoke solutions that promote current…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6Indirect evidenceGreenstone Hill, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20018 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Many infrastructure projects DO NOT FAIL because they lack technical expertise or access to funding-they fail because compliance is addressed too late." In today's investment and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7Indirect evidenceBryanston, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5015 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At Alchemy Creative Studios, we help companies communicate with clarity, purpose, and impact.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8Indirect evidenceBloemfontein, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5013 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We are a South African Environmental Management company that works with private and public organisations to promote sustainable development and environmental management through…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9Indirect evidenceJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5012 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“EP3 Environmental (Pty) Ltd was established by Eben van Schalkwyk in 2013 and is a multi-disciplinary consulting firm that provides Environmental and Sustainability consulting…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10Strong evidenceCape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-1010 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Six Capitals Advisory seeks to unlock value-creation opportunities for companies and investors through the integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) measures.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11Indirect evidenceMidstream, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5010 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Environmental, Social and Governance has become a strategic, legislative and mandatory initiative for organisations, their investors and their stakeholders.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12Strong evidenceJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-509 contacts →

Strong evidence

“We are an Environmental Compliance and ESG Advisory firm offering environmental compliance and ESG services to the built infrastructure sector.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13Indirect evidenceCape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-108 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Urban Earth is a South African sustainability consultancy established in 2010.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14Strong evidenceSandton, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-507 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Nerdma helps organisations measure, manage, and improve performance through technology, ESG expertise, and operational solutions.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15Indirect evidencePretoria, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-107 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“For 13 years, G3 Business Solutions has pioneered the development of stakeholder engagement as a management discipline.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16Strong evidenceJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-106 contacts →

Strong evidence

“A NEXT generation international service provider with expertise in ESG, mining engineering and mineral exploration.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17Indirect evidenceCenturion, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-106 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The identification, assessment and coordination of participative and sustainable environmental solutions have developed since 1996 as a focal mission of KSE and its sister company…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18Indirect evidenceJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-105 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Elizabeth Kent Consulting is a writing, communications and reporting firm with a sustainability specialism.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19Indirect evidenceCape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-105 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The Moss Group works with large corporates to integrate sustainability thinking into their strategies and their operations.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20Indirect evidenceTygerwaterfront, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-105 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Legacy EMC is a turnkey environmental management consultancy which serves industrial, commercial, private clients, including Government Departments, Local Municipalities and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21Indirect evidenceCape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-105 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The Environmental Practice (Enviroprac) was established in 2018.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22Strong evidenceJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-105 contacts →

Strong evidence

ESG Africa conference will be the first conference of its kind, covering all aspects of ESG in detail through the lens of leadership and culture change, and in a way that is both…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23Strong evidenceJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-504 contacts →

Strong evidence

“EBS Advisory is a leading ESG (environmental, social and governance) and impact modelling consultancy to business, investors, financial institutions in Africa and other emerging…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24Strong evidenceJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-104 contacts →

Strong evidence

“At Maisha, we work in a partnership model and specialize in ESG consulting, Social Performance and Governance.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25Indirect evidencePretoria, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-503 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At Diphororo Development, our name symbolises the ripple effects that drive meaningful change - echoing our dedication to creating solutions that extend far beyond the immediate…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

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Esg companies based in South Africa at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026
32.1%Verified-email coverage
5.3Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
26.2%Largest-city concentration · Johannesburg
Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
100
11-50
26
51-200
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Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for South Africa, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for South Africa, over 130 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among esg companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in South Africa whose own description of what they do matches “esg companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names esg companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among esg companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside South Africa are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 220 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Esg companies by metro

  • Esg companies in Johannesburg34
  • Esg companies in Cape Town31

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names esg companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many esg companies are there based in South Africa?

RevenueBase identified 130 esg companies headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Bbenergy, headquartered in Gauteng, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most esg companies?

Johannesburg leads with 34 headquartered companies, followed by Cape Town (31) and Pretoria (8).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 220 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 130 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.