Growing an energy or sustainability business in Asia
Much of the global energy transition will happen in Asia, and the demand is real: new power and grid investment, carbon pricing, disclosure rules and supply chain requirements are all creating buyers. The hard part is knowing which companies have a deadline and a budget. We find them through their plans, tenders and disclosures, and put you in front of the people accountable for delivering them.
Illustrative, not client data. Every line is a signal we can collect: from a public source, from data we license, or from our network.
Energy and sustainability companies we help grow in Asia
B2B and B2B2C companies, from their first conversations in the region to a team on the ground.
Buyers, sellers and developers
Connecting credit buyers, project developers, registries and the banks and funds with sustainability mandates.
Measurement and reporting
Selling emissions measurement, reporting and supply chain data to companies with a disclosure deadline.
Power, grids, storage, water and waste
Getting pilots, then contracts, with utilities and the industrial and property owners who have targets to meet.
What energy and sustainability companies ask us first
The same questions come up in almost every first conversation. Each one maps to something we do, or something we arrange.
“Who actually has to report emissions next year, and who owns it inside the company?”
Pipeline creation“Which utilities and industrial users are tendering for storage, solar or efficiency this year?”
Partner search“Which consultancies and auditors will recommend our platform to their clients?”
Partner search“We need a project developer or offtaker in Southeast Asia.”
Events and roundtables“We want a roundtable of chief sustainability officers during a climate week in Singapore.”
Fractional sales“We need a seller who understands both sustainability and procurement.”
GTM advisory“How do the carbon rules differ between Singapore, Indonesia and Japan, and which grants support us?”
Arranged through partners“We need a local entity and a site for our first pilot.”
Every energy tender, deadline and disclosure names a buyer.
Every approach we make on your behalf starts with a reason it is relevant now, found in the signals of your industry, then a route in through our network where one exists.
Who is committing
Net zero targets, science-based targets and transition plans, company by company.
Who has a deadline
Climate disclosure rules and carbon taxes that apply to named companies and facilities.
What is moving
Energy tenders, grid and storage projects, green bonds and loans, carbon project issuances and supplier programmes.
Who we already know
Sustainability associations, green finance programmes, project developers and the trade agencies that bring climate companies here.
Public sources
Energy and utility tenders, power sector announcements, sustainability and climate reports, stock exchange disclosures, carbon registries, net zero commitments and policy rules.
Data we license
Emissions and ESG data, carbon market data, firmographic data.
Our network
Sustainability associations, green finance programmes, project developers and trade agencies.
What is available varies by market and by licence, so The Workshop settles what can be found for you before any outreach begins. Every approach is agreed with you first.
Coming for a climate week in Singapore?
Tell us who you want to meet. We identify who will be there and who should be, and book the meetings before you land. If you would rather host, we build the invite list for a roundtable or dinner and fill the room.
The groundwork, handled
We do not do this ourselves. We work out what you need, bring in specialists we have worked with before, and stay involved.
Asked by energy and sustainability companies
Is energy and sustainability a real market in Asia yet?
Yes, and it is being pushed by investment and rules rather than goodwill: new power and grid capacity, disclosure requirements, carbon pricing and the supply chain demands of global buyers. The work is finding the companies with a deadline or a tender, and the person inside each one who owns it.
Can you help us sell carbon credits?
We find and engage credible buyers and intermediaries, and get you in front of them. We do not trade, broker or verify credits ourselves.
Do you help with green finance?
We help sustainability companies reach the banks and funds that have sustainability mandates. We do not raise capital ourselves.
Where should a climate tech company start in Asia?
Usually with Singapore as the base, then wherever the emissions and the buyers are. The Workshop is where we work out which buyers and which doors come first.
Other industries we work in
Start with a 15-minute call
Tell us what you are trying to do in Asia. In fifteen minutes you will hear where we would start, and if The Workshop is the right next step, we will book it on the call.
