NEW YORK, Oct. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Report with market evolution powered by AI – The global consulting services segment market size is estimated to grow by USD 134.9 billion from 2024-2028, according to Technavio. The market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 7.2% during the forecast period. Launch of new services by vendors is driving market growth, with a trend towards increased focus of consulting firms on sustainability. However, cybersecurity issues in professional services poses a challenge.Key market players include Accenture PLC, Bain and Co. Inc., Boston Consulting Group Inc., Capgemini Services SAS, CGI Inc., Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd., Ernst and Young Global Ltd., FTI Consulting Inc., Gartner Inc., HCL Technologies Ltd., Infosys Ltd., International Business Machines Corp., KPMG International Ltd., McKinsey and Co., NTT DATA Corp., PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Roland Berger Holding GmbH and Co. KGaA, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., and Wipro Ltd..

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Market Driver

The consulting services market is experiencing a notable transition towards sustainability, as businesses increasingly prioritize environmentally responsible practices. This trend is reflected in recent strategic moves by leading consulting firms. In September 2024, CBRE Romania strengthened its Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) and Sustainability Solutions division through a partnership with Access4you, a Hungarian company known for building accessibility certification. Similarly, global professional services firm EY expanded its sustainability consulting offerings with the acquisition of Denkstatt in April 2024. This acquisition allows EY to provide extensive support on sustainability matters, from business alignment to regulatory compliance and report review. Synergies in key megatrend areas, including artificial intelligence, blockchain, and data science, further bolster EY’s sustainability solutions. The market’s heightened focus on sustainability stems from the need to help businesses adopt eco-friendly and socially responsible practices. Strategic partnerships and acquisitions are essential for consulting firms to expand their sustainability capabilities and deliver comprehensive solutions, a trend that is anticipated to persist, fueling the growth of the global consulting services market. 

Consulting services continue to be in high demand as businesses seek external expertise for strategic decision-making during digital transformations. Technology-driven consulting, including AI, machine learning, automation, and cloud-based platforms, are key trends. Cybersecurity, remote working, and operations consulting are also important areas of focus. Climate control and net zero strategy, decarbonization consulting, and human resources are also growing segments. Consulting firms offer services in various industries such as life sciences, financial services, energy, and technology. Client expectations prioritize operational performance, strategic planning, and IT consulting. Independent consultants and boutique businesses also play a significant role in providing specialized expertise. ML and technology advisory are essential for businesses aiming to stay competitive. 

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 Market Challenges

The consulting services market faces a growing vulnerability to cybersecurity threats, with an increasing number and complexity of incidents targeting businesses in this sector. Consulting, accounting, and legal services are prime targets due to the sensitive information they handle, such as intellectual property, legal documents, and client personally identifiable information (PII). Cybersecurity breaches can result in severe consequences, including financial losses, reputational damage, operational disruptions, employee stress, and regulatory scrutiny. Consulting firms, in particular, face unique challenges due to their complex vendor ecosystems and stringent regulatory requirements. Ransomware attacks have become prevalent, with law firms accounting for 46% of incidents. Consulting firms are at risk due to the highly sensitive nature of their data and their reliance on third-party vendors. The digitization of operations in the professional services sector offers efficiency and convenience but also heightens the risk of cyber threats. To mitigate these risks, professional services firms must adopt comprehensive cybersecurity strategies. This includes understanding specific threats, implementing security measures, continuous monitoring and response capabilities, investing in advanced cybersecurity technologies, fostering a culture of security awareness among employees, and developing strong vendor management practices. Compliance with regulatory requirements is also crucial in protecting against cyber threats. Cybersecurity challenges pose a significant risk to the growth of the consulting services market during the forecast period.In today’s business landscape, consulting services play a vital role in helping organizations overcome various challenges. Remote working, a new norm, brings unique complexities to operations consulting, supply chain management, and process management. Ensuring resilient supply chains, climate control, net zero strategy, and decarbonization consulting are essential for businesses in various sectors like life sciences, financial services, energy, and more. Human resources, IT and telecommunications, technology advisory, and ML require strategic planning and operational performance improvement. Client expectations demand technology investment in areas like cloud computing and ESG activities. Consulting firms offer management, technology, and strategy consulting services to meet these needs. Independent consultants and boutique businesses also play a role in providing specialized expertise. Overall, consulting services help businesses navigate operational efficiency, technology investment, and industry-specific challenges.

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Segment Overview 

This consulting services segment market report extensively covers market segmentation by

Type 1.1 Management consulting1.2 IT Consulting1.3 Financial Consulting1.4 Marketing Consulting1.5 OthersConsumer 2.1 Large enterprises2.2 Small and medium enterprisesGeography 3.1 North America3.2 Europe3.3 APAC3.4 Middle East and Africa3.5 South America

1.1 Management consulting- The management consulting segment within the global consulting services market plays a pivotal role in addressing the strategic and operational needs of businesses across diverse sectors. This segment focuses on enhancing organizational performance by analyzing existing business issues and proposing improvement plans. Management consulting services encompass strategy, operations, and technology consulting. Strategy consulting assists organizations in defining long-term goals and identifying optimal paths to reach them, offering insights on market entry strategies, competitive analysis, and business model innovation. Operations consulting optimizes internal processes, such as supply chain management, process improvement, and efficiency enhancement, to streamline workflows, reduce costs, and boost productivity. In July 2024, Accenture announced its intention to acquire Camelot Management Consultants, a German firm specializing in SAP-focused management and technology consulting. This acquisition aims to strengthen Accenture’s capabilities in SAP and AI-driven supply chain solutions. By integrating Camelot’s expertise, Accenture intends to help clients develop intelligent and resilient supply chains, which are essential in today’s competitive business landscape. The management consulting segment’s continuous advancements and acquisitions position it for sustained growth and innovation, contributing to the expansion of the global consulting services market.

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Research Analysis

Consulting services refer to professional expertise provided by external firms to organizations for strategic decision-making and implementation. These services cover various industries, including technology, finance, energy, healthcare, and life sciences, among others. Consulting can help businesses navigate digital transformations through technology-driven consulting, data analytics, AI, machine learning, automation, virtual reality, and augmented reality. Cloud-based platforms, cybersecurity, human resources, legal firms, and labor laws are also common areas of consulting. Technology advisory, IT and telecommunications, and operations consulting are crucial for operational performance and efficiency. Strategy consulting, management consulting, and banking consulting offer valuable insights for long-term growth and success.

Market Research Overview

Consulting services refer to professional expertise provided by external firms or independent consultants to organizations for strategic decision-making and operational improvement. These services cover various domains such as digital transformations, technology-driven consulting, data analytics, AI, machine learning, automation, virtual reality, augmented reality, cloud-based platforms, cybersecurity, and more. Consulting firms offer expertise in areas like digital transformation, remote working, operations consulting, supply chain management, process management, resilient supply chains, climate control, net zero strategy, decarbonization consulting, human resources, IT and telecommunications, technology advisory, life sciences, financial services, energy, and more. Client expectations include operational performance, technology investment, cloud computing, ESG activities, and more. Consulting services help organizations navigate complex business challenges, leverage technology, and optimize operations.

Table of Contents:

1 Executive Summary
2 Market Landscape
3 Market Sizing
4 Historic Market Size
5 Five Forces Analysis
6 Market Segmentation

TypeManagement ConsultingIT ConsultingFinancial ConsultingMarketing ConsultingOthersConsumerLarge EnterprisesSmall And Medium EnterprisesGeographyNorth AmericaEuropeAPACMiddle East And AfricaSouth America

7 Customer Landscape
8 Geographic Landscape
9 Drivers, Challenges, and Trends
10 Company Landscape
11 Company Analysis
12 Appendix

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — As EU elections approach, experts gathered at the “Russian Disinformation: Tactics, Influence, and Threats to National Security” conference in the National Press Club, Washington, D.C., organized by the Coalition against disinformation, consisting of 11 organizations, to expose Russia’s disinformation strategies aimed at destabilizing European democracies. Kateryna Odarchenko, head of the Institute for Democracy and Development “PolitA,” discussed Russian influence tactics targeting EU elections, including figures like Germany’s Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock. “Russia’s disinformation machinery works to erode public trust in elections, strategically aligning narratives to manipulate public opinion,” Odarchenko stated, underscoring the need to strengthen European election security.

Julia Piletskaya, a political expert, expanded on ideological infiltration, stating, “If you’re not interested in any manipulations of the Russian clergy, it does not mean that they are not interested in you.” Her remarks highlighted how Russian-aligned religious entities shape narratives under the guise of cultural preservation.

The role of religion in Russian propaganda was a focus of Dietmar Pichler, director of the Disinfo Resilience Network, who detailed how the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) has served as a Kremlin tool since the Soviet era. Pichler stated, adding that in 2024, the ROC referred to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as a “Holy War” to defend “Holy Russia.” This rhetoric, Pichler noted, bolsters Russian ideological narratives while justifying acts of aggression.

Dina Shaikhislam, a political consultant, presented how Russian anti-cult organizations, such as RACIRS, actively foment social division within Europe by targeting religious minorities. Through systematic campaigns, they aim to create polarized societies and breed distrust. RACIRS’ anti-minority narratives have far-reaching consequences, targeting groups like Baptists, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and Scientologists.

The conference underscored the global stakes of Russian influence campaigns. Participants, including Ukrainian parliament members Rostyslav Pavlenko and Lesya Zaburanna, alongside U.S. policy experts, committed to advancing collaborative efforts to counteract these divisive tactics.

For a comprehensive overview of the conference, visit Conference Agenda and Disinformation Report.

List of members of coalition against disinformation:

Institute for Democracy and Development “PolitA”Global Policy InstituteLingvaLexaVoice of CrimeaLenta.uaTrainer Association of UkraineThe Department of Countering Crimes Committed in Armed Conflict of the Office of the Prosecutor General of UkraineThe Slovenia Certified Ethical HackersBohush CommunicationsThe Center for Russian StudiesThe public organization “Stop Corruption”

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HONG KONG, Oct. 31, 2024  MANTRA, a layer 1 blockchain purpose-built for tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) has partnered with Libre Capital, a UAE-headquartered financial instruments tokenization and issuance platform, to provide investors with onchain access to a diverse range of attractive investment funds. This partnership will provide those MANTRA users that are institutional or accredited investors with investment opportunities across a number of notable onchain funds, including leading hedge funds, private credit funds and the BlackRock ICS Money Market fund.

By leveraging Libre’s capabilities and MANTRA’s robust ecosystem, the partnership will facilitate the issuance of a tokenized BlackRock ICS Money Market Fund, and expand investment horizons for institutional and accredited investors seeking to diversify their portfolios within the digital asset landscape. The initiative underscores MANTRA’s commitment to leading the development of a comprehensive and diverse digital asset infrastructure, and strengthens MANTRA’s position in the growing digital asset spectrum within the financial services industry.

Libre operates backbone infrastructure that allows investors to access tokenized versions of real world assets such as money market funds, private credit and hedge funds and other alternative asset products on public blockchains. Libre does this through the on-chain Libre Gateway DeFi dApps (decentralized applications) deployed on each public chain. This enables accredited, professional and institutional investors to directly access top-tier funds on MANTRA Chain in a fully compliant manner. 

“We’re honored to be partnering with Libre to give users access to this caliber of funds,” said MANTRA Co-Founder and CEO John Patrick Mullin, “with the addition of protocols like the Libre Gateway, MANTRA can better equip users with a best-in-class collection of tools to continue to grow the real-world asset economy.”

“The launch of the Libre Gateway on MANTRA Chain is a huge step forward to enable access to wealth and treasury management tools for users on MANTRA, and for Libre to take advantage of MANTRA’s RWA-specific infrastructure,” said Dr. Avtar Sehra, CEO and founder of Libre.

This partnership comes after MANTRA recently announced the launch of its mainnet, simplifying the process of bringing RWAs onchain and marking a significant step in the integration of traditional finance with blockchain technology. For more information about MANTRA and access to the money market funds, visit mantrachain.io.

About MANTRA Chain:

MANTRA Chain is a purpose-built Layer 1 blockchain for real-world assets, capable of adherence to real world regulatory requirements. As a permissionless chain, MANTRA Chain empowers developers and institutions to seamlessly participate in the evolving RWA tokenization space by offering advanced technology modules, compliance mechanisms, and cross-chain interoperability.

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About Libre Capital:
Libre is building the investment infrastructure to enable asset managers to seamlessly connect with distributors and enable unparalleled access to global alternatives investment funds. In addition, Libre is working on enabling access to value-add services in the alternative assets ecosystem such as collateralized lending and automated rebalancing. Currently, Libre only makes its tokenized funds available to institutional and accredited investors. https://www.librecapital.com

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