End-to-End ESG Advisory, Applied in Full.
From first assessment to investor-grade disclosure — seven service lines, one standard of rigor, delivered by people who have built these functions from the inside.
01. ESG Strategy & Assessment
We help organizations translate global ESG expectations into a strategy that fits their actual operating context — starting with a clear-eyed view of where they stand today, and ending with a roadmap leadership can act on.
Key Focus Areas
– Materiality Assessments
– Gap assessment against IFC, GRI, TCFD, IFRS S1/S2
– Stakeholder engagement & consultation
– ESG strategy design & roadmaps
– Regulatory landscape review
– Investment committee ESG advisory
Why It Matters
Ambition without structure does not survive contact with operations. A defined strategy links ESG to decision-making, capital allocation, and the expectations of lenders, regulators, and shareholders.
02. ESG Due Diligence
Independent, evidence-based ESG due diligence for investors, lenders, and acquirers — giving decision-makers a clear view of environmental and social risk before capital moves.
Key Focus Areas
– Pre-investment ESG due diligence
– ESAP development and monitoring
– Red-flag risk screening
– Portfolio-level ESG assessments
– Post-investment monitoring & compliance review
Why It Matters
Environmental and social issues that surface after financial close are expensive to correct. Due diligence establishes what the exposure is, how material it is, and what has to be done before and after investment.
03. Environmental & Social Risk Management
We design and implement the systems that let institutions manage E&S risk continuously, not just at the point of approval — safeguarding communities, ecosystems, and long-term license to operate.
Key Focus Areas
– ESMS design & implementation
– Grievance mechanism design
– Stakeholder engagement & consultation
– E&S risk screening & categorization
– Monitoring & corrective action planning
Why It Matters
Unmanaged E&S risk does not stay contained to the site where it originates — it moves into legal exposure, community conflict, and breached lender covenants. A functioning management system catches issues while they are still operational problems, not reputational or financial ones.
04. Climate Risk Assessment
TCFD-aligned analysis that moves climate risk from a compliance exercise to a genuine input into strategy — covering both what a changing climate threatens and what the transition to a low-carbon economy demands.
Key Focus Areas
– Physical & transition risk analysis
– Climate risk integration into strategy
– Adaptation & resilience planning
– TCFD-aligned scenario planning
– Greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory & Scope 1–3 accounting
Why It Matters
Climate exposure is now a pricing question, not just a compliance one. Institutions that cannot quantify their physical and transition risk struggle to secure financing, insurance, or investor confidence on favourable terms.
05. Sustainability Reporting
Investor-grade sustainability disclosures that meet the frameworks global capital actually checks — built to withstand scrutiny, not just satisfy a checklist.
Key Focus Areas
– GRI-aligned sustainability reports
– Integrated annual report support
– ISSB / IFRS S1 & S2 disclosures
– SDG alignment & impact reporting
Why It Matters
A report that cannot withstand scrutiny is a liability, not an asset. Credible disclosure is what allows investors, regulators, and lenders to trust the numbers behind the narrative — and to keep trusting them after the first read.
06. Fund & Portfolio ESG Management
We support financial institutions, private equity funds, and asset managers in embedding ESG across fund structures and portfolios — from policy design through to what LPs and regulators actually see.
Key Focus Areas
– Fund-level ESG frameworks and policies
– ESAP development and monitoring
– Capacity building for fund managers and investee companies
– Portfolio ESG integration and monitoring
– ESG reporting for investors and regulators
Why It Matters
ESG exposure in a portfolio is inherited, not created — a fund is only as strong as its weakest holding. Systematic integration protects fund-level returns, satisfies LP reporting obligations, and prevents a single investee’s exposure from becoming a liability across the whole vehicle.
07. Institutional Capacity Building
Sustainable ESG performance is owned, not outsourced. We equip boards and teams with the knowledge and confidence to run ESG themselves once we’ve helped build the foundation.
Key Focus Areas
– Board advisory
– ESG governance
– Technical training
– Technical training
– Policy implementation
Why It Matters
Systems only work when the people running them understand them. Capability built internally reduces dependence on external support and improves the quality of decisions over time.
Sectors We Serve
Deep expertise across the sectors that matter most to Africa’s growth story.
Agriculture & Agribusiness
Oil & Gas and Energy
Financial Institutions
Telecoms & Technology
Manufacturing & Industry
Infrastructure & Construction
Private Equity & Funds
Water & Natural Resources
How We Work
A Structured Methodology, Adapted to Every Context
Every service above is delivered through the same five-stage process — rigorous enough for global investors, practical enough for real operations.
Diagnose
Materiality assessment, stakeholder mapping, and regulatory landscape review.
Integrate
Embed strategy, policy, and systems into real operations — not just documents.
Improve
Report credibly and refine continuously as standards and context evolve.
Prioritize
Identify the ESG issues with the greatest bearing on risk, capital, and value.
Measure
Report credibly and refine continuously as standards and context evolve.
Standard and Frameworks
Anchored in Globally Recognised Standards
Every engagement is benchmarked against the frameworks international investors and regulators trust.
E & S Risk Management
IFC Performance Standards
Sustainability Reporting
GRI Standards
Climate Risk Disclosure
TCFD Framework
Sustainability Disclosure
ISSB / IFRS S1 & S2
Impact Alignment
UN Sustainable Development Goals
Project Finance E&S
Equator Principles
Development Finance E&S
AfDB Operational Safeguards
Environmental & Health Standards
World Bank EHS Guidelines