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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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