The analysis, measurement and improvement of social, economic and environmental (ESG) impact is more important than ever and businesses are increasingly expected to take a lead on societal and sustainability issues.

Impact can be assessed at the level of a company, an investment, a project or a sector. Such evaluation is an important tool in strategy, project implementation, regulatory advocacy, staff motivation and reputation management.

We are leaders in developing frameworks, tools and strategies that enhance sustainability and impact. Our expertise spans ESG, sustainability, net zero strategies, economic impact assessments, impact due diligences, ESG capacity building, and regulatory intervention design.

Our Digital Livelihoods team of industry insiders and local practitioners focuses on digital job creation in Africa by unlocking global demand.

By 2030 half of all new entrants into the global labour force will come from Sub-Saharan Africa. Around 15 million new dignified, meaningful jobs will need to be created annually, with even more required as populations continue to rise.

Government policies and interventions create complex trade-offs. Changes in policies, laws and regulations, and active interventions, create both positive and negative impacts as well as winners and losers. We support governments and regulators across Africa to make the best regulatory decisions based on rigorous regulatory impact assessments. 

Our assessments are founded on holistic data-driven impact analysis (cost-benefit analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis or multi-criteria analysis), expert stakeholder engagement facilitation, and customised regulatory and non-regulatory solutions co-designed with our clients.

In the private sector, we are leaders in helping to measure and articulate the social, economic and environmental value created (or destroyed) by a company, sector or investment. To do so we conduct extensive economic impact assessments, using a range of impact measurement techniques. These draw on market analysis, stakeholder engagement and surveys, and economic modeling.

In many cases, our public policy advisory relies on the objective analysis provided by our independent economic and regulatory impact assessments.

Our Just Transition work addresses equity, distributional consequences of action and inaction, jobs and skills-building, amplifying marginalised voices, understanding the needs of ‘young’ countries, and mitigating the costs of structural changes to emerging and developing economies.

The active participation of the private and donor sectors in policy formulation is essential to ensuring well-informed, evidence-based, and context-appropriate law and regulation.