Genesis Analytics conducted a study for the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) focused on mapping township economies and finding opportunities for industrialisation and economic development.

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), supported by the International Finance Corporation, commissioned Genesis Analytics to help launch the JSE’s Sustainability and Climate Disclosure Guidance which advises companies on how to report on their environmental, social and governance (ESG) and climate-related performance.

Genesis Analytics was commissioned to provide a detailed mapping of Amazon’s impact in South Africa from 2004 to 2021, assessing how Amazon has contributed to South Africa’s economic growth and service delivery,

Genesis Analytics worked with Facebook London to understand how the digital economy and social media contribute towards realising three economic development opportunities in Africa. 

Sappi, with its long-standing commitment to sustainability, needed a coherent strategy to further scale business and societal value creation. An important consideration, as one of the country’s largest land owners, was its relationship with rural communities.

Land reform is the most pressing and emotional political issue in South Africa. Genesis Analytics was approached by a banking client to design a solution to support rural land reform and to transform the farming sector. The purpose of the fund was to support the transformation of sustainable large-scale commercial agricultural businesses owned by black South Africans.

Land reform is the most pressing and emotional political issue in South Africa. Genesis Analytics was approached by a banking client to design a solution to support urban land reform and the transformation of urban housing markets.

Genesis was asked by a pan-African television and media company to design a more inclusive supply-chain strategy. This request came at a time of major disruption in the TV industry: entry of new competitors like Netflix, new platforms like internet and mobile TV, new technology like AI, and rapidly changing consumer habits.

A global mining major asked Genesis to assist with the conceptualisation of a new value proposition for mining communities for the mining industry

Genesis was asked by Barclays Africa to design and present a series of training and strategic workshops for the top 100 leaders in the bank. This was part of changing the strategic direction of one of the largest companies in Africa, with more than 40,000 staff.

Genesis was hired by one of the big four banks in South Africa to conduct the design of a R300m charitable foundation.

Genesis was commissioned by the largest property company in South Africa, Growthpoint Properties, to review its approach to corporate social responsibility.

Genesis was engaged by a pan-African banking group to review its sustainability strategy and align it to shared-value principles.

One of the largest insurance and investment groups in Africa wanted to engage with the trade unions to improve stakeholder relations and to unlock new business opportunities.

The Shared Value team facilitated training and workshops for Samsung on improving the company's corporate citizenship in Africa.

Genesis was hired by the National Treasury to conduct the design of a social impact bond in enterprise development.

A BEE consortium approached the PIC, the largest asset manager in Africa, to fund the purchase of a poultry company. The PIC, in line with its developmental investment strategy, wanted to ensure that the social value of the transaction was maximised and asked Genesis to produce an independent social-impact strategy for the transaction.

Genesis, in association with Delsus Limited (UK), was contracted by the International Finance Corporation to support the mainstream uptake of sustainable investment practices in South Africa as part of the Sustainable Returns for Pensions and Society project.

Genesis was asked to advise the Government Employees' Pension Fund, the largest investor in Africa, on the establishment of a developmental investment strategy. With $66 billion under management, the GEPF is one of the biggest pension funds in the world and the largest single investor in Africa.