The Red Tape Reduction Unit of the Western Cape Government commissioned Genesis Analytics to conduct a study on the regulatory barriers and opportunities for startups.

The international secretariat of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) contracted Genesis Analytics to prepare a research report to inform the secretariat’s outreach activities in relation to a potential candidature application by South Africa.

Wellcome contracted Genesis Analytics to provide a landscape mapping and analysis of important South African actors in health research, funding, interventions and advocacy to inform Wellcome’s South African policy strategy.

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) commissioned Genesis Analytics to undertake an independent regulatory impact assessment (RIA) on nine issues relating to the Companies Act, No. 71 of 2008.

Genesis was contracted by the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) to provide a regulatory impact assessment of selected provisions identified in the Lotteries Act.

Absa Bank appointed Genesis to assist the bank in anticipating the potential impacts of land reform in South Africa and develop a strategic response.

Genesis Analytics was commissioned by a prominent bank to advise on the various scenarios of land reform in South Africa; help the bank assess the impact of these scenarios and guide the bank’s strategic position.

A public-private convening body asked Genesis for advisory work to support Presidential decision-making in South Africa on how to unlock the economy responsibly – which parts, which sectors, how to balance lives with livelihoods?

Genesis was appointed by the dti (on behalf of Parliament) to undertake an independent socio-economic impact assessment of the National Credit Amendment Bill 2018, a separate debt review regulatory regime and process for a defined lower-income segment, called debt intervention.

Land reform is the most pressing social and political issue in South Africa. Genesis was approached by a Big Four bank to formulate its official position on land reform, especially on the question of land expropriation without compensation.

Genesis was approached by a major alcohol manufacturer and distributor to assess the appropriateness of excise tax as a tool to reduce harmful consumption of alcohol and to raise revenue for the state.

Genesis was appointed by two of the world’s top fast-moving consumer goods brand to evaluate the economic pros and cons of a multi-billion-rand mega-transaction in the FMCG sector.

The CEOs’ Initiative, a grouping of 60 top CEOs, asked Genesis Analytics to diagnose the challenges in the Vaal region and come up with a solution. Our team worked with the government and big businesses in the region to design a rejuvenation plan.

The Shared Value practice was approached by a UK investment bank for public policy advice relating to the international purchase of call-centre business in South Africa.

Genesis was asked by a global mining company to conceptualise a new future for black equity ownership in the South African mining sector.

Genesis was approached by MMI Holdings, a large financial conglomerate, to research and design a group stakeholder engagement strategy.

The Shared Value team was engaged by a large global mining house to assess the feasibility and design of a national economic summit in South Africa.

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

De Beers, the world’s largest diamond miner, has been in partnership with the government of Botswana for 50 years - arguably the world’s most successful public-private partnership. The company asked Genesis and PwC to produce an independent report to analyse the economic contribution of the partnership to Botswana.

Emirates, one of the world’s largest airlines, sought to demonstrate to policy-makers, regulators and the public, that it creates high value for South Africa’s economy. Emirates asked Genesis to quantify the value that the airline created in South Africa and then to model the impact of a number of expanded business scenarios.

Genesis was engaged by a global mining house, as part of its long-term investment planning process, to provide analysis on the state of the political economy and how the mining industry would be affected by the likely direction of policy and politics.

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.

A global mining house asked Genesis to prepare a corporate position and response to proposals by the ruling party to introduce more state intervention in the mining sector.

A pan-African banking group asked Genesis to prepare a response to political proposals calling for the nationalisation of the banking sector.

Genesis was engaged by a large financial services firm to advise on the policy direction of micro-economic policy and financial regulation.

Genesis Analytics, working with PwC, was asked to quantify the economic contribution of Anglo American on South Africa. The work included an economic impact assessment and a large stakeholder engagement process.

Facing public pressure on its role in society, the JSE commissioned Genesis to conduct a socio-economic impact assessment of the exchange's role in the South African economy.