Genesis Analytics has played an important role in addressing inefficiencies in South Africa’s visa system, which have hindered the growth of the tourism sector. Appointed by Operation Vulindlela, a joint initiative between the Presidency and the National Treasury, we examined pain points in the visa regime, particularly for Chinese and Indian tourists, and advised the government on actionable reforms.

Genesis Analytics was commissioned by the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) to benchmark South Africa’s Global Business Services (GBS) Incentive Programme against global peers and advise on its revision.

The Department of Trade Industry and Competition (dtic) contracted Genesis Analytics to conduct a comprehensive impact assessment of its Equity Equivalent Investment Programme (EEIP), a component of South Africa’s Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE).

The Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) contracted Genesis Analytics to identify private sector-led, employment-creation opportunities in Mpumalanga that could be realised by 2030.

Genesis Analytics partnered with a leading Ugandan bank to enhance the bank’s sustainability strategy.

Genesis has been instrumental in the growth of the South African General Counsel for Diversity and Inclusion (SA GC for D&C) and its efforts to transform the legal sector, an achievement that has seen our partnership extended until December 2025.

FSD Africa and Genesis Analytics have worked with the pension fund regulators in Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria to determine how best to integrate ESG principles in their supervisory processes.

The Trade and Development Bank (TDB) contracted Genesis, for a consecutive year, to draft its Annual Sustainability and Development Impact Report for the 2022 year.

Genesis has played a key role in reshaping the relationship between a leading online booking platform and state authorities across the Middle East and Africa (MEA).

Genesis Analytics partnered with TLG Pharma, a healthcare organisation operating in French West Africa and other challenging markets, to develop a bespoke ESG impact and risk management framework.

Genesis was put at the helm of a project consortium to study the impact and mitigation of the planned shutdown of seven ageing coal-fired power plants in Mpumalanga, South Africa. The project was commissioned by the Nationally Determined Contributions Partnership, on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, and involved economists, engineers and social experts.

Genesis was contracted by a corporate affairs and public policy advisory firm to independently measure the potential impact of proposed gambling tax reforms on the Kenyan economy.

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 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.

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.

As part of the Genesis Analytics’s pro-bono work, we partnered with the Jes Foord Foundation to help them advance their fundraising strategy and support their donor database and approach technique.

WeBuyCars contracted Genesis Analytics to develop a bespoke economic, social and environmental impact framework for use by the company.

Financial Sector Deepening Africa contracted Genesis Analytics to help co-create and implement proportional and fit-for-purpose environmental, social and governance (ESG) supervisory approaches and interventions in the insurance sectors in Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria

The International Finance Corporation contracted Genesis Analytics to conduct a baseline assessment of the adoption of ESG policies and practices in Jordan at the firm, market and regulatory levels. 

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,

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.

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 convened the Reimagining Higher Education initiative with the Motsepe Foundation and BSG to identify concrete EdTech solutions to overcome critical constraints in South Africa’s higher education.

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.

Airbnb commissioned Genesis Analytics measure the digital platform's impact on inclusive growth in South Africa.

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

Standard Chartered Bank partnered with Genesis as impact advisors to develop a next generation approach to impact measurement and reporting. This new approach was rolled out in a case study on lending to the manufacturing and infrastructure sectors in Ghana.

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.

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 helped a major multinational donor organisation to understand the political, social and economic context in Southern Africa, alongside the political economy issues influencing healthcare reform.

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.

Since its launch in 2015 Airbnb has grown rapidly in South Africa. Like other disruptive businesses, it has faced pushback from the traditional hospitality industry. To establish the contribution of Airbnb, the Shared Value practice at Genesis Analytics was asked to undertake an independent study to quantify the benefit of Airbnb to the economy.

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.

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 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.

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 designed a full social, economic and environmental (SEE) framework for one of the biggest pan-African banking groups to measure the positive and negative SEE impact of the bank on financial returns.

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 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.

De Beers commissioned Genesis Analytics to quantify and assess the impact that the Venetia Mine has had on communities of Blouberg and Musina for 23 years of operations.

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.

The National Economic and Development Labour Council (Nedlac) commissioned Genesis Analytics to conduct an urgent independent study on the likely economic, health and social impacts of some of the amendments proposed in the Liquor Amendment Bill, 2017.

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.

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 a large insurance and investment company to develop a strategy and client value proposition for trade unions.

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 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.

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 pan-African banking group to review its sustainability strategy and align it to shared-value principles.

Genesis advised the board of a leading South African insurance company on the future role of public policy and government in financial markets.

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.

Genesis was hired by Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) to assess the corporate social investment spending by the mining sector in Lesotho.

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.

Genesis was hired by a large insurance and investment company to prepare a strategy of engagement with trade unions.

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.

Genesis was hired by GIZ to conduct a review of inclusive business models in South Africa.

Genesis was hired by the International Council on Mining and Metals to evaluate the impact of the mining sector on South Africa.

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.

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.

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.

A global mining house asked Genesis to assist in preparing a response to proposals by the ANC for 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.

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.