Our Services

This is the core of our business. From early screening of potential ESG risks until designing and executing ESG due diligence and follow up monitoring. The philosophy of our work is to integrate ESG value creation by an integrated approach: not merely focusing on compliance but also on improving performance of the business. The ESG due diligence will be carried out against the IFC Performance Standards.

We are developing ESG Policies and Environmental and Social Management Systems (ESMS) for companies, banks and private equity funds. ESG Policy and ESMS will be designed based on the size and the nature of the business and we are no fan of unnecessary bureaucracy. The ESMS will always be designed as a co-creation with the client and will be linked to existing management systems. 

Understanding the relevance of ESG and sustainability of investment managers is key when investors are striving for sustainability in their portfolio. We have developed and executed various trainings of mainly private equity funds in emerging markets, in Africa, Latin America and Asia. The training consists of awareness raising and sensitization to introduction of IFC Performance Standards and practical cases. 

There is a strong relation between corporate governance and business risk. Research on the impact of ESG showed that corporate governance has the most significant correlation with financial performance, more than environmental and social aspects. For investors (banks, impact investors and private equity funds) good corporate governance of their investees is a key factor for success. For advising on corporate governance, we are cooperating with Valoris Stewardship Catalysts, a dedicated governance, stewardship and sustainability consultancy  (see https://www.valoriscatalysts.com).

In the agribusiness sector the performance on sustainability is linked to agronomic practices, more than in other sectors. An integration between - especially - environmental performance and agronomic practices helps to improve performance and can lower costs. Cooperation with different specialists to identify the best solutions, is key. During the ESG due diligence in agriculture, we always look in agronomic practices for improvements. 

Calculating GHG (Greenhouse Gas) balance in primary agricultural production. For this balance we are using the ExAct-Tool of the FAO (Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations). We have been trained by FAO in the application and executed GHG balance for the agricultural portfolio of a financial institution.