Condensate bunkering in the Niger Delta by Anonymous

We specialise in applied mediation and dispute resolution for corporate clients, which covers the resolution of disputes with communities and other stakeholders.

We also engage in preventive work for high-risk projects, as well as social license recovery and business diplomacy. Our expertise covers political mediation and dialogue, and engagement with armed non-state actors. We apply several key execution principles in our work, which includes a ‘do no harm’ approach.

   Condensate bunkering in the Niger Delta by Anonymous

We have a robust track-record in carrying out complex field research and investigations in high-risk environments. Past assignments have included mapping out illegal crude oil bunkering operations in the Niger Delta, assessing the infiltration of gold mines in East Africa by criminal syndicates, and documenting Taliban and ISIS control of mine sites in Afghanistan. We retain a zero-accident and incident track-record.

The thoroughness with which we prepare is core to us maintaining a zero-accident and incident track-record. As with all our work, for field research and investigations we draw on our field and technical networks to understand the environments in which we will operate, carefully select and train our field researchers, and incorporate Do No Harm principles into all planning and research/investigation processes. We also apply strict health, safety, and security protocols, which help protect our teams, ensure information integrity, and client interests.

The most challenging supply chains to investigate and commodities to trace are those that involve sourcing from transition, fragile and conflict-affected areas. We help our clients carry out supply chain due diligence, trace commodities and associated risks, and strengthen supply chain controls. We apply a Do No Harm approach to all our work, which helps protect key stakeholders and client relationships.

Our skills and corporate experience enable us to help companies put effective supply chain controls in place. In order to do this, we typically map out the ESG policy architecture, review existing controls and non-technical quality assurance/labelling systems of procurement and supply chain management, identify gaps in alignment with good practice, and then help put solid controls in place.

   Collecting rubbish in Myanmar, the late San Zaw Htway (Artraker)

Our experts know a thing or two about the post-2015 development agenda – after all, they helped come up with it. From the development goals of the last millennium to envisioning the goals for this one, our teams enable clients to better deliver on their humanitarian, developmental and social investment commitments

We have extensive experience designing humanitarian, developmental, and social investment programmes for our clients. Rooted in the decades that our experts have spent doing this work in transition, fragile, and conflict-affected countries, we possess a clear sense of what works and what type of programmes will deliver specific outcome. We also design monitoring systems and conduct evaluations that ascertain impact and help adjust intervention logics.

   Fishing village in Cabo Delgado by Barnaby Briggs.”

Social investment and performance remain critical risk management and societal acceptance tools for business. In transition, fragile and conflict-affected areas, it takes on even greater importance.

We support our clients with seasoned and quickly deployable social investment and performance experts. They help with social investment programming and impact assessment, social issues identification and management, as well as mapping corporate contributions to the SDGs.