Economic and social development

We can: 

• Provide strategic advice on how to meet the socioeconomic needs of local communities based on lessons learned across international development, economic development, climate and sustainability, engineering and infrastructure.
• Deliver policy and planning advice on how to shape regulatory frameworks, local taxes and guidelines to create a business-friendly environment and support greener growth, such as incentives to invest in renewable energy.  
• Gather evidence about communities’ diverse and changing needs and respond with innovative, scalable initiatives that improve food and water security, build climate resilience, encourage entrepreneurship and diversify incomes.
• Establish a systematic approach to tackling socioeconomic and climatic risks based on quality data, risk management and disaster planning.
• Strengthen digital capability by training people in our client and delivery partner organisations, so that they can implement future projects digitally and take advantage of digital solutions to emerging challenges.
• Align with international standards, providing established frameworks for assessing and reporting project performance against social, environmental, economic and commercial measures.

We can: 

• Improve access to finance, including sources of sustainable and green funding. 
• Develop digital businesses by strengthening IT and communications infrastructure so they can operate digitally and connect into global markets.
• Establish financial and business support services to boost productivity, efficiency and competitiveness in the private sector.
• Create partnerships between local and multinational businesses, governments, non-governmental organisations and private investors.
• Build lasting local capabilities through targeted training, skills development and systems for sharing knowledge.

We can:

• Secure better working conditions for vulnerable workers, improved worker rights and social protections, including action to address gender inequality.
• Engage with the community through well designed consultation programmes that ensure all community groups have a say in planning decisions, delivering better outcomes for local households.
• Improve job opportunities for women by providing high quality training and leadership experience on project steering committees to help women gain financial freedom.

We can: 

• Design greener policies and projects by providing local governments with guidelines on integrating climate considerations into policies and processes.  
• Introduce environmentally friendly practices to support climate smart agriculture and connect organic farmers with international retailers such as UK supermarkets. 
• Develop nature based solutions to protect people’s sources of income, such as plants and trees, and introduce climate resilient crops that can help diversify livelihoods and improve food security.
• Promote investment in renewable energy installations by working with governments and local energy operators, helping to produce cleaner, cheaper electricity.