Our Specialist Consulting Services

Thanks to Confluent 's international track record, our specialist services span both advanced and frontier economy contexts.

Below is a breakdown of our specialist services.  

Our specialist services more typically leveraged in advanced country contexts . . .

• Org strategy development: Assisting organizations in defining their organizational or sector-wide sustainability and resilience goals and objectives.
• ESG due diligence: for buy side and sell side M&A, for general sustainability and resilience management, or specific objectives (eg, human rights, supply chain). Consideration of materiality, risks assessment, ESG integration readiness, opportunity capture.
• Regulatory compliance & beyond: Ensuring compliance with relevantregulations and reporting requirements, which are more prevalent in advanced countries (e.g., EU, US)
• Green & Resilience Frameworks and Software Selection: Figuring out the most applicable reporting and management frameworks along with, or as a separate effort to, advise on choosing the most applicable ESG software providers.
• Cross-border market access assessments:  especially due to patch-work of regulatory, data management and disclosure requirements in advanced economies.  Beyond such sustainability and resilience management and reporting requirements are also specific technical challenges with carbon-border adjustment mechanisms being rolled out in Europe.
• Training & education: Conducting training programs and workshops for staff and executives on green and resilience topics.  
• Stakeholder engagement: Facilitating dialogues with stakeholders, including NGOs, communities, and customers, to address relevant concerns. 
• ​Sustainable and resilient governance and board advisory: Providing guidance on integrating sustainability into corporate governance practices.

Our specialist services more typically leveraged in developing country / frontier economy contexts . . .

• Institutional and regulatory development: Navigating complex institutional and regulatory environments in the countries where DFIs and other investors operate. This is especially, but not exclusively, in various critical infrastructure sectors such as material, energy, water, life-sciences, -- and Dual-Use.
• Capacity building & technical assistance: Designing and delivering capacity-building programs for project beneficiaries to promote  various sustainable & resilience development goals.
• Environment & social safeguards: Strengthening and implementing safeguards and due diligence processes to ensure responsible and sustainable project development in projects and regions where environmental and social impact is critical.
• Stakeholder engagement in development projects: Designing effective stakeholder engagement strategies for DFI-funded projects, which often have a significant impact on local and indigenous communities.
• Climate finance & adaptation: Addressing the finance challenge in climate change adaptation and mitigation, which are particularly relevant in vulnerable regions in several developing countries. 
• ​Reporting to shareholders & stakeholders: Preparing comprehensive and transparent reports that demonstrate the impact of the DFI activities, SDG alignment, and broader resilience considerations essential also in the context of development finance.

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