ESG & responsible investment

Policy commitment

Consultinghouse integrates environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations into capital mobilization, fund structuring, risk advisory, and credit enhancement mandates. We support clients whose investment committees, development finance partners, and sovereign stakeholders require measurable impact alongside financial discipline.

This policy defines how ESG factors are assessed, documented, and reported across our eight advisory pillars — without substituting for client investment policy or legal obligations.

ESG due diligence

For relevant mandates, we incorporate ESG risk and opportunity analysis into feasibility, due diligence, and structuring phases. Scope is calibrated to asset class, jurisdiction, and client requirements.

• Environmental: emissions, resource use, biodiversity, and climate transition exposure where material
• Social: labour standards, community impact, stakeholder engagement, and human rights in supply chains
• Governance: board oversight, transparency, anti-corruption controls, and alignment with institutional standards
• Alignment with EU Taxonomy, SFDR, and development finance safeguard frameworks where applicable

Impact measurement

We advise clients on defining KPIs, baselines, and reporting cadences suitable for LPs, DFIs, and sovereign oversight bodies. Impact metrics are linked to financing covenants or disclosure schedules only where clients elect to include them in transaction documentation.

We do not guarantee impact outcomes; we structure advisory work so that measurement frameworks are credible, auditable, and proportionate to the mandate.

Exclusion frameworks

Clients may impose sector or activity exclusions (e.g. controversial weapons, unmitigated coal expansion, or specified human-rights-sensitive activities). We map exclusions early in mandate design and flag structuring options that would conflict with stated investment policies.

Consultinghouse does not mandate client exclusions but will decline mandates that require us to misrepresent ESG alignment or omit material risks from advisory materials.

Reporting standards

Advisory deliverables reference recognised frameworks where clients require them, including GRI-informed disclosures, IFC Performance Standards, and institution-specific ESG reporting templates.

Internal records support traceability between diligence findings, committee materials, and final structuring recommendations. For ESG policy questions, contact [email protected].