Environmental & Social Due Diligence
From the Impact Case to the Business Case
JBE believes that on-going and proactive due diligence practices result in a business not only being able to understand its impact on society and the environment, but one able to best manage risks, ensure compliance, build trust with stakeholders, gain a competitive advantage, and contribute to a sustainable and responsible business environment.
Environmental and Social Due Diligence
With an increasing global focus on sustainability and corporate responsibility, business leaders are looking to assess their environmental and social strategy. Because a company’s environmental and social reputation are at the forefront of stakeholders’ minds, assessing your current processes, programs, and metrics in relation to how your wholistic strategy is publicly communicated is paramount. Whether you are just getting started or are looking to enhance brand image, JBE can help.
Our Capabilities Go Beyond Environmental
While our team’s background has a heavy emphasis on environmental compliance including air and water quality, we have dedicated staff with decades of experience assisting companies with social risk assessment and mitigation implementation.
Our extensive experience in the environmental field serves as the skills foundation allowing us to unweave each intertwined physical impact that ripples through your value chain. By breaking down each step within your operation, you develop a comprehensive, 360-view of your organization. Only then can an adequate strategy to manage it all be developed.
Our Approach
We know that every business faces different challenges depending on their geography, sector, external drivers, culture, and more. When you work with us, you can expect a team with deep industry expertise and a collaborative approach that reflects your goals and values. We pride ourselves our being a trusted partner, supporting what will best serve your organization not only for today but for the future.
Service Offerings
Environmental & Social Impact Assessment
Building off an Environmental and Social Management System (ESMS) screening, the purpose of the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) is to assess and predict potential adverse social and environmental impacts and to develop suitable mitigation measures. Our team of professional engineers can help develop an ESIA for your future project as well as guide your through the required including mitigation identification and planning that follow.
Governance Policies & Statements
Whether working from your existing policy or drafting one from scratch, our team has experience working with policies on ethics, sustainable sourcing, child labor, modern slavery, diversity and inclusion, human health and safety, workers rights, workers wages, pay gap analysis, environmental (e.g., water quality, air quality, environmental policy), and more.
We also offer disclosure support in frameworks such as EcoVadis, Sedex, Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), and S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA).
Management Systems and Plans & Implementation
Once you understand your environmental, health and safety, social, and regulatory risks, the next step is developing management plans that document how you are going to execute on the commitments outlined in your Environmental and Social Impact Assessment. This is a critical step in your risk management process.
Deliverable examples include:
Commitment Registers, Leadership Commitment Communication Support, Implementation Auditing, etc.
Environmental & Social Risk Assessment
From pre-project planning through start-up, we are ready to make your journey a little easier and equip you with the tools to evaluate risk and determine strategies to help you manage your business portfolio. Areas of specialty include:
Screening-Level Analysis
New Country (or Location) Business Entry
Capital and Construction Projects
Mergers & Acquisitions
Final Investment Support
Small and large capital projects need to ensure that they are in compliance with international expectations related to environmental and social risks in order to secure final investment decisions. Our team is up to date on the requirements from:
DFC
World Bank
IFC
Equator Principals
ESHR Readiness
We offer environmental, health and safety, social, and regulatory planning and compliance through an asset’s life cycle (exploration, development, operations, and decommissioning).
What sets JBE apart?
Among our staff are multiple professional engineers with extensive background in upstream and midstream oil and gas exploration - including work experience in both industry and consulting.