SOLUTION
Energy & Infrastructure
We support organisations across the energy and infrastructure chain to assess risk at both project and portfolio level, combining data-driven screening with systematic verification to support investment decisions and ongoing compliance.
THE PROBLEM
Energy and infrastructure projects present complex environmental and social risks.
Energy and infrastructure projects are central to development and the transition to a lower-carbon economy, but they also carry complex environmental and social risks across construction, operations, and supply chains. Risks span forced labour, exploitative recruitment, and unsafe working conditions through to land acquisition, community displacement, and security issues. All can affect delivery, financial performance, and long-term value.
Practical due diligence for energy and infrastructure projects.
We adapt our approach to the project, financing, and operational context, combining sector expertise, data-driven analysis, and practical due diligence to support lender expectations and responsible project delivery.
We support organisations across the energy and infrastructure chain to assess risks at both project and portfolio level. Our approach combines data-driven risk screening with systematic verification, delivering clear outputs that support investment decisions and responsible practice.
- Support project sponsors and asset owners to assess E&S risks, impacts, and management system maturity
- Deliver pragmatic due diligence informed by on-the-ground experience in construction and energy projects
- Help lenders and investors identify material labour, recruitment, land, and community risks across project and contractor supply chains
- Conduct contractor and supplier due diligence aligned with lender E&S requirements and international good practice
- Support M&A, refinancing, and project acquisitions with targeted E&S and human rights risk assessments
- Enable effective risk allocation and mitigation planning across complex project supply chains
We regularly deliver insight reports, research, and data-driven analysis for energy, infrastructure, and project finance clients.
Our specialists support:
- Informed investment and credit decision-making using project-, contractor-, and country-level risk data
- Regulatory and lender-driven gap analysis to support internal audit and compliance programmes
- E&S risk and opportunity analysis for renewable energy and infrastructure portfolios
- Responsible recruitment deep dives, focusing on labour supply chains, use of recruitment agents, worker-paid fees, contract transparency, and high-risk migration corridors
- Benchmarking and Maturity Assessment - We benchmark environmental, social, labour, and health & safety management systems against lender expectations, international good practice, and recognised standards, including ISO 14001 and ISO 45001, identifying priority improvements.
- Management System Design and Implementation - We design and implement project-level E&S, labour, and responsible recruitment management systems, covering policies and procedures, contractor and labour agent onboarding, risk assessment, grievance mechanisms, and reporting frameworks.
- Audit Preparation and Corrective Action Support - We prepare project sponsors, EPC contractors, and asset owners for lender reviews, independent audits, and certification processes, including gap assessments against ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 and implementation of corrective actions.
- Technology-Enabled Solutions - Data-driven tools to support contractor, labour agent, and supplier risk screening, monitoring, and E&S reporting across project lifecycles.
- Supplier, Contractor and Recruitment Due Diligence Assessments - Independent assessments of EPC contractors, subcontractors, labour agents, and material suppliers, including:
- Screening for serious labour and human rights risks
- Responsible recruitment audits, including assessment of recruitment fees, debt bondage indicators, contract substitution, freedom of movement, and document retention
- Migrant worker vulnerability and working conditions assessments
- Health and safety performance and incident risk
- Land acquisition, resettlement, and community impact screening
- Sub-national risk profiling using proprietary indices
- Clear gap analysis and corrective action recommendations
- Identification of salient E&S and labour issues for energy and infrastructure projects
- Human rights, labour, recruitment, and environmental risk profiling across construction and supply chains
- Polysilicon and critical input risk analysis for renewable energy assets
- Legacy risk, regulatory exposure, and reputational risk assessment
- Integration of E&S and labour risk into project valuation, financing structures, covenants, and monitoring plans
Energy and infrastructure projects often involve large, mobile, and migrant workforces. Recruitment practices are frequently a key driver of labour exploitation and forced labour risk.
A Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA) helps project sponsors and financiers identify, prevent, and address actual and potential human rights impacts, including risks arising from recruitment practices, labour agents, and subcontracting chains.
We support clients in determining whether recruitment-related risks are adequately addressed through existing due diligence and E&S processes or whether a standalone HRIA or responsible recruitment assessment is required.
- Awareness-raising and targeted training for project sponsors, EPC contractors, labour providers, and procurement teams
- Responsible recruitment training for Human Resources and Operations managers, procurement, and contractor management teams
- Project finance-focused E&S and labour rights training for investment, credit, and risk committees
- Environmental and occupational health & safety management system training aligned with ISO 14001 and ISO 45001
- Practical training on identifying and mitigating recruitment, labour, land, and community risks in construction and energy projects
- Support for corrective action implementation and continuous improvement throughout construction and operations
THE SOLUTION
We work across the project lifecycle to turn complex energy and infrastructure risk into practical action.
We work with project sponsors, lenders, asset owners, and contractors to deliver practical due diligence that supports responsible project delivery. Our approach combines sector knowledge, project finance experience, and labour rights expertise with data-driven insight to help clients make better decisions and strengthen performance across the project lifecycle.
WHY OUR APPROACH WORKS
Data-driven. Informed. Actionable.
Project and portfolio visibility
We assess risk at both project and portfolio level, so sponsors, lenders, and investors can see where exposures concentrate across assets, contractors, and supply chains.
Built for real-world delivery
We combine construction and energy project experience with lender expectations, so our recommendations are practical on site and credible in financing contexts.
From screening to mitigation
We help teams turn findings into management systems, corrective action plans, and ongoing monitoring that improve performance across the project lifecycle.