Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
End-to-end EIA support: scoping, baseline studies, impact identification and mitigation hierarchy, Environmental Management Plan (EMP), submission to Environmental Protection Agency Ghana.
ESG & Community
Mining That Builds Ghana — Not Just Extracts From It
The next generation of Ghanaian mining must deliver more than royalties. Communities, the Minerals Commission, international investors, and Ghana’s own Green Minerals Policy increasingly require verifiable social and environmental accountability. Reputational risk in mining is existential — communities that feel excluded become opponents that stop projects.
We help clients build ESG programmes that are genuine, not performative — and that are credibly documented for investors, regulators, and communities alike.
Our ESG Services
Community Development Agreements (CDAs)
Design, negotiation, and implementation of CDAs with affected communities. Benefit-sharing frameworks, local employment commitments, infrastructure investment planning.
Grievance Mechanism Design
IFC Performance Standard 7-aligned community grievance mechanisms. Digital and in-person channels. Response protocols and escalation procedures.
Local Procurement Strategy
Local supplier identification and development plans. Procurement targets and tracking. SME capacity-building programmes.
ESG Reporting
Annual sustainability reports aligned with GRI Standards and ICMM Principles. Equator Principles compliance for project finance. TCFD climate disclosures.
Stakeholder Mapping & Engagement
Comprehensive stakeholder mapping. Engagement planning. Government relations strategy across national, regional, and district levels.
Social Impact Monitoring
Baseline social surveys, annual monitoring, KPI dashboards. Longitudinal tracking of community outcomes and project social licence metrics.
“Ghana’s communities are not obstacles to be managed. They are partners to be invested in.”
— Akoben Advisory