Environmental & Social Impact Assessment (ESIA)
We deliver comprehensive ESIA services, including scoping studies, legislation and regulatory standards analyses and reviews, baseline data collection, impact prediction and assessment, and environmental and social management plans. Our field team also has particular expertise in complex environmental and social baseline studies.
Environmental & Social Impact Assessment (ESIA)
Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) is a core service of Five Elements. It is required to support national environmental permitting processes and, for projects seeking finance, forms a critical component of lenders’ due diligence led by Technical Advisors.
Our dedicated team of ESIA project managers oversees the full ESIA process including engaging with regulators, preparing scoping reports to national and international standards, designing and implementing baseline surveys, and assessing potential environmental and social impacts. These assessments form the foundation of Environmental and Social Management Plans, ensuring projects are both compliant and sustainable.
Environmental Impact Assessments Conducted since 2005
ESIA conducted to International Finance Corporation (IFC) standards or equivalent since 2013
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- Biodiversity Lender’s Technical Advisory
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- Zero Soil Surveys
- Climate Affairs Reporting
- Environmental Compliance Review and Auditing
- Biodiversity Action Planning
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- Grievance Redressal Mechanisms
- Cultural Heritage Management Planning
Meet the team
Simon Wilson
Ecologist & Biodiversity Expert
Kris Vallancey
Technical Director
Saqib Saleem
Senior Consultant
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