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Canary Wharf London

Commercial Banks ||  Development Finance Institutions and Investors

E and S Advisory Services

Richflood supports banks, investors, and development finance institutions to assess, manage, and monitor environmental and social risks across financed projects and portfolios.

Environmental & Social Advisory Services for Financial Institutions (FI) and Development Finance Institutions (DFIs)
Environmental & Social Due Diligence (ESDD)

Richflood conducts independent E&S due diligence assessments for projects seeking financing or undergoing lender review. Our ESDD services support banks and DFIs in identifying environmental and social risks, assessing compliance gaps, and recommending corrective actions prior to financing decisions.

Key services include:

  • Environmental and social risk screening and categorization

  • Compliance reviews of ESIA documentation

  • Gap analysis against international safeguard standards

  • Development of Environmental & Social Action Plans (ESAP)

  • Site assessments and compliance monitoring

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Richflood provides Environmental & Social Due Diligence (ESDD), ESG advisory, compliance monitoring, and safeguards implementation support for projects financed by banks, development finance institutions, and private investors.
Core services

  • Environmental and Social Due Diligence (ESDD) for financed projects

  • Environmental and Social advisory for complex and specialized projects

  • Environmental and Social Risk Management (ESRM) support for banks

  • Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) review and gap analysis

  • Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) review and monitoring

  • Environmental and Social Compliance Audits

  • Lender Monitoring Services

  • Climate Risk and Greenhouse Gas Advisory

  • ESG training and capacity building for financial institutions

  • Mining, infrastructure, energy, manufacturing, agriculture, real estate, marine, and oil and gas sector support

Standards covered

  • International Finance Corporation Performance Standards

  • Equator Principles

  • African Development Bank Environmental and Social Framework

  • World Bank Environmental and Social Framework

Sectors served

  • Mining and mineral processing

  • Infrastructure, transport and marine

  • Energy and power including oil and gas

  • Industrial and manufacturing

  • Agriculture and agribusiness

  • Real estate and urban development

Why Richflood

  • Africa-focused experience

  • lender-aligned ESG expertise

  • technical and regulatory understanding

  • training support through ESG Institute Africa

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