ESG + Sustainable Development
The externalities of disparate and uneven global growth and collective overreliance on fossil fuels finally caught up.
ESG + Sustainable Development
The externalities of disparate global growth and collective over reliance on fossil fuels finally caught up.
We are at an inflection point.
Clients and customers alike are paying attention, more than ever to how brands engage across their value chain, from ethical sourcing practices to delivering fair work to reducing barriers to achieving inclusive and sustainable growth in their communities.
New demands for responsibility and accountability place expectations on private enterprise and government to engage with societies and markets to inform its environment, social and governance impact on stakeholders.
That’s where we come in.
Expertise
Sumar+ work across industries and sectors with private, public, civil society and academic partners to design durable approaches that link business impact to sustainability outcomes and key results.
Our practice expertise centres on two broad themes:
Inclusive Growth
SME Growth + Entrepreneurship
Environment, Social + Governance
Private Sector Development
Locally-led Solutions
Tech 4 DEV
Digital Development
Islamic Fintech
Blockchain
Artificial Intelligence
Strategy + Deals
Sumar+ advises clients and partners on cultivating strategic growth opportunities that create the long-term value that stakeholders seek and that integrates market insight, competitor analysis and client sentiment. Our approaches and methodologies lean into the Sustainable Development Goals and more broadly, sustainability as a lever of business change and impact.
PURSUITS
We position partners to expand their footprint sustainably, focusing on impact + change by generating leads, cultivating sustainable partnerships that position clients to succeed.
DUE DILIGENCE
We infuse foresight and decision research within the risk design architecture by focusing on developing organizational risk awareness, creating agile decision-making frameworks, and increasing organizational resilience when the unexpected does happen. We work with clients to create nimble organizational architectures that pre-emptively manage emergent risk, and contain costs that erode value and degrade returns.
BIDS + TENDERS
We work with clients to identify and develop compelling + responsive proposals that position for growth, align with strategic growth maps + reflect core organizational values.
Operations and Engagement
We bring together extensive operational and functional expertise within the sustainable development and global education sectors that enables partners and clients to seamlessly operationalize strategy and implement fit-for-purpose solutions. Our end game centers on enabling organizations to achieve long-term value by enhancing operational efficiency across their ecosystem.
COMMUNICATION
We work with partners to understand their ecosystems + stakeholder perceptions, focusing on authentic communication and leveraging social media to engage with community partners.
PROJECT EXECUTION
Our capabilities begin at design with extensive consultation and result in responsive management plans that are agile and adaptive, results-focused and impact driven.
PERFORMANCE INNOVATION
We work with clients + partners to design performance evaluation systems that simplify process, leverage technology, and enable sustainable, data-driven growth and learning.
Organizational Learning
Our focus is on developing capability through training, coaching, and mentoring in pursuit management, technical writing and reporting and stakeholder engagement.
PROFESSIONAL GROWTH
We are experienced educators and trainers, focused on applied, market-driven development services. We design bespoke offerings from one day to one month that build lasting capability.
COACHING AND MENTORING
We support organizations and leaders’ transition to impact-driven changemakers.