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SERVICES: ESG ADVISORY

ESG ADVISORY

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) considerations have become central to how organisations manage risk, demonstrate accountability, strengthen governance and support long-term performance. As expectations continue to evolve across South Africa’s regulatory, investor and stakeholder landscape, organisations are increasingly required to align with frameworks such as King V, the IFRS Sustainability Standards (S1 and S2), GRI and SASB, while showing clear and measurable progress on sustainability.

Our ESG advisory services support businesses in moving beyond compliance towards value creation. This includes strengthening ESG risk management, improving access to capital, building stakeholder trust and enhancing long-term resilience. From ESG gap assessments and materiality analyses to reporting, policy development and Environmental and Social Management Systems (ESMS), we help organisations embed ESG into their core business strategy.

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ESG Gap Analysis and Assessments

ESG Reporting and Communications

Materiality Assessments

ESG Policy Development and Technical Review

Environmental and Social Management Systems (ESMS)

Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) training, strategy and reporting

Testimonials

"Six Capitals performed an ESG gap analysis and advised extensively on the roadmap towards improving our ESG public disclosure. Six Capitals delivered well against the set outputs and has demonstrated expert knowledge of the subject matter."
Rassie Wentzel
Head: Operational Risk, Capitec Bank

Other services

ESG Advisory

Climate, environmental & energy advisory services
Responsible Investing

ESG Education and communication

Our clients
ARC
ACSA
alexforbes
Asisafoundation
Astron
ClimateResilienceFund
Coronation
Fuchssmall
GEPF
giz
Marepule
Nedbanksmall
norsad
okovango
RMB
SAB
Sanlam
Santam
UKPact
FMO
Nile

OUR RECENT WORK

Nile

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Nedbank Commercial

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Fuchs

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Airports Company South Africa (ACSA)

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Sphere Holdings

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Acorn Agri Fund (AAF)

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Capitec

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Coronation

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ESG Gap Analysis and Assessments

  • ESG Gap Assessments – evaluate existing ESG/Sustainability practices, policies, data, and disclosures against international best practice and regulatory expectations
  • Peer Benchmarking – peer benchmarking exercise to identify and prioritise material ESG/Sustainability issues through a desktop review of key local and international peers for further improvements to corporate ESG strategy.
  • Action-Oriented Recommendations – translate assessment findings into practical recommendations and phased improvement actions aligned to business strategy.

ESG Reporting and Communications

  • Framework-Based Gap Analysis – assess current disclosures against selected standards to identify gaps, risks, and priority improvement areas.
  • ESG/Sustainability Reporting Framework Development – development of an ESG/Sustainability reporting framework in alignment with recommended appropriate standards, including reporting metrics, that will guide the drafting of ESG/Sustainability reports.
  • ESG Reporting and Disclosure Preparation – develop ESG/Sustainability reports aligned to recognised frameworks (e.g. GRI, <IR>, SASB, IFRS Sustainability Standards), tailored to organisational context and reporting maturity.
  • ESG/Sustainability Communications – development of ESG/Sustainability brochures or narrative to be included in existing company reports, to effectively and authentically communicate ESG/Sustainability commitments and progress with stakeholders.
  • ESG/Sustainability Data Management – comprehensive review of available ESG/Sustainability data management processes and tools, with recommendations for data management and process mapping, strengthening readiness for ESG assurance services.

Materiality Assessments

  • Identifying key ESG Topics – identify and structure relevant ESG topics using recognised global frameworks and industry standards to support materiality evaluation and inform corporate ESG strategy.
  • Stakeholder engagement – identify priority stakeholder groups and conduct structured engagements to capture insights on ESG issues with potential financial and impact significance.
  • Analysis and reporting – integrate stakeholder input and ESG data to identify material issues and deliver a materiality assessment that informs corporate ESG strategy.

ESG Policy Development and Technical Review

  • Policy development and alignment – develop or update ESG policies to align with global standards, regulatory requirements, strategic objectives and material ESG priorities.
  • Technical review
    • conduct a technical policy review to ensure policies are effective and complete
    • assess existing polices or frameworks against global standards, regulatory requirements and industry best practice.

Environmental and Social Management Systems (ESMS)

  • ESG Risk & Impact Assessments – identification and prioritisation of material environmental, social and governance risks and impacts – providing a clear, decision-ready view of where your most critical exposures and opportunities lie.
  • Environmental and Social Action Plans (ESAPs) – practical, targeted action plans that translate ESG risks into measurable actions, timelines and responsibilities – ensuring accountability and continuous improvement.
  • End-to-End ESMS Development – design and implementation of fit-for-purpose Environmental and Social Management Systems to effectively manage environmental, occupational health and safety, labour, and community risks, aligned with IFC Performance Standards and global best practice.

Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) training

  • TNFD Training
    Assisting organisations with understanding the TNFD framework, identifying priorities and building internal awareness and capability through targeted training and guidance.
  • Embedding TNFD into Strategy
    Supporting organisations in integrating nature-related risks and opportunities into strategy, governance, risk management and decision-making processes.
  • Strengthening TNFD Reporting
    Helping organisations prepare for TNFD-aligned reporting by identifying disclosure gaps and strengthening the communication of nature-related risks, opportunities and strategic responses.

Nile

Project Period: November 2025 – April 2026

Project Description: I&S Action Plan and ESMS Development

Nile Fresh is one of South Africa’s most dynamic agri-ecommerce companies – a fast-growing B2B platform connecting farmers, suppliers and buyers across Southern Africa and reshaping agricultural trade. As expectations around human rights, food safety, labour practices, environmental stewardship and data protection are increasing rapidly and the business scaled its warehousing and logistics operations, Nile recognised the need for stronger ESG foundations to manage risk and support sustainable growth.

 Six Capitals partnered with Nile to conduct an ESG Risk Review and Gap Analysis, benchmarked against IFC Performance Standards and global best practice.  We then developed a prioritised I&S Action Plan and began designing a full Environmental & Social Management System (ESMS). This work now positions Nile to scale responsibly; with stronger governance, better risk visibility, and a clear path to long-term resilience.

Nedbank Commercial

Project Period: July 2025 – Sept 2025
Project Description: Climate Awareness Campaign

Six Capitals is recommended to Nedbank Commercial’s clients to assist them with technical support with respect to ESG and Climate risk strategies. 

The Nedbank support included the development of ESG articles and educational videos for Nedbank Commercial clients on the topic of Climate Change. Educational material was developed for the agriculture, manufacturing and retail sectors as well as general solutions for Climate Change.

Fuchs

Project Period: Nov 2024 – Jan 2025
Project Description: Logistics decarbonisation baseline and strategy

Six Capitals supported Fuchs with:

  • Establishing a baseline for Scope 3 emissions from transportation and distribution.
  • Developing a logistics decarbonisation strategy, including B-BBEE supplier considerations.
  • Facilitating workshops and stakeholder engagements to validate methodology and strategy.
  • Delivering a final logistics strategy with actions for emissions reduction and sustainable transport practices.

Airports Company South Africa (ACSA)

Project Period: Feb – Oct 2025
Project Description: ESG advisory and reporting

Six Capitals assisted ACSA to strengthen ESG capability and reporting through:

  • ESG gap analysis against Airports Council International (ACI) ESG reporting framework requirements.
  • Development of an ESG reporting framework, standards, metrics, and KPIs aligned with best practice.
  • ESG materiality assessment and double materiality matrix.
  • Capacity building: ESG awareness campaigns, employee engagement, and training for staff.

Sphere Holdings

Project Period: April 2023- September 2023
Project Description: Integration of ESG into Sphere’s investment activities

Six Capitals has been appointed to support Sphere with the development of an ESG framework, policy, and procedures for the integration of ESG into investment activities.

Acorn Agri Fund (AAF)

Project Period: September 2023 -November 2023
Project Description: Development of ESG policies for select portfolio companies

Through AAF, Six Capitals was contracted to support eight of AAF’s portfolio companies with the development of ESG policies.

Capitec

Project Period: Nov 2020 – December 2024
Project Description: Climate reporting, training, and risk framework

Six Capitals ESG Advisory supported Capitec with:

  • Developing a Climate & Environmental Risk (CR&E) Framework.
  • Reviewing and updating ESG policies.
  • Conducting technical reviews of the Annual Integrated and Climate Reports, recommending improvements to align with local and international standards.
  • Training risk teams on ESG and climate risks and opportunities.

Coronation

Project Period: Sept 2021 – September 2023
Project Description: Climate reporting and training

Six Capitals supported Coronation with:

  • Technical review of integrated and TCFD reports, with best-practice recommendations.
  • Audit of carbon data and improvement suggestions.
  • Board training on the TCFD framework.