Assessment
Understand the territory before the design is fixed.
- Territory, actors and proximity map
- Social and data-governance risk review
- Clear recommendations
What we deliver
From first contact with the territory to the project's whole life
Participation & benefits
A process people take part in, and a plan they helped shape.
- Participatory process, in person and online
- Co-designed benefit-sharing plan
- Evidence report for authorities and lenders
Decision trail
Commitments that stay visible over the years.
- Verifiable record of inputs and responses
- Tracking of commitments and benefits
- Periodic public reporting
One continuous cycle:AssessEngageCo-createSimulateActMeasureand back to the start
Scenario exploration
Explore before you decide
Energy and infrastructure decisions involve uncertainty and trade-offs between environmental, social and economic factors. Instead of presenting a single answer, we help communities and project teams explore options together and discuss what each one could mean for the territory.
Questions we help answer
- What could happen if we change a key variable?
- Which factors matter most?
- Where are the main uncertainties and trade-offs?
- Which indicators should we monitor after the decision?
We model the project, not the people.
Our scenario models use open, aggregated data and community knowledge, never individual profiles. They support decisions; they don't make them.
Scenario modelling is being developed and tested with partners.
What makes us different
Technology that starts from people
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Knowledge before modelling
Local knowledge defines the problem and the variables before any model is built.
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Exploration, not prediction
We make trade-offs and uncertainty visible. We don't claim to predict the future.
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From participation to action
Every input is linked to decisions, commitments, actions and monitoring.
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Responsible technology
Data minimisation, privacy by design and transparency from day one.
Long-term benefits
Value that lasts as long as the project
Trust
Relationships with communities that hold up over decades.
Lower costs
Fewer delays, disputes and late redesigns.
Access to finance
The evidence of engagement that lenders and authorities ask for.
Transparency
Open access to information, so communities know what is decided and why.
Data integrity and privacy
Sensitive information protected by design and kept accurate.
Our approach
Horizontal by design
Our methodology draws on Participatory Action Research and other traditions from the Global South. Communities are knowledge producers and partners in shaping their territory, not sources of data.
We combine this with privacy by design, so people can contribute what they know without giving up control of their data.
We don't certify that a project is sustainable. We verify how the decision was made.
What scales
The method, the tools and the indicators.
What stays local
Knowledge, priorities, actors and decisions.
Regulations
From commitments to evidence
Projects answer to local, national, EU and international rules. We connect requirements on participation, benefit-sharing, due diligence and data protection with concrete actions and verifiable evidence.
We complement legal advice; we don't replace it.
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Team
Three perspectives, one approach
Sara Arenas Martínez
Environmental and disaster risk management
Sara brings expertise in environmental management, disaster risk and community development, with a focus on gender in the energy transition. She holds a Master in Disaster Risk Management from the Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira. She has coordinated municipal environmental and risk management systems across Colombia and researched hydropower projects, working horizontally with Black communities and local leaders to strengthen local governance.
Adrián Flores
Climate finance
Adrián brings expertise in climate finance, resilience and investment planning, including environmental impact and loss assessment. He holds a Master in Resource Management and a PhD in Territorial Studies. With over 10 years advising governments in Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia-Pacific and Africa, at the NDC Partnership and previously at the IDB and ECLAC, he connects local processes with access to finance.
Lucía Viscuso
Technology governance and data protection
Lucía brings expertise in data protection, AI governance and cybersecurity, applied to sustainability and community-led projects. She holds a degree in Political Science from the University of Buenos Aires and a Master in Public Management from the University of Potsdam, and is certified in privacy (CIPP/E, CIPM, FIP). With over 10 years of experience in Europe and Latin America, she ensures that every process protects people's data by design.
Contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals
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