Environmental and Social Impact Assessments aid a Project proponent in identifying, predicting, evaluating and mitigating impacts prior to major decisions and commitments being made.
They are essential components in achieving Project permissions and securing finance.
Gecko has extensive experience in managing large, complex EIAs and SIAs.
Environmental Impact Assessment
Mandatory for large-scale projects and recommended for most others, whether customised for your project or compliant with a noted institutional framework such as the World Banks Equator Principles or the IFC's Performance Standards, an EIA is the basis for your environmental management strategy, underlying permitting, financing and communications with stakeholders.
Social & Cultural Impact Assessment
Arguably more important and complex than EIA, ‘social’ impact assessment encompasses social, socio-economic, cultural, Indigenous, health and Human Rights. Each are a specific impact assessment in their own right. Whether mandatory or not, understanding your social impacts will significantly reduce risk, improve permitting and performance. In an interconnected world of social-media, social impact assessment is an indispensable part of corporate, project and risk management.