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“Celebrating 10 years of excellence

2000 – 2010”

Who We Are!

Environmental Business Strategies (Pty) Ltd is an Environmental & Sustainability service provider to business and industry, and is committed to enhancing profitability through pro-active environmental and risk management. We utilise a wide network of specialist services allowing us to offer a comprehensive solution to any sustainability problem. EBS has a particularly strong focus on project management, technical solution generation and review, and strategic environmental management.

 

The company was started in 2000 by James Brice, and was developed over the years to a permanent staff complement of 15, which have collectively done work for companies such as De Beers, Omnia, BHP Billiton, Department of Environmental Affairs, Water Research Commission, Mondi, ArcelorMittal, Sasol, Kumba and Impala Platinum to mention a few. A more detailed project experience list is included below. In 2006, the EBS team was acquired by Marsh South Africa, and in 2009 James returned to EBS as Managing Director.

 

Our Business Focus

It is our opinion that how each business relates to its environment and social license to operate may be viewed as either a liability or an opportunity for market differentiation, process optimisation and\or improvement of relationships with stakeholders. EBS can assist you in minimising your liabilities while benefiting from progressive sustainability strategies.

 

Professional Services

Our approach to environment problem solving is driven by a Project Management Philosphy. We utilise our experience and experitise to compile highly skilled teams of professionals that generate information at the correct level of confidence for decision-making, on time and within budget. Our Expertise and Services include the following:

· Green Investment Strategies: EBS acts as broker and strategic advisor for several private equity funds in the SADC region within the environmental, clean-tech and sustainability sectors, including renewable energy, waste and water, specialising in sourcing investment opportunities, due diligence investigations, evaluations, risk assessments and technical evaluations.

· Strategic Management Consulting: Integration of environmental issues into the corporate strategic agenda. Focus areas include process optimisation and efficiency, corporate governance, sustainable development, responsible investing, green imaging, legal requirements and risks identification, etc. Services include stakeholder surveys and liaison, policy development, development of green investing criteria, expert reviews and reporting.

· Green Branding: EBS works with its clients to optimise shareholder returns by enhancing its green brand and social license to operate. Typically this is in preparation for an exit strategy from a fund, or prior to an acquisition or listing, whereby social license to operate and/or environmental performance is crystallised into shareholder value, increased market share or raised barriers to entry.

· Development of Corporate and Social Investment Strategies: As the business environmental addressed environmental, social and sustainability issues in general, many new business and investment opportunities are presenting themselves, either as new ventures, acquisition, supporting synergies or socio-economic development projects in order to achieve compliance with BEE Charters.

· Sustainable Development Strategies: EBS has established itself as a market leader in the application of the principles of Sustainable Development. As the Chair of the Environmental Working Group at the Institute of Directors, EBS Managing Director James Brice has assisted development of cutting-edge thinking in this important issue. In terms of applying these principles to its Clients, EBS offers the following:

o Coaching of Business Leaders in applications of Sustainable Development

o Capacity Development and Training for operation staff

o Identification and feasibility studies for sustainability projects and business opportunities

o Risk identification and quantification against sustainability requirements, as well as developing risk mitigation strategies (see below)

o Implementation of monitoring and internal reporting systems for GRI indicators and other customised indicators

 

· Sustainability Reporting and Auditing: Compilation of and auditing of Sustainability Reports according to GRI and other international standards.

· Due Diligence Investigations: We provide the technical and risk quantification of environmental liabilities associated with proposed projects and expansions of existing projects. These studies are performed according to best international practice, such as required by Equator Principles and World Bank standards.

· Turn-around Strategies for Green Service Providers: As the Green Services and Products Sector emerges in South Africa, EBS is able to provide essential linkages and strategies to ensure the success of these ventures. These include development of business strategies, branding and marketing solutions, access to funders and other revenue streams (such as carbon credits), synergies and partnerships within the sector and optimisation of business processes.

· Management Systems design and implementation Design and Implementation of ISO 14001–compliant Environmental Management Systems (EMS); including drafting of policies, procedures, EMPs to clients’ requirements, making recommendations with regards to monitoring and measurement and effluent/pollution control, etc. Other services to ISO 14001 are training services (see below), Gap Analysis Studies, Assessment Audits, Pre-certification Audits and Consultation, and independent reviews of the effectiveness of your EMS.

· Integrated Management System/Total Quality Management Systems: Integrating ISO 14001 EMS’ with other systems such as Responsible Care, ISO 9001/2, NOSA and Health and Safety Systems (e.g. OHSAS 18001).

· Legal compliance: Due-Diligence Studies and Enviro-Legal Assessments and audits, performed in conjunction with our associations with various environmental attorneys.

· Cleaner Production: Audits and studies in Cleaner Technology, Pollution Prevention, Waste Minimisation and Resource Efficiency

· Environmental Capacity Development: Offering on-site training and mentorship to Client’s personnel with environmental responsibilities.

· Educational Material: Development of curriculum, course contents, research, and presentation notes for a variety of education media: including radio, TV, corporate videos, courses and conferences.