ABOUT US

Ergo is a global advisory firm on natural resources and economic and social performance. We support companies, governments and development organisations facing policy and operational challenges in these fields.

 

We specialise in innovative approaches, analytical rigor and practical advice. We lead across the value chain, from strategy to implementation and from operations to decommissioning.

OUR SERVICES

We offer creative and thorough solutions to a wide range of strategic challenges in the fields of natural resources, economic and social development.

REGIONAL PLANNING

Unlocking economic potential

REGIONAL PLANNING

Specialist process of economic and spatial design encompassing key investment and development considerations. Growth poles and corridors. Development blueprints.

IMPACT ASSESSMENT

What gets measured gets managed

IMPACT ASSESSMENT

Custom socioeconomic assessment of company and country at local and national levels. Direct, indirect, and induced effects, and their implications for projects and people.

POLITICAL RISK ANALYSIS

Understand and minimise

POLITICAL RISK ANALYSIS

Sovereign risk analysis including considerations both exogenous and endogenous to investments. Country strategy and risk mitigation plans.

SOCIAL PERFORMANCE

It's always about the people

SOCIAL PERFORMANCE

Assessment, design and implementation of community development and livelihood restoration strategies and programs. Local business development.

IMPACT DELIVERY MECHANISMS

The right organisation to succeed

IMPACT DELIVERY MECHANISMS

We conceive, set up and run organisations including foundations, special funds, trusts, or development corporations. Effective, lean and sustainable.

INVESTMENT ATTRACTION

Bring the capital in

INVESTMENT ATTRACTION

Policy and regulatory analysis. Opportunity diagnostic; investment prioritisation; investment blueprints; and road shows.

CONSENSUS BUILDING

You have a story to tell

CONSENSUS BUILDING

Strategic communications built around project fundamentals, risk profile and overall country strategy. Project narrative and advocacy.

ECONOMIC LINKAGES

The value of synergies

ECONOMIC LINKAGES

We maximise local content in labour and supply chains. Win-win solutions. Multi-user and multi-purpose infrastructure like rail, port, power, accommodation.

Connected & influential

Thought-leaders in economic development, natural resources and social performance. Cutting-edge. Agenda-shaping. Far-reaching.

Modern and insightful, RAW Talks stands at the forefront of the global debate on natural resource policy and economics.

Inspired by the same convictions, values and leadership, RAW Talks and Ergo are two sides of the same coin. A think-tank and a do-tank.

Visit rawtalks.org

HOW WE WORK

Ergo believes in the power of planning. In the value of synergies. In the transformative potential of aligning stakeholder incentives.

 

We are committed to innovation and analytical rigour in every assignment we undertake. We translate complex on-the-ground challenges into straightforward and actionable advice. Our products are clear, practical and effective.

 

We have built a flexible operating model. We tailor teams to each assignment, typically involving 2 to 6 functional specialists under the direct leadership of our two founding partners.

MARK SLADE

Partner

>15 years crafting initiatives to maximise economic impact through policy, procedure and practice. Advisor to leaders and senior executives.

NICOLAS DI BOSCIO

Managing Partner

Leading expertise in resource policy and economics, with >20 years’ experience in private, public and multilateral sectors. Strategy, management and advocacy.

OUR PORTFOLIO

Track record designing and delivering innovative products and practical solutions to economic and social challenges facing the private and public sectors.

 

We bring together global and local knowledge to target projects’ specific circumstances. Long experience in challenging political and socioeconomic environments.

GET IN TOUCH

Do you have a potential project you’d like to discuss or simply want to get in touch?

Send us an email at: info@ergostrategygroup.com or use the contact form below.