Services

Regulatory Compliance

We assist organisations in navigating complex regulatory frameworks, ensuring adherence to environmental laws and standards. Our expertise extends to securing permits and approvals for projects, streamlining the often-convoluted permitting process.

Impact assessments are conducted to evaluate the environmental consequences of projects, aiding in risk mitigation and sustainable planning.

CEHRT also excels in managing these assessments, overseeing the entire process, and finally, we provide robust reporting, maintaining transparency and accountability throughout environmental projects. These encompass:

• Preliminary Environmental Assessment (PEA)
• Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA)
• Sustainability/ESG Reporting
• Fisheries Impact Assessment
• Health Impact Assessment
• Livelihood Impact Assessment

Advisory Services and Research

CEHRT specializes in environmental and social advisory and research services and plays a crucial role in assisting businesses, organizations, and governments in navigating sustainability challenges and improving their environmental and social performance. The advisory services that CEHRT provides include:

• Transaction advisory
• Environmental permitting advisory
• Sustainability advisory for ESG best practice
• Integration of ESG consideration into business models
• Environmental and Social Feasibility of Projects

Policy, Strategy, Plan and Procedure Development

CEHRT’s work also involves the development and review of sector-specific policies, strategies, plans, and procedures for both companies and the state, ensuring compliance with both local and international legal and institutional requirements, and environmental, social, health and safety standards including Ghanaian environmental laws, ISO standards, and World Bank policies and requirements. The range of policies, strategies, plans and procedures that we develop includes:

• Strategic Environment and Social Assessment
• Environmental and Social Management Framework
• Resettlement Policy Framework
• Environmental and Social Management Plan
• Resettlement Action Plan
• Livelihood Restoration Plan
• Gender Action Plan
• Labour Management Plan
• Stakeholder Engagement Plan
• Decommissioning Plan
• Environmental and Social Management System
• Sustainability Policy and Strategy
• Sector Specific National Action Plans
• Sector Specific National Policies

Due Diligence, Compliance Audit and Supervision

This service involves conducting thorough assessments to evaluate an organization’s adherence to regulations and compliance standards. It also includes meticulous reviews of existing environmental practices and procedures, identifying potential risks and liabilities.

CEHRT’s expert team provides actionable recommendations to ensure compliance and to mitigate environmental and social risks. Moreover, our supervision component ensures ongoing monitoring and oversight to maintain compliance and promote sustainable environmental practices within the organization. The highlights of this service include:

• Environmental and Social Safeguards Compliance Audit (mid-term/post-project)
• Environmental and Social Due Diligence on behalf of Financial Intermediaries
• Safeguards Compliance Assessment
• Resettlement Audit

Baseline Survey and Monitoring and Evaluation

Our baseline surveys provide a detailed understanding of the environmental, social, and other related conditions of a site, which is critical for effective site management and compliance with local, national, and international regulations.

In addition to the comprehensive baseline surveys, ongoing monitoring is essential for tracking changes over time, ensuring that the site remains compliant with regulations, and allowing for timely adjustments in management practices to mitigate any potential impacts. We collect and analyse data on:

• Air quality monitoring and analysis
• Noise level monitoring and analysis
• Water and effluent quality analysis
• Socio-economic evaluation
• Traffic baseline study/impact assessment
• Health baseline study/impact assessment
• Livelihood baseline studies
• Biodiversity survey
• Hydrological survey

Community/Stakeholder Engagement Relationship Management

We prioritize building enduring relationships with stakeholders by adopting a systematic approach. This involves identifying stakeholders, understanding their needs, and executing engagement strategies throughout the project lifecycle, from inception to decommissioning.

Effective stakeholder relationship management is integral to our client’s projects, and we dedicate substantial efforts to nurture these connections. We offer fit-for-purpose stakeholder engagement solutions, including:

• Stakeholder mapping
• Stakeholder engagement planning and implementation
• Community investment planning and implementation
• Facilitation of workshops and meetings with internal and external stakeholders

E&S Management Plan Implementation Support

CEHRT offers comprehensive support for implementing E&S Management Plans, ensuring regulatory compliance, and minimizing risks and impacts. Our services include managing E&S Management Plans, conducting regular inspections, preparing compliance reports, and facilitating stakeholder communication on behalf of clients.