We work with developers and key stakeholders to design and develop social impact commitments that are innovative, credible, impactful, and deliverable as part of bids and project development processes.

This includes:

• Advice on workforce, First Nations and local content commitments

• Development of realistic delivery pathways

• Alignment with project procurement and timelines

• Strengthening bid quality and deliverability

• Developing innovative delivery approaches and partnerships

We help proponents understand, de-risk, measure, model and develop strategies and partnerships to ensure they meet their project commitments and targets.

This includes CIS, Access Rights, LTSA and other funding, approval and ESG-related obligations.

This includes:

• Review of CIS, Access Rights and other project commitments so there is a clear understanding and agreement of what they are.

• Identification of delivery risks and gaps, and the development of strategies to address them

• Embedding commitments into contractor scopes and supporting collaborative delivery approaches

• Developing and embedding monitoring and reporting frameworks, and building contractor capability to deliver them.

Focus: Reducing delivery risk and ensuring commitments can be achieved in practice.

We work with developers, EPC contractors and subcontractors to design and deliver training and workforce strategies and employment pathways for locals, particularly for First Nations workers women and youth.

This includes:

• Workforce planning aligned to project stages

• Training and employment pathways

• Developing partnerships with local TAFES or other training providers

• First Nations training and employment programs

• Women in renewables initiatives

• Retention-focused strategies and pathways to ongoing employment

• Contractor and partner coordination, capacity building and support

Focus: creating pathways that lead to real employment outcomes and professional development opportunities, not just short-term jobs.

We support the development of respectful, practical and outcome-focused partnerships with First Nations organisations, businesses and communities.

This includes:

• Identifying local First Nations stakeholders and potential partners

• Listening and learning about local strengths, needs and aspirations.

• Developing, facilitating and supporting partnership models and agreements

• Co-designing and delivering training, employment and business pathways

• Supporting self-determined approaches

• Aligning opportunities with community priorities

Focus: empowerment, participation and long-term positive outcomes.

We help clients design procurement approaches that create stronger local and First Nations participation, leading to increased social and economic benefit across project supply chains.

This includes:

• Developing social procurement frameworks

• Integrating social procurement into the broader procurement processes

• Embedding contractor targets and accountability mechanisms into contracts

• Identification of local and First Nations businesses and social enterprises

• Support and capacity building for businesses and social enterprises to access project opportunities

• Designing and delivering monitoring and reporting systems

We support developers and partners to design community benefit approaches that create meaningful and lasting local value.

This includes:

• Community benefit strategies

• Community benefit fund c0-design

• Governance and decision-making models

• Community-led and place-based approaches

• Benefit sharing and co-investment options

• Implementation pathways for long-term impact

• Partnership development

This work is informed by national-leading experience in community development, benefit sharing, community energy and community-led transition models.

Strong outcomes often depend on innovation and strong partnerships.

We work with developers and key stakeholders to design and develop innovative ideas and identify, develop and broker partnership opportunities to deliver them.

This includes:

• Facilitating co-design workshops

• Identifying and brokering partnerships

• Clarifying roles and expectations, including MOUs

• Aligning expectations, identifying risks and supporting communication

• Supporting delivery during implementation

• Resolving challenges as they arise and strengthening relationships