Who we are
We are Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Consulting (ESIA Consulting).
Our main focus is to provide high quality, customized environmental and social consulting services in Latin America and the Caribbean. We support our clients in developing sustainable and inclusive projects, providing innovative solutions from design, construction, and operation, to improve life on the planet. Our services have a positive impact as a key contribution to managing climate change and natural disaster risks.
We work closely with our clients to develop customized solutions according to their specific needs, providing results for their growth and continuous improvement.
Our team
We have a team of professionals with expertise in various fields and with extensive experience in the preparation of environmental and social studies for projects financed by International Financial Institutions, as well as in the performance of Environmental and Social Due Diligence (ESDD). Our extensive knowledge of the environmental and social policies of the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), World Bank (WB), International Finance Corporation (IFC), European Investment Bank (EIB) and Equator Principles (EP) allow us to support our clients in the most cost-effective way.
We work every day to satisfy our clients, and to provide them with personalized and high-quality assistance and services. With our experts trained in Multilateral Banking and with an extensive professional background, we ensure a personalized work to each client and their satisfaction with the quality of each product delivered in the required time.
Our main team of professionals have expertise in key areas, such as:
Environmental Management
Occupational Health
Involuntary Resettlement
Disaster Risk and Climate Change
Social Management
Biodiversity
Indigenous Peoples
Human Rights
Occupational Safety
Human Resources
Gender and Inclusion
Cultural Heritage
Our Geographic Presence
Our main office (HQ) is located at Silver Spring, Maryland, in the United States. We also have a presence in Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Panama, Costa Rica, Bolivia and the Dominican Republic. In addition, we have a network of professionals in most Latin American and Caribbean countries.
Our approach
At ESIA Consulting we adopt a personalized and high-quality consulting approach, supporting our clients in the development of sustainable and inclusive projects to improve life on the planet. We offer quality environmental and social consulting services that provide, innovative solutions for the design, construction, and operation of projects. Our services have a positive impact as a key contribution to climate change and natural disaster risk.
We work closely with our clients to develop customized solutions according to their specific needs, providing solutions for their growth and continuous improvement.
Our Mission
Our mission at ESIA Consulting is to assist our clients in sustainable growth and continuous improvement by providing them with high-quality environmental and social consulting services, contributing to the development of sustainable and inclusive projects to improve life on the planet.
Our Vision
Our vision at ESIA Consulting is to be a company of international prestige in environmental and social consulting services, and to provide timely and quality solutions to the environmental and social technical challenges of our clients.
Our Values
The core values that guide the work of ESIA Consulting are essential to building trusting relationships with our clients and among our professional team:
RESPONSIBILITY
We are responsible for fulfilling our services in accordance with the terms of the contract established with our clients, respecting the applicable regulations. We are responsible for carrying out our activities, respecting the environment and the people.
INTEGRITY
ESIA Consulting is committed to honesty, ethics, and transparency in all its activities, actions, and decisions.
EQUALITY AND INCLUSION
We promote equity and inclusion in all our activities, promoting opportunities for all.
IMPARTIALITY
We make decisions based on merit and objectivity, without prejudice or favoritism.
DISCRETION
We respect confidentiality and handle information responsibly.
ESIA Consulting LLC’s Integrated Environmental and Social Management Policy
ESIA Consulting LLC is aware that environmental protection, sustainable management of natural resources, good working practices and working conditions, protection of workers’ health and positive engagement with communities are fundamental for the execution of successful projects.
Therefore, ESIA Consulting LLC’s Integrated Environmental and Social Management Policy (ESMP) commits to cooperate with our clients in the development of sustainable and inclusive projects to improve life on the planet, offering quality environmental and social consulting services, providing innovative solutions, integrating the best international practices for the design, construction, and operation of projects, including climate change considerations.
ESIA Consulting LLC is committed to provide our environmental and social consulting services based on the following fundamental principles:
We are committed to honesty, ethics, and transparency in all our activities, actions, and decisions.
We promote our responsibility to perform with diligence our services in accordance with the terms of the contract established with our customers, respecting the applicable regulations. We are responsible for carrying out our activities, respecting the environment and the people.
We promote equity and inclusion in all our activities, promoting opportunities for all.
We make decisions based on merit and objectivity, without bias or favoritism.
We respect confidentiality and handle information responsibly.
We maintain respectful communications with our customers and among our employees.
We promote fair treatment, non-discrimination on any grounds (e.g. gender, sexual orientation or gender identity, culture, religion, race, etc.) and equal opportunities for employees.
We prevent the use of child labor and forced labor (as defined by the International Labor Organization).
We support the principles of freedom of association and collective bargaining of our workers.
We responsibly manage complaints and grievances from our customers, client workers, contractors, suppliers, and other interested parties.
We prevent and don’t tolerate sexual and gender-based violence, including sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse, and when incidents of sexual and gender-based violence occur, we respond to them promptly.
We respect and protect the fundamental principles and rights and the universal human rights of workers.
We comply with all applicable legal and regulatory requirements, and other requirements to which it subscribes in relation to Environmental, Social, Labor and Working Conditions, Occupational Health, and Safety.
We promote fair, safe and healthy working conditions and the health of workers.
We continuously improve our Integrated Environmental and Social Management System (ESMS).
This policy applies to all ESIA Consulting LLC personnel, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, and other interested parties involved in the execution of ESIA Consulting LLC activities. This policy will be communicated to all applicable personnel described above and will be publicly available.