Social Impact Advisory

Specialist support for the infrastructure, energy & development sectors in Australia & Asia Pacific

  • 60+ client projects

    Demonstrated track record in Australia & the Asia Pacific region

  • Specialist team

    Consultants & collaborators who are social impact, evaluation & engagement specialists

  • Industry experts

    In-depth knowledge of the sectors we operate in

More than a Public Relations Exercise

As an organisation involved in transformative projects, you need to go beyond social performance compliance and ESG tick box exercises. Social impact is more than a public relations exercise.

Your focus needs to be on generating positive impact and creating social value that matters to people.

Otherwise, you put your projects & company at risk of:

  • Unrealized community benefits

  • Schedule pressures & delays

  • Regulatory non-compliance

  • Loss of reputation & investors

  • Failure to obtain community acceptance

  • Project value going unseen

Leave behind a positive community impact you can be proud of. Leverage our team of experts to help you confidently navigate the complexities of this specialist area.

Enhance your Public Perception while Producing Meaningful Change

When you work with us, you can put your mind at ease knowing you have experts in your corner. We support our clients to understand their social impact, reduce social risks & maximise social value.

 

Leverage our specialist knowledge

• We are familiar with government legislation, assessment frameworks & relevant standards across jurisdictions in the Asia Pacific region.

• We understand how to help you generate positive social impact, as well as how to capture & measure the social value and community benefits you create.

• We have specific expertise in the public safety & social inclusion aspects of infrastructure operations, including for women & other vulnerable population groups.

 
 

Flexible and collaborative

• We offer flexibility for our clients & don’t require retainers or minimum hours.

• We are known for our ability to hit the ground running & deliver in short timeframes. We also love a challenge & can offer emergency onsite and temporary support for stakeholder engagement during peak workloads for in-house teams.

• We have developed and have a track record of successfully deploying rapid social impact assessment methodologies.

 
 

Practical and solutions-focused

• We pragmatically work with you to identify what’s working, what’s not, and what solutions to put in place.

• We can quickly identify where there are social risks that need to be mitigated—helping you devise a plan that addresses those challenges in a systematic way.

 

Who we work with

Infrastructure

Energy

Development

Government and multilateral organisations

 

Our Services

 
  • We assist with a full suite of social impact assessment services as part of project approvals & feasibility stages.

  • We help our clients to capture & measure the social value they create.

  • For clients delivering projects, we offer ongoing social performance monitoring & assurance reporting.

  • We can evaluate social programs to help you understand your impact and opportunities for improvement.

  • We provide development and reporting support for strategies that aim to deliver positive social impact and maximise community benefits.

  • We can provide our people as temporary community engagement personnel or to fill long-term advisor roles in social performance.

 
 

Meet the Social Impax Team

Led by Managing Director, Rebecca Roebuck, the Social Impax team of consultants & collaborators support private and public sector organisations across Australia & the Asia Pacific region.

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How to Get Started

Complete our contact form or simply give us a call

Our Work

Project:

Mid Term Review of the Community Benefits Sharing Pilot associated with the Tina River Hydropower Project, Solomon Islands

Client:

The Tina River Hydropower Project (TRHP) aims to increase the share of renewable energy in the Solomon Islands by constructing a 15-megawatt hydropower plant that will increase the amount of renewable energy in the Honiara national grid. It is the first Public-Private Partnership in the Solomon Islands used to deliver a major infrastructure project.

Task:

We were engaged to conduct a Mid Term Review of the Community Benefits Sharing Pilot (CBSP) associated with the TRHP.

SIMNA Awards finalist Social Impact Measurement
Tina River Hydropower Development Project
Hydropower image in Solomon Islands

The Mid Term Review objectives included:

  • examining implementation progress,

  • making recommendations for adjustment, and

  • reviewing the project strategy and its risk to sustainability.

What is social impact?

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