The scale of projects we advise on have the potential to change people’s lives materially. As such, stakeholder management and public participation is a critical service that we offer across our advisory mandates. This is undertaken in compliance with international best practice such as required by the IFC. Stakeholder management is a critical business risk at all stages of a project. This is an area that we see significant divergence between lender expectations and in-country requirements and is an area prone to objections and appeals in terms of legal process or international best practice. More than a risk, Kongiwe approaches stakeholder management as a key opportunity to include stakeholder knowledge in the identification, management and mitigation of risks and opportunities and uses these processes to forge lifecycle engagement. This is specifically designed to develop the all-important social licence to operate.