Our Practice Areas

At Synergy, we partner with you on human rights projects that put people first. Conducted with the utmost sensitivity and compassion, our work includes human rights impact assessments, grievance resolution processes, and equipping your organisation with skills and guidance to better address these issues more confidently going forward.

Human Rights & Business Products:

• Human Rights Risk Assessment (HRRA)
• Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA)
• Supply Chain Mapping & Supply Chain Due Diligence
• Site-Level and Corporate Human Rights Due Diligence
• Human Rights Policy Development & Expert Guidance
• Security and Human Rights Assessment
• Conflict Assessment
• Labour Rights Assessment
• Gender-Based Risk Assessment and Management
• Grievance Mechanism Design and Operationalisation
• Community Mediation
• Monitoring & Advisory on Access to Remedy
• Human Rights Training & Capacity Building
• Independent Investigation & Monitoring

Our ethical approach to land access ensures fair, transparent, and meaningful participation for those involved, helping you secure community permission by highlighting the mutual benefits your development projects bring to local communities.

Communities, Land & Livelihoods Products:

• Socio-Economic Baseline & Social Mapping
• Community & Household Data Collection & Inventories
• Perception Surveys
• Social Impact Assessment (SIA)
• Social and Biodiversity Impact Assessment (SBIA)
• Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF)
• Resettlement Action Plan (RAP)
• Livelihood Restoration Plan (LRP)
• Free, Prior & Informed Consent (FPIC) Process Design & Implementation
• Spatial Mapping, Demographics and Influx Monitoring & Forecasts
• Project-Induced Influx Risk Assessment & Management
• Household Food Security & Vulnerability Assessments
• Gender Assessment (including GBV/SEA/SH Risk Assessment)
• Ecosystem Services & Livelihoods
• Cultural Heritage & Archaeological Assessments
• GISTM-Compliant Social Baselines & Impact Assessments
• Emergency Preparedness Assessment, Modelling & Advisory
• Procurement, Human Resources & Local Content
• Socio-Economic Transitions
• Social Performance / Resettlement Audits
• Social Performance / Resettlement Trainings
• Social Management Systems’ Development & Integration
• Social Risk Management & Advisory Services

Environmental, Health & Safety Management Products:

• Geographic Information Systems, Drones & Remote Sensing: Mapping, Monitoring & Forecasts
• Environmental & Social Impact Assessments (ESIAs)
• Environmental & Social Management Plan (ESMP)
• Environmental and Social Due Diligence (ESDD)
• Community Health, Safety and Security Risk Assessments
• HSE Assessments
• Health & Safety Management Systems
• Environmental Management Systems

We understand that challenges in stakeholder relationships can sometimes escalate. At Synergy, we act as an open and honest mediator, working to identify amicable solutions and foster constructive future relations. We ensure all voices are heard while navigating sensitive issues, often in complex or high-stakes environments.

Stakeholders & Partnerships Products:

• Stakeholder Engagement Planning
• Stakeholder Engagement & Capacity-Building
• Development of Co-Design Processes & Implementation Support
• Design and Facilitation of Multi-Stakeholder Engagement Processes
• Design & Review of Benefit-Sharing Mechanism
• Systems Mapping (Stakeholders, Institutional Systems, Processes)
• Facilitation and Design of Collaborative Governance Platforms