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SOUTH AFRICA
Reviewing and Strengthening a Flagship Social Impact Initiative
Companies investing in flagship social initiatives need to ensure strategic focus and investment effectiveness. We supported a leading global mining company to review and refine the strategy of one of its flagship impact initiatives, founded to tackle complex social problems like unemployment and poverty. We developed a refined vision for collective impact, focusing on economic diversification at regional level and set out…
INDONESIA
Developing A Social Impact And CSR Strategy Framework
Companies operating in resource-intensive sectors often rely on ad-hoc CSR efforts, limiting their ability to drive long-term community impact. We supported an Indonesian mining company to develop a Social Impact framework based on its new pillars of social impact. The updated framework and tools enabled the Social Impact team to move beyond ad-hoc grants and project-based CSR to more…
Peru
Developing Sustainability Strategies for Financial Service Providers
Financial institutions need to refine their sustainability strategies, to position sustainability as a driver of growth and competitive advantage. We supported one of Peru’s largest financial services providers to refine its sustainability strategy by developing a clear strategic narrative and aligning leadership through multi-day workshops with senior executives. Dalberg’s clear executive narrative led to practical initiatives and stronger internal buy-in on sustainability priorities.
LATIN AMERICA
Developing Climate Finance Strategies for Financial Institutions
Financial institutions are under increasing pressure to embed sustainability into their core business models while capturing emerging climate finance opportunities. We supported a group of 5 leading financial institutions in Latin America to assess progress toward net-zero emissions, design bank-specific sustainability strategies and climate finance products, and align leadership through targeted advisory and workshops. This enabled institutions to position sustainability as…
INDIA
Supporting a Multi-Stakeholder Initiative to Improve Farmer Livelihoods
Improving smallholder farmer incomes depends on effective coordination across public, private, and community actors, which needs strong governance, alignment, and facilitation. Dalberg serves as Secretariat for an India-based consortium driving strategy execution, governance, performance management, and partnerships. Dalberg’s support has enabled stronger partner alignment, USD multi-million commitments from new partners, and effective implementation of programs reaching >26,000 farmers and achieving living incomes by 2030.
MEXICO
Managing a Collective Action Initiative
Improving labor conditions in agricultural supply chains requires coordinated action across companies, funders, and local actors, which is often hindered by fragmented efforts and weak governance. We serve as Secretariat for the Mexico Sugarcane Collective, leading strategic facilitation, governance transition, and coordination across global brands (PepsiCo, Mars, Nestlé), funders, NGOs, and mills. Dalberg’s support has enabled stronger alignment…
MEXICO
Redesigning Governance for a Private Sector Collective
Private sector collectives need tailored governance structures, improving their ability to align stakeholders and drive impact at scale. We supported the Mexico Sugarcane Collective led by PepsiCo, Mars and Nestlé to redesign its governance model by clarifying roles, strengthening ways of working, and enhancing monitoring, reporting, and learning systems. This enabled the Collective to operate more strategically, improve coordination across partners, and establish a clear roadmap to advance worker conditions…
GLOBAL
Measuring the Business Value of Sustainability Investments
Companies often struggle to quantify the business value of sustainability investments, limiting their ability to prioritize and embed them into core operations. We supported a global Fortune 500 Food & Beverage company to develop a standardized methodology and toolkit to measure the impact and business value of sustainability investments. Dalberg’s support helped teams articulate business cases through a common language, align sustainability and business functions and strengthen senior level buy-in and decision-making.
GLOBAL
Developing Sustainable Sourcing And Impact Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification Frameworks
Companies operating in agricultural value chains are under increasing pressure to embed livelihoods into sourcing strategies while demonstrating measurable impact through robust Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification. We are supporting a leading global food & beverage company to define a sustainable sourcing and farmer livelihoods strategy, identifying priority geographies and crops for the greatest impact, and developing frameworks to track and report the impact. Dalberg’s work ensures that farmer resilience becomes a sustained and measurable part…
INDIA
Analyzing the Future of India’s News Ecosystem
Media ecosystems are rapidly evolving with digitalization, creating challenges in sustaining high-quality, accessible, and diverse news. We supported a global technology company to assess the current and future landscape of the news publishing industry in India by analyzing untapped customer segments and consumption trends specific to LMIC markets, modeling publisher economics across English, Hindi, and…
GLOBAL
Developing a Supplier Sustainability Platform Roadmap
Companies need to build more resilient, low-carbon supply chains while enabling their suppliers to access the tools and resources required to reduce emissions. We supported a Fortune 500 Tech company to design an industry-wide platform by assessing supplier capabilities, mapping existing solutions, and developing a roadmap covering governance, partnerships, and funding. This enabled the launch of a…
GLOBAL
Developing an Access to Care Strategy and Market Playbook
Health-tech companies face challenges in scaling access to innovations in underserved markets while aligning global ambition with local market realities. We supported a leading European health-tech company to define its access to care strategy by identifying strategic priorities across customer segments, geographies, business models, and offerings, and developing a playbook for market-level execution. This enabled the client…
GLOBAL
Assessing Market Entry and Business Models for a Healthcare Asset
Pharmaceutical companies often need support to assess commercial viability and define business models to expand access to new therapies across LMIC markets. We supported a leading pharmaceutical company to evaluate market opportunities for a dengue asset by analyzing demand, competitive dynamics, and barriers to adoption, and assessing pathways across large travelers’ markets including Singapore, Brazil, and the U.S. This informed the client’s investment decision and…
AMERICAS, INDIA, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
Refreshing Corporate Philanthropy Strategy in Maternal Care
Corporate foundations seek to align their philanthropy with strategic markets and populations. We supported Merck for Mothers to refresh its strategy by assessing existing programs, benchmarking the maternal health landscape, and developing strategic options and an impact modelling tool to prioritize investments. This enabled the organization to focus resources on high-impact interventions improving access to care in…
INDIA
Smart maps for smart cities urban India’s $8 Billion+ opportunity
We quantified how Smart Maps could help India’s cities save 13,000 lives, gain 8 billion USD, and reduce 1 million metric tons of carbon emissions a year. Through analysis of specific use cases, interviews and modelling we worked to accurately estimate potential value gain from improved digital mapping.
Agriculture & Food Systems
Dalberg has worked on over 150 projects advocating, understanding, and helping to solve the problems facing the agriculture sector at a local and international level.
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Cities & Infrastructure
We work with diverse urban actors to help cities define purposeful goals and plans, identify challenges, collaborate through global networks, and adapt to change continuously.
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Climate & Environment
The path to climate resilience demands more than isolated interventions. It calls for systemic change that links equity, finance, governance, and innovation.
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Conflict, Security & Humanitarian Action
Dalberg helps clients design effective strategies, establish new partnerships, identify innovative financing sources, and improve aid delivery for effective humanitarian responses.
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Digital & Data
Dalberg partners with public and private actors to use digital technology to increase impact, create sustainable value, and reduce costs.
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Education to Employment
Dalberg partners with educational institutions, corporations, foundations, NGOs, and governments to strengthen the education to employment pathway.
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Energy
As advisors, we help our clients unlocks solutions that increase the supply of economically viable, environmentally sustainable, socially equitable energy.
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Finance & Investment
Dalberg partners with public and private actors to expand access to high-quality financial services for underserved communities and businesses.
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Gender Equity
Dalberg works with public and private actors to empower people of all genders and socioeconomic backgrounds to participate fully in economic, political, and social life.
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Health & Nutrition
Dalberg works with governments, donors, the private sector, and NGOs to achieve positive outcomes in global health and nutrition in the world’s most underserved regions.
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Justice, Equity & Mobility
Dalberg’s Justice, Equity, and Economic Mobility practice is dedicated to building a more equitable and just society for all people in the United States.
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Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL)
We design evaluations, develop questionnaires, implement complex data collections, analyze and report. Where we hit our limits, we work with a strong network of partners.
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Organizational Effectiveness
We support mission-driven organizations across the public, private, and non-profit sectors to design and implement initiatives that strengthen their organizational foundations.
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Policy & Advocacy
Government policies play a crucial role in advancing – or impeding – economic well-being and human rights. We help clients seize political opportunities and confront constraints.
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Responsible Business
Responsible Business practice supports companies in navigating the complexities of integrating sustainability and social responsibility into their core operations.
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Strategy
We help public and private sector organizations design strategies to maximize impact across organizations, programs, and markets.
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Talent & Leadership
At Dalberg, we believe investing in leaders is a force multiplier. Strategy-linked and results-driven solutions can build strong teams and enable high performance.
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Water & Sanitation
Dalberg works with governments, NGOs, businesses, and foundations to address the infrastructure, behavior, and policy drivers of complex water challenges.
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After a year before the end of the administration, we began the process of planning the new non-profit. Without its support, we would have gotten off to a much rockier start. Dalberg was thoughtful, responsive, and detail-oriented, reassuring, and were great teachers. It’s been a blessing working with them.
Office of First Lady
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The project team was always on top of the assignments and engaged very well with all the stakeholders. Work produced was of very high quality. They have attention to detail, depth of knowledge in the subject, and timely delivery.
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Working with the Dalberg team is always a pleasure. They consistently deliver high-quality work on time and within budget, while also going above and beyond to support us in shaping the terms of reference for our collaborations to ensure our expectations are aligned. Their approach builds on their unique strengths in a way that complements our own and ensures cost-efficiency. Beyond their technical excellence, the team stands out for their thoughtfulness and ability to navigate complex organizational dynamics with ease. They have a keen understanding of unspoken challenges and consistently offer constructive, unifying solutions. It’s always a joy to partner with them.
