Carbon & Sustainability
Nature and climate frameworks, delivered by specialists
We deliver TNFD and SBTN assessments, EUDR due diligence, climate risk assessments across investment portfolios and greenhouse gas inventories. Our sustainability specialists work alongside our ecologists and remote sensing team, so our assessments can draw on site and satellite data and stand up to assurance.
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Why clients choose Okala for carbon and sustainability
Specialists for the standard
TNFD, SBTN, EUDR, GHG Protocol and CSRD, applied by specialists.
Ecological expertise
Where a framework needs site evidence, our biodiversity experts can design a data collection plan for your local teams, or provide support on the ground.
Ready for assurance
Outputs with a clear audit trail, written for regulators, investors and auditors.
Built around your deadline
Scoped to your reporting cycle, market access date or investment committee.
Services
TNFD Assessments
Assessments of nature-related risks, dependencies and impacts following the TNFD LEAP approach, for companies, investors and lenders.
SBTN Support
Support at any step of the SBTN process, from assessment and prioritisation to target setting, action and tracking, scoped to where you are and drawing on our biodiversity and geospatial data.
EUDR Due Diligence
Due diligence and evidence for deforestation-free supply to the EU, backed by satellite analysis delivered through NatureCube. We support national EUDR compliance in Benin and Togo.
Portfolio Climate & Nature Risk Assessments
Physical and transition climate risk and nature risk assessed across investment and operating portfolios. Recent work covered 14 countries for a large African industrial operator.
GHG Inventories
Scope 1, 2 and 3 inventories to the GHG Protocol, giving a reliable baseline for targets and disclosure.
Sustainability Reporting
Reporting aligned to CSRD, including ESRS E4 biodiversity disclosure.
E&S Due Diligence
Environmental and social reviews against the IFC Performance Standards to identify risks and decision points.
Gap Analyses & Audits
Audits against your chosen framework, with a prioritised action plan.
Carbon & ESG Advisory
Carbon strategy and ESG advice for regulated and investor contexts.
How we work
Understand
We start with the disclosure, target or market access requirement you need to meet.
Assess
We establish the baseline, whether greenhouse gas emissions, nature-related risks or gaps against a framework, drawing on site data where it is needed.
Advise
We turn the evidence into practical recommendations and management actions.
Report
We produce outputs aligned to the framework and support implementation and monitoring.
What our clients say
"We had a fantastic experience working with Okala, who supported us with camera trap surveys, including survey design, image processing and data analysis. They were extremely professional and communicative, delivering tagged images and access to their expert dashboard within a short space of time. We look forward to working with them on future projects."
"We have had a great experience working with Okala. The process has been constructive and efficient. We have appreciated the collaborative nature of the work and the level of expertise from the Okala team. It has been great to work with a like-minded team who share our values."
"We greatly appreciated Okala's ability to adapt to the specific demands of the mining industry. Their flexibility and responsiveness enabled the timely delivery of key project components. The dashboard training session was very well received by our client, and the platform itself has proven to be an effective tool for visualizing the results of camera-trap monitoring. We look forward to continuing and expanding our collaboration with Okala."
"This was an ambitious project where we could put AI to the test at very large scales. Okala's data platform allowed us to verify AI outputs and rapidly interact with the data using the intuitive interface."
"Okala's expert gap analysis and guidance have greatly advanced Fura's progress towards reaching our sustainability goals. Their professionalism and insight into biodiversity and carbon management exceeded our expectations."
"Okala delivered cutting edge biodiversity, carbon and social baselines to understand how a 300,000 ha forestry concession in Gabon could be managed for sustainable development."
"Minimising biodiversity impact is an increasing challenge for our sector. Okala provided unrivalled transparency and reporting for our early-stage industrial project in Rwanda."
"Okala delivered high-quality biodiversity baselines in just six months using eDNA, bioacoustics and camera traps. Their work will allow us to calculate the biodiversity value of the forest to inform land-management."
