Services

RJ Kent Consulting provides specialist advisory on human rights, social impact and responsible business practice in the natural resources and energy transition sectors.

Areas of Expertise

Siventeen years of applied experience across non-profit, industry and multilateral organisations.

Human Rights ESG Natural Resources Energy Transition Community Mediation

Social Risk

On-Site Human Rights Due Diligence

Comprehensive on-site HRDD assessments at industrial mines and processing facilities, including worker interviews, community consultations and review of management systems against the UNGPs and OECD Guidelines.

  • HRDD
  • Mining
  • UNGPs

Social Risk

ESG & Social Risk Assessment

Environmental, social and governance assessments covering social-risk identification, impact assessment and recommendations for strengthening management systems.

  • ESG
  • Social Risk
  • Reporting

Social Risk

Human Rights Investigations

Field-based investigations into human rights impacts in extractive-industry contexts, including documentation of community impacts, interviews and analysis against international human-rights standards.

  • Field Research
  • Human Rights
  • Extractives

Social Risk

Community Mediation & Grievance Processes

Mediation with communities concerning Free, Prior & Informed Consent, grievances related to involuntary resettlement, and aspirational development issues

  • Mediation
  • Community Engagement
  • Grievances

Social Risk

Involuntary Resettlement & Land Rights

Assessment and advisory on involuntary resettlement, land-rights impacts and alignment with IFC Performance Standard 5 and the Equator Principles.

  • Resettlement
  • Land Rights
  • IFC PS5

Social Risk

Responsible Supply Chain Assessment

Human-rights and social-risk assessment across integrated value chains in Africa and Latin America, from mine site to processing facility.

  • Supply Chains
  • Africa
  • Latin America

Social Risk

Policy Research & Analysis

Research and policy analysis on the social and human-rights dimensions of natural-resource extraction, energy transition and mineral supply chains.

  • Policy Research
  • Multilateral
  • Energy Transition

Social Risk

Governance & Corruption Risk Assessment

Assessment of governance and corruption risks in natural-resource extraction, including community benefit sharing and local procurement practices.

  • Governance
  • Anti-Corruption
  • Benefit Sharing

Social Risk

Advocacy Strategy & Communications

Evidence-based advocacy and communications support around human rights and responsible business issues in the natural-resources sector.

  • Advocacy
  • Communications
  • Civil Society

Whether you are navigating operational risk, community grievances or responsible-sourcing expectations, let us discuss the right approach.

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