Sunil K Choukiker
Director
However, to unlock limitless growth and advancement, the industry needs to overcome the challenges posed by lack of awareness among businesses, restricted availability of reliable data points, and the evolving landscape of regulatory affairs. Tackling these challenges expertly is the Gurugram-based ES Safeguardsan ISO 9001:2015 & ISO 14001:2015 certified professionally managed consulting firm. Specializing in environmental, social, health and safety planning, governance, sustainable development and management of environmental and energy resources in developing countries; the firm, led by dynamic and seasoned technocrats, stands at the precipice of revolutionizing the industry.
Specialists in ESG Consulting
A privately owned firm, ES Safeguards stands out for its agility and forward-thinking attitude developed by the experienced leadership of the firm that brings core consulting experience from the developing world, particularly the Asia-Pacific region.
The firm offers an assortment of consulting services ranging from ESG planning to design, and compliance monitoring to capacity building. The services are aimed towards solving critical and multidimensional international business challenges with the core of the issues being ESG compliance. Encompassing everything from theoretical to conceptual frameworks, ES Safeguards’ services focus on complex analysis of business issues, while being centered upon the objective of opening the path for practical solutions that are long range, and can be executed with optimal costs.
“At ES Safeguards, we are on the mission to ensure planning and compliance with environmental, health, safety and social safeguards in the process of sustainable development by providing technical and project management services of the highest professional standards. To achieve this mission, we provide services tailored to meet the specific needs and requirements of our clients by coordinating closely with them and our partners spread across countries where we are operational, and drawing support and additional resources from our inhouse experts”, shares Sunil.
Along with the team of vibrant young thinkers, the firm also gains a competitive edge because of its pursuit of incorporating emerging technologies like AI in areas like identification and mitigation of emerging risks in its services from the point of planning to the final execution. The firm expertly harnesses the potential of advanced modeling tools and platforms for predicting ESG risks right at the beginning, during the planning phase, which helps ensure that the process of designing goes uninterrupted, and the design incorporates all the key measures needed to minimize all potential risks.
“ES Safeguards’ initiatives are characterized by three features: innovative thinking, practical recommendations, and smooth project management. Virtually all of our facilitated projects are implemented via participatory planning approaches. Our history of successful collaboration with local companies and civil societies has contributed to our reputation of excellence in project implementation and management”, adds Sunil.
Penetrating Global Markets
Armed with specialists and strengthened by professional networks and partnerships with educational, economic and social research organizations, public sector organizations, other consulting firms, non-government organizations and individual consultants, the firm offers comprehensive services to global organizations.
The firm extends its services to leading multilateral and bilateral agencies including the ADB, World Bank Group, AIIB, EIB, DFID, IFC, the UN agencies, KfW, JICA as well as other regional agencies present across the Asia and Pacific region. In addition to these, ES Safeguards’ solutions are also extensively utilized by governments of developing countries, the public and private sector, and investment institutes.
Sharing more about the firm’s professional prowess and the industries that it has impacted, Sunil shares “As one of the leading companies in ESG consulting domain, we have worked in all key infrastructure sectors including agriculture and natural resources, education, health, energy, ICT, transport, urban and rural infrastructure, and water and sanitation. Our work in these sectors for development partners was aligned with our mission to ensure safeguards planning and compliance in the process of sustainable development. Moreover, in all our projects, we seek to maximize local participation and ownership of projects because we feel that local support, understanding and participation guarantee sustainable progress long after a project is completed”.
In terms of geographical reach, the firm’s solutions are availed by leading organizations spread across developing nations including Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, India, Indonesia, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Niue, People’s Republic of China, Papua New Guinea, Palau, Pakistan, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Samoa, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor Leste, Tonga, Turkmenistan, and Viet Nam.
Journey and Future Aspirations
Beginning its journey with great aspirations of revolutionizing the ESG consulting domain with the purpose of driving impeccable planning and compliance across key verticals in which it deals, ES Safeguards has proved its mettle as a pioneering organization, and grown tremendously in the process. The firm attributes this success to its approach of adhering to the core principles of the organization. Resulting from this firm adherence to the bedrock philosophies upon which the firm was built, ES Safeguards has achieved significant milestones that have boosted the firm’s resolve in leaving no stone unturned to achieving its future aspirations.
“In the short span of time since we established operations, our successes such as competing with big multinational industry players from developed world who possess over 1000+ staff in their force and emerging victorious despite being among the youngest firm’s in the industry; as well as our exceptional feat of expanding our clientele from Asia to Europe are some key milestones that fuel us everyday. Moreover, our experience encompassing over 100 assignments focused on ESG and sustainability in 20+ countries fills us with motivation and confidence that helps us thrive in this landscape”, further adds Sunil.
Anticipating a positive and transformational shift in the ESG and sustainability consulting industry in coming years, the firm believes that key areas of change will include climate risk, zero-carbon emission, e-waste management, and social and ethical issues related to labor. Aligned with these expectations for the coming years, the firm aims to prepare for the changes to be introduced in these segments.
Along with preparing for potential industry reforms, the firm is actively working on new projects as well as initiatives with its bilateral and multilateral development partners within the Asia Pacific region where it has a firm grasp of key organizations as a trusted partner. These initiatives which the firm will be involved in will focus on ESG capacity building of state owned enterprises and corporates, paving the way for ES Safeguards to provide optimal solutions that drive organizational success.
Dedicated to offering unparalleled services and solutions to its clients while also proactively working towards driving industry-wide changes, ES Safeguards is on the fast-track to lead the ESG Consulting landscape.
Es Safeguards Has Achieved Significant Milestones That Have Boosted The Firm’s Resolve In Leaving No Stone Unturned To Achieving Its Future Aspirations
Penetrating Global Markets
Armed with specialists and strengthened by professional networks and partnerships with educational, economic and social research organizations, public sector organizations, other consulting firms, non-government organizations and individual consultants, the firm offers comprehensive services to global organizations.
The firm extends its services to leading multilateral and bilateral agencies including the ADB, World Bank Group, AIIB, EIB, DFID, IFC, the UN agencies, KfW, JICA as well as other regional agencies present across the Asia and Pacific region. In addition to these, ES Safeguards’ solutions are also extensively utilized by governments of developing countries, the public and private sector, and investment institutes.
Sharing more about the firm’s professional prowess and the industries that it has impacted, Sunil shares “As one of the leading companies in ESG consulting domain, we have worked in all key infrastructure sectors including agriculture and natural resources, education, health, energy, ICT, transport, urban and rural infrastructure, and water and sanitation. Our work in these sectors for development partners was aligned with our mission to ensure safeguards planning and compliance in the process of sustainable development. Moreover, in all our projects, we seek to maximize local participation and ownership of projects because we feel that local support, understanding and participation guarantee sustainable progress long after a project is completed”.
In terms of geographical reach, the firm’s solutions are availed by leading organizations spread across developing nations including Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, India, Indonesia, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Niue, People’s Republic of China, Papua New Guinea, Palau, Pakistan, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Samoa, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor Leste, Tonga, Turkmenistan, and Viet Nam.
Journey and Future Aspirations
Beginning its journey with great aspirations of revolutionizing the ESG consulting domain with the purpose of driving impeccable planning and compliance across key verticals in which it deals, ES Safeguards has proved its mettle as a pioneering organization, and grown tremendously in the process. The firm attributes this success to its approach of adhering to the core principles of the organization. Resulting from this firm adherence to the bedrock philosophies upon which the firm was built, ES Safeguards has achieved significant milestones that have boosted the firm’s resolve in leaving no stone unturned to achieving its future aspirations.
“In the short span of time since we established operations, our successes such as competing with big multinational industry players from developed world who possess over 1000+ staff in their force and emerging victorious despite being among the youngest firm’s in the industry; as well as our exceptional feat of expanding our clientele from Asia to Europe are some key milestones that fuel us everyday. Moreover, our experience encompassing over 100 assignments focused on ESG and sustainability in 20+ countries fills us with motivation and confidence that helps us thrive in this landscape”, further adds Sunil.
Anticipating a positive and transformational shift in the ESG and sustainability consulting industry in coming years, the firm believes that key areas of change will include climate risk, zero-carbon emission, e-waste management, and social and ethical issues related to labor. Aligned with these expectations for the coming years, the firm aims to prepare for the changes to be introduced in these segments.
Along with preparing for potential industry reforms, the firm is actively working on new projects as well as initiatives with its bilateral and multilateral development partners within the Asia Pacific region where it has a firm grasp of key organizations as a trusted partner. These initiatives which the firm will be involved in will focus on ESG capacity building of state owned enterprises and corporates, paving the way for ES Safeguards to provide optimal solutions that drive organizational success.
Dedicated to offering unparalleled services and solutions to its clients while also proactively working towards driving industry-wide changes, ES Safeguards is on the fast-track to lead the ESG Consulting landscape.
