Aluna + Consultancy
At Aluna Sustainability, we are the stewards of the entire ESG process, guiding it from inception to operational execution.
With our robust and proprietary methodological framework and a globally renowned team of multidisciplinary experts, we orchestrate the seamless integration of every strategy into diverse business processes. This alignment bridges human capital with technology, with our overarching aim being to attain alignment, compliance, timeliness, and the requisite quality for informed decision-making.
Where we have carried out projects for our clients
High - Value Services
1. Comprehensive Assessments and Strategic Impact Measurement
A. Construction of Baseline Data: We specialize in developing baseline data at the community, project, and specific group levels, with a focus on social, environmental, and economic dimensions..
B. Thematic Participatory Diagnostics: Our team conducts participatory diagnostics and typology-based assessments for various stakeholders, including youth, women, producers, and institutions. The goal is to foster consensus, promote self-recognition of issues, and develop a nuanced understanding of needs and expectations.
C. Indicator Formulation for Contextual Insight: We excel in formulating indicators tailored to the local, regional, or national context. This enables comparative analyses and facilitates intervention harmonization, promoting evidence-based and traceable decision-making.
D. Impact Measurement of Social and Environmental Investments: Our services include measuring the impact of social or environmental investments, whether with or without prior baseline data. We conduct contrast analysis for a comprehensive evaluation of intervention effectiveness.
2. Perception Index - Development and Application
A. Adaptation and Implementation of Aluna's Perception Index: Aluna specializes in customizing and implementing perception indices tailored to community, social, production, or sector-specific contexts. These indices enable companies to assess how they are perceived by diverse stakeholders across different territories and projects.
B. Evidence-Driven Recommendations Generation: Drawing from empirical evidence, we generate recommendations that inform social, environmental, operational, risk management, sustainability, and social investment approaches. These recommendations provide valuable insights to enhance and refine strategies across multiple dimensions.
3. Risk management
A. Identification, Evaluation, and Prioritization: We identify and map risks across various typologies, including Business Risk, Operational Risk, Community Relationship Risk, Security Risk, Sociopolitical Risk, and Project Risk. Our process involves evaluating exposure levels, prioritizing risks, and defining a roadmap for effective risk management.
B. Scenario Simulation and Monetization: Utilizing Monte Carlo modeling, we conduct risk analysis and facilitate scenario simulations to aid decision-making. This analysis can be performed retrospectively or prospectively, enabling the calculation of contingency reserves and quantification of inherent and residual risks
C. Risk Dashboards: We develop risk monitoring and management models on interactive dashboards to provide stakeholders with real-time updates on the progress of risk management measures and changes in exposure levels. This ensures informed and evidence-based decision-making.
4. Project Formulation, Management, and Operation of Socio-Environmental Projects
A. Strategic Formulation of Portfolios, Programs, and Investment Projects: We adhere to the global standard of the Project Management Institute, ensuring that our socio-environmental investments are strategically aligned with business objectives.
B. Comprehensive Project Management and Operational Services: Our services encompass all stages of the project lifecycle, guaranteeing the delivery of committed financial, social, and environmental returns.
C. Dashboard Design and Implementation: Our dashboards, integrating sustainability and human rights standards, feature key performance indicators for assessing both product and process quality.
5. Social and Environmental Impact Assessment (SEIA)
A. Comprehensive Evaluation of Social and Environmental Impacts: Our methodology conducts a thorough analysis of social and environmental impacts, addressing complexities that may be challenging to identify. We adhere to the normative parameters of each country, integrating a methodology to assess cumulative impacts. Evaluated impacts may encompass cultural, economic, social, or human rights domains.
B. Differential Approach Integration: Aluna's methodology enables the segmentation of issues using distinct ethnic criteria and seamlessly integrates with prior consultations and risk assessments.
C. Impact Mitigation Measures Management: Data is transferred to dashboards to maintain impact baselines. This process facilitates the design of avoidance, mitigation, and/or compensation measures, which can be monitored and evaluated to ensure traceability in due diligence regarding impacts. Human rights are integrated across the entire process.
6. Measurement of Return on Social Investments (S-ROI):
A. Measuring the impact of social investments made: With or without baseline, to determine the value created in the ecosystem across diverse socio-economic and cultural structures.
B. Monetizing the value created in the ecosystem: Implementing the SROI-Ecosystem methodology, suitable by Aluna®, which allows calculating the economic and social value attributable to the company due to its social investments made.
C. Monetizing the value created for the business: Implementing the SROI-Business methodology, suitable by Aluna®, which allows calculating the economic value achieved by the company due to social investment. This economic value is calculated in scenarios of risks materialized by the effect - or not - of said social investment.
7. Additional Services
A. Stakeholder Relationship Management: This involves constructing actor maps, establishing a proprietary indicator for relationship quality, and developing strategies based on risks and impacts. It includes analyzing materiality, integrating the company's perspective on issues relevant to all parties.
B. Communication Management: Designing communication and accountability strategies tailored to depth, scope, periodicity, format, or scenario where communication is required. These strategies maintain correlation with relationship strategies and the objectives outlined within them.
C. Alignment with Business and Human Rights Framework: This involves constructing human rights policies, training for the value chain, integrating risk and impact assessments into the implementation process, and implementing mechanisms for participation and grievance.
D. Construction of Sustainability Strategic Plan: Designing and formulating strategic objectives, approach strategies, and goals for short, medium, and long terms related to sustainability.
E. Monetization of Sustainability Strategies: Calculating the profitability of sustainability for the business, whether in retrospect or prospect..
F. Sustainability Reporting in Various Standards (GRI, IFRS, Others): Ensuring compliance with international standards for social and environmental performance, ESG criteria, and human rights standards.
G. Strategic Advisory Services: Strategic advisory services to senior management and board members on emerging trends, risks, and opportunities related to sustainability and corporate responsibility. This includes scenario planning, risk assessments, and strategic decision-making support to drive long-term value creation and resilience.
Alliance Empresability + Aluna
Edna Rodríguez is Founder and Director for Colombia of this Ibero-American movement
Empresability, the Ibero-American Movement for Social Responsibility, is a network and virtual Community that promotes social transformation in Ibero-America through the promotion of conscious, sustainable and responsible companies.
Our differential value lies in being a space for connection, collaboration and training for leaders and professionals committed to building a more equitable and sustainable future. If you want to be part of something valuable and contribute to sustainable development.
Our proposal is clear and effective: we help you become a leader and agent of change in your company and community, we promote a conscious, sustainable and responsible business culture, contributing to a fairer, more equitable society with better well-being. Providing:
Inspiration, thought, debate and reflection
Recognition of
impact initiatives
Access to up-to-date tools and knowledge
Identification of
allies and tools
Training and development opportunities
Linkage and collaboration.