Monkey Forest Consulting

What Monkey Forest Consulting does

Monkey Forest Consulting Limited (MFC) is a privately-held social performance and environmental advisory firm founded in 2004, specializing in environmental, social, and human rights due diligence and management services for natural resource projects. The firm serves extractive industry operators (mining, oil and gas, energy, agriculture and forestry), Equator Principles Financial Institutions (EPFIs), public and private financing groups, and project developers across more than 18 countries, with senior specialists resident in Hungary, Panama, South Africa, the Philippines, Honduras, Portugal, and Canada. Its core offerings include Social Performance Management Systems, Social Performance Assessments, Environmental and Social Advisory Services, and Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (VPSHR) programs, all delivered against international standards frameworks including IFC Performance Standards, EBRD Performance Requirements, OECD Common Approaches, Equator Principles, ICMM, IPIECA, and Forest Stewardship Council standards.

MFC's underlying technology platform is PRIMATE (PRoject Impact MATrix Evaluation), a proprietary web-based tool that uses a matrix approach to identify gaps in social management systems relative to EBRD, IFC, Equator Principles, and VPSHR standards, functioning as a self-diagnostic and performance-tracking instrument. The firm is differentiated by the involvement of its principals in the inception of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights and first national field trials, and by its content library developed through designing IFC staff training, the World Bank's environmental and social performance framework training, and the EBRD's 5-day training program. Notable engagements include TotalEnergies Tilenga resettlement in Uganda, a USD 9 billion refinery in Vietnam, Ambatovy nickel-cobalt operations in Madagascar, Cerrejon Coal Independent Panel review in Colombia, and a large airport IESC mandate in the Philippines.

The business operates as a professional services consultancy with sales-led, direct engagement of enterprises, governments, and financial institutions requiring social performance expertise. Revenue is generated through project-based advisory retainers, due diligence reviews, independent-engineer social reviews, resettlement planning and implementation support, training and capacity building programs (including the UBC/EduMine Health, Safety and Security executive course), and remote/offsite management services. Pricing is project-specific and quote-based rather than publicly disclosed. Strategic partnerships include Fund for Peace (since 2014), University of British Columbia's Norman B Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering, and EduMine. The firm is privately owned with no disclosed external investment, funding rounds, acquisitions, or parent entity.

Name

Monkey Forest Consulting

Legal name

Monkey Forest Consulting Limited

Website

https://consultmfc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Monkey Forest Consulting is a specialized social performance and environmental advisory firm founded in 2004 that helps mining, oil and gas, energy, and infrastructure clients in 18+ countries meet international lender and human rights standards, including IFC, EBRD, and Equator Principles requirements.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Environmental & Social Advisory Services: MFC provides independent environmental and social assessment reviews of projects or companies to meet lender standards. Services include due diligence reviews, ESIA/ESMS reviews, site visits, gap analysis, and recommendations. Services delivered remotely or in-person with a risk-based approach.
2. Social Performance Management Consulting: Consulting services for designing, implementing, and assessing social performance and environmental programs. Includes remote management services and offsite support for local teams and consultants.
3. Training and Capacity Building Programs: Capacity building workshops on emerging international environmental, health and safety and social policies. Programs include executive training on health, safety and security, and online professional development programs developed in collaboration with University of British Columbia and EduMine.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Monkey Forest Consulting provides independent environmental and social advisory, assessment, and management consulting services to natural resource companies, governments, and Equator Principles financial institutions. Its core offering spans social performance management systems, due diligence assessments against international lender standards, resettlement and livelihood restoration, Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights advisory, and training and capacity building programs delivered through workshops and online courses.

Product overview

Monkey Forest Consulting offers a portfolio of social performance and environmental consulting services centered around its proprietary PRIMATE (PRoject Impact MATrix Evaluation) web-based assessment tool. The core offering comprises Social Performance Management Systems, Social Performance Assessments, Environmental & Social Advisory Services, and Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights services. These are complemented by specialized service modules including Stakeholder Engagement Programs, Social Performance Programs, Local Employment and Content Programs, Resettlement Planning and Implementation, Implementation Support, Administrative and Documentation Systems, and Training and Organizational Capacity Building. The company also delivers targeted training programs such as EBRD Workshops and Health, Safety and Security Executive Training. Remote and Offsite Management Services enable global delivery of all offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PRIMATE (PRoject Impact MATrix Evaluation): A web-based assessment tool developed by MFC that enables natural resource projects to evaluate their conformance with accepted international social policies including EBRD, IFC, Equator Principles, and VPSHR standards.

Products and services

• PRIMATE (PRoject Impact MATrix Evaluation) Web-based assessment tool that enables natural resource projects to evaluate their conformance with international social policies including EBRD Performance Requirements, IFC Performance Standards, Equator Principles, and the Voluntary Principles for Security and Human Rights, using a matrix-based approach to identify gaps and track progress.
• Social Performance Management Systems Tailored systems for managing social and environmental impacts in a unified, integrated way, including stakeholder engagement programs, social performance programs (resettlement, migration, health, cultural heritage), and local employment and content programs. Designed to satisfy lender requirements for extractive and infrastructure projects.
• Social Performance Assessments Due-diligence assessments for funding, merger-and-acquisition processes, and internal reviews, including total conformance assessment, partial system review, red-flag assessment, and social risk and perception assessment against international lender standards.
• Environmental and Social Advisory Services Independent environmental and social assessment reviews of projects or companies against lenders' standards, including due diligence reviews, action plans, management systems, audits, monitoring, mentoring, training, and corporate governance support. Delivered remotely or in-person globally.
• Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (VPSHR) Services Programs for managing security and human rights including VPSHR program development, integration into management practices, organizational training, security best practices, strategic advice, use-of-force training, and assurance audits for extractive and infrastructure operators.
• Remote and Offsite Management Services Remote management and implementation services for environmental and social management systems, including review of impact assessments, design and implementation of social performance systems, resettlement action plan assessment, and VPSHR implementation support for clients worldwide.
• Resettlement Planning and Implementation Services for managing physical and economic displacement including resettlement action plan development, livelihood restoration planning, and implementation support to evolving international standards for mega and large-scale projects.
• Implementation Support Support services including implant teams to kick-start programming, mentoring for client teams, and partnership brokering to help develop systems for managing social development programs on natural resource projects.
• EBRD Workshops Capacity building workshops on emerging international environmental, health and safety, and social policies, including EBRD's 5-day training program on EHSS policies, procedures, due diligence, and project monitoring.
• Health, Safety and Security Executive Training Executive training course on the health, safety, and security impacts of conflict, violence, and human-rights abuse linked to security operations, developed in collaboration with the University of British Columbia's Norman B Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering and EduMine.

Quantifiable outcome

• Assessed dozens of social management systems for mega and large-scale projects in more than 18 countries
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Fund for PeacecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014MFC partners with Fund for Peace on an ongoing program (since 2014) of remotely advising IFC contact points on issues related to human rights and security. Fund for Peace is a recognized organization in conflict and human rights assessment.
• University of British Columbia - Norman B Keevil Institute of Mining EngineeringcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMFC is developing the Health, Safety and Security course in collaboration with UBC's Norman B Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering and EduMine, combining academic rigor with practical industry expertise.
• EduMinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMFC developed the Health, Safety and Security course in collaboration with University of British Columbia's Norman B Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering and EduMine, an online learning platform for mining professionals.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Cardno (now part of Stantec): Cardno / Stantec provides environmental and social consulting including ESIA, resettlement, and stakeholder engagement for mining, oil & gas, and infrastructure projects globally, directly overlapping MFC's social performance management practice.
• Ramboll: Ramboll is an international engineering, design, and consultancy firm with an established environment and health practice, providing E&S advisory and impact assessments that overlap MFC's lender-driven services.
• WSP Global: WSP is a global professional services firm with a substantial environment and sustainability practice delivering ESG advisory, social performance management, and lender due diligence to mining, energy, and infrastructure clients.
• AECOM: AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting firm with a large environmental and social services practice serving extractive, energy, and infrastructure clients. It competes on lender-driven E&S due diligence, ESIA, and resettlement advisory mandates.
• SLR Consulting: SLR is a global environmental and advisory consultancy providing ESG advisory, environmental and social impact assessment, and lender due diligence to extractive and infrastructure clients. It competes with MFC for ESIA and independent engineer mandates in mining and energy.
• Tetra Tech: Tetra Tech is a leading consulting and engineering firm with deep environmental and water practices, providing E&S advisory and impact assessment services to extractive and infrastructure clients worldwide.
• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): ERM is the world's largest pure-play sustainability and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) consultancy. It is a broad incumbent serving the same mining, oil & gas, and infrastructure clients with overlapping E&S due diligence, lender advisory, and impact assessment services.

Emerging players

• Social Performance Network (SPN): Social Performance Network is an emerging community of practice and consulting network focused specifically on social performance management for extractive industries, directly aligned with MFC's specialization in stakeholder engagement and SP management.
• Resguardo: Resguardo is a specialist ESG and human rights advisory firm focused on security, human rights, and social performance for extractive and infrastructure clients, directly overlapping MFC's VPSHR and social due diligence offerings.

Direct peers

• BSR (Business for Social Responsibility): BSR is a global nonprofit consultancy advising companies on sustainability, human rights, and stakeholder engagement, including work with extractive industry clients on social performance and supply chain due diligence.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MonkeyForestC1

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles20 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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