Pacific Risk Advisors

Name

Pacific Risk Advisors

Legal name

Pacific Risk Advisors Ltd.

Website

https://pacificriskadvisors.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

ESG and Sustainability Risk Advisory Services

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHAFAA

Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Advisory

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Risk, Compliance & Governance Advisory

SECONDARYFSAEAAAJ

ESG/Sustainable Investment Advisory

Financial & Insurance/Financial Advisory, Brokerage & Intermediation/Investment Advisory & Financial Planning

SECONDARYFSAAALAK

ESG Reporting, Disclosure & Regulatory Compliance (SFDR, EU Taxonomy, TCFD/ISSB)

Financial & Insurance/Asset & Wealth Management/Asset Management — ESG/Sustainable & Impact Investing

SECONDARYFSACAGAH

ESG & Sustainability Research

Financial & Insurance/Capital Markets & Securities/Securities Research & Analytics

SECONDARYBPAKADAG

Security Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Advisory

Business & Public Services/Security & Investigations Services/Security Consulting, Risk Assessment & Audits

Keywords

• ESG risk advisory
• Sustainability consulting
• Environmental risk management
• ESG due diligence
• Transaction advisory services

Headquarters

HQ city

Sheung Wan

HQ country

Hong Kong SAR China

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. ESG Advisory and Consulting Services: Professional advisory services providing environmental, social, and governance risk management consulting to investment funds, financial institutions, and corporations. Services span the complete investment lifecycle including initial review, data capture, ESG monitoring, reporting frameworks, and exit preparation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Pacific Risk Advisors is a specialist ESG and sustainability risk advisory consultancy providing six core services: ESG Risk Advisory Strategy, Corporate Sustainability Strategy, Operational Effectiveness, E&S Risk Management Systems, Transactional Services, and Technical Services. Engagements span the complete investment lifecycle for development finance institutions, private equity funds, financial institutions, and corporates, and include a customizable ESG reporting platform delivered via a Turnkey Group partnership.

Product overview

Pacific Risk Advisors (PRA) offers a suite of ESG and sustainability risk advisory services structured around six core consulting offerings: ESG Risk Advisory Strategy, Corporate Sustainability Strategy, Operational Effectiveness, E&S Risk Management Systems, Transactional Services, and Technical Services. These services are delivered by international advisors paired with local resources across the investment lifecycle. A key enabler is a customizable ESG reporting platform developed through the Turnkey Group partnership, which provides data capture, monitoring, and reporting capabilities that satisfy regulatory and investor demands. PRA also maintains a global network of strategic partners (including Inogen Alliance, Intensel, Social Impact Partners, and others) to extend its regional and local reach across Asia Pacific, US, and European regions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ESG Risk Advisory Strategy Operational risk assessment services focused on identifying root causes and providing risk mitigation advice and training to address short- and long-term liabilities, including portfolio risk management aligned to IFC, EBRD, ADB, ILO, Equator Principles, and UN Sustainable Development Goals. Served to development finance institutions, private equity funds, financial institutions, and corporate clients.
• Corporate Sustainability Strategy Advisory on corporate strategy aspects related to sustainability, climate, energy, environmental, health and safety, social, and corporate responsibility, covering SDGs, Climate Risk Assessments, SRI, ESG, supply chain vulnerabilities, and energy efficiencies. Served to corporate clients across multiple industries.
• Operational Effectiveness Review and assessment of current operations from a sustainability perspective to identify inefficiencies and issues, followed by structured advice on planned improvements and efficiencies to be implemented into an organisation's workflow. Served to corporate clients seeking operational improvements.
• E&S Risk Management Systems (ESMS) Development of tailor-made Environmental and Social Management Systems (ESMS) for the financial and related sectors, including frameworks for funds and financial institutions aligned to IFC Performance Standards, ADB Environmental Social Standards, and UN Sustainable Development Goals. Served to financial institutions and corporate clients.
• Transactional Services Services covering the full investment lifecycle including ESG due diligence, plant condition and valuation surveys, CAPEX and business valuations, post-investment risk mitigation and oversight, investor ESG representation, pre-exit and post-exit ESG planning, Environmental & Social Due Diligence, Community Impact Assessments, and Portfolio ESG profiling and reporting. Served to private equity funds, debt/credit funds, real estate and infrastructure funds.
• Technical Services Technical support services including ESG Reporting and Monitoring, ESAP Verification, Occupational Health and Safety Reviews, Climate Risk Assessment, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion, SA8000, Workplace Ergonomics, Occupational Monitoring, Site Investigation and Remediation, Sampling and Analysis, HAZOP/HAZID, and Plant Valuation. Served to corporate and financial-sector clients.
• Customizable ESG Reporting Platform Customizable ESG reporting platform developed through the Turnkey Group strategic partnership that meets ESG reporting criteria to satisfy regulatory and investor demands, covering the complete investment lifecycle from initial review and data capture to planning and deploying an effective ESG monitoring and reporting framework. Served to investment funds, financial institutions, and corporate clients.

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Turnkey GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 May 2018Strategic ESG Risk Advisory and Reporting partnership enabling both companies to offer a complete ESG Advisory and Reporting solution. The partnership provides the complete investment lifecycle range of ESG Advisory services from initial review, data capture services, through to planning and deploying an effective ESG monitoring and reporting framework with a customizable reporting platform that meets ESG reporting criteria.
• Inogen AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPRA is an associate of the Inogen Alliance, a global corporation providing multinational organizations with consistent, high quality, and cost-effective environmental, health and safety, and sustainability solutions. Inogen Alliance has offices on every continent with more than 6,000+ staff worldwide and completed projects in more than 150 countries.
• Clean Future Technologies (CFT)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCFT is a distributor and re-seller of social and environmental products. The group's product portfolio helps clients contribute and reduce their impact on their surrounding environment.
• IntenselcoreTechnology or IntegrationIntensel is a leading Climate Tech Company based in Hong Kong providing best-in-class global climate analytics for finance, real estate, and corporate sectors. Provides comprehensive climate risk assessment with modelling of acute and chronic climate hazards including flooding, typhoons, landslides, wildfires, sea level rise, extreme heat, drought, snowmelt. Offers asset-level Climate Value-at-Risk (CVaR) assessments and scenario-based planning using RCPs and SSPs.
• Social Impact Partners (SIP)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSIP is a Hong Kong-based venture philanthropy firm enabling sustainable change to systemic social issues. As a financing and strategic partner to growth-stage social purpose organisations, they create tailored solutions that help develop sustainability and scalability for non-profit organisations and social enterprises.
• Phusjon GroupminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPhusjon Group is the parent company of Censere, Stratiqa and Ausus Advisory. Together they provide a comprehensive suite of services for business owners and investors covering valuation, research, due diligence, advisory services for private transactions, fairness opinions, expert witness opinions, financial modelling, and risk advisory including forensic accounting and financial due diligence.
• CensereminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCensere offers a complete suite of valuation, research and due diligence services for businesses, IP, real estate, machinery, derivatives and debt.
• StratiqaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStratiqa provides advisory services for private transactions, fairness opinions, expert witness opinions and financial modelling.
• Ausus AdvisoryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAusus Advisory undertakes risk advisory services including forensic accounting, background investigations and financial due diligence.
• InvestAssureminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInvestAssure is a research and consulting group providing advice and support for responsible business, sourcing and investment in Asia and other emerging markets. Monitors and investigates environmental, health and safety, social and other ethical aspects of investment portfolios, supply chains, and business partnerships.
• Li Tong Group (LTG)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLi Tong Group provides comprehensive one-stop reverse supply chain management solutions. A global manager of WEEE and asset management related services with 21+ wholly-owned facilities in Hong Kong, China, Japan, North & South America, India and EMEA with 17 years of global experience. Serves Technology, Electronics and Telecom (TET) sector clients.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• EcoAct: Climate change consultancy delivering carbon strategy, ESG advisory and sustainability reporting; closely comparable to PRA's technical and ESG advisory offerings for institutional clients.
• Anthesis Group: Sustainability advisory and consulting firm with overlapping service lines (ESG strategy, reporting, climate risk) and similar institutional client base; comparable boutique specialist positioning though with broader geographic footprint.
• BSD Consulting: Strategy and sustainability consultancy with strong ESG and supply-chain advisory practice; serves similar institutional and corporate clients and competes for Asia-Pacific sustainability mandates.
• South Pole Group: Specialist climate and sustainability advisory firm with comparable ESG advisory, climate risk, and reporting services; directly comparable in niche focus though larger and more globally distributed than PRA.
• Sia Partners: International management and ESG consulting firm with comparable sustainability, climate risk, and ESG advisory offerings; comparable boutique-to-mid-market positioning with broader European footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Ramboll: Global engineering, environment and sustainability consultancy; competes with PRA on ESG due diligence and EHS services for institutional investors and corporates, particularly across Asia.
• Deloitte Sustainability & Climate: Big Four sustainability practice offering ESG strategy, climate risk, and reporting advisory; overlaps significantly with PRA's institutional client offerings but at much larger scale and broader scope.
• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): Global EHS and sustainability consultancy of much larger scale; competes directly with PRA for ESG due diligence mandates from DFIs and PE funds, but offers a much broader service portfolio across more geographies.
• KPMG ESG / Climate Advisory: Big Four firm with a rapidly scaling ESG and climate advisory practice competing for the same DFI, PE, and corporate ESG mandates as PRA; brings larger bench and cross-sell into audit/tax relationships.

Emerging players

• Sphera: ESG and EHS software-and-advisory provider offering sustainability reporting and risk management solutions; partially overlapping with PRA's ESG reporting and technical services, though more software-led.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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