What Inka Consult does

INKA Consult ApS is a privately held, Copenhagen-based boutique consulting firm founded in 1993 by Hans Peter Dejgaard, an engineer from the Technical University of Denmark. The firm operates from a single office on Rathsacksvej in Frederiksberg and is staffed by 1-10 people, including a core group of named consultants with expertise in climate finance, GHG accounting, climate change adaptation, and organisational development. Its mission is to support the development of individuals and organisations in Denmark and in developing countries, using a "strategic, holistic and integral management" approach inspired by indigenous peoples' thinking in South America.

The firm operates three interconnected professional services streams. First, it delivers development planning and evaluation services for bilateral and multilateral agencies (Danida, SIDA, UNDP, EU Commission) and international NGOs, covering institution-building, organisational capacity, environment, human rights, democracy, municipal government, civil society, indigenous peoples, and education across Asia, Latin America, Africa, and Eastern Europe. Second, it manages learning programmes for the Danida Fellowship Centre, delivering multi-week courses in Copenhagen with pre-course distance learning and post-course action plan implementation for civil society organisations and public institutions. Third, since 2017, it has built a specialised climate finance research and reporting practice that produces shadow reports for Oxfam, CARE, Climate Action Network, and ACT Alliance EU, and contributes data and text to the Danish government's Biennial Reports to UNFCCC and annual MMR submissions to the EU.

Go-to-market is relationship-led rather than marketing-driven, with most business coming through long-tenured professional networks, the 92 Group (20 Danish environment and development NGOs, since 1997), and the Sustainability Watch network spanning 18 countries. Revenue is generated entirely through direct consulting engagements, training delivery, and research contracts — no SaaS, licensing, or productised revenue. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The firm has no external institutional investment, no subsidiaries, no M&A history, and no app or platform product.

Name

Inka Consult

Legal name

INKA Consult Aps.

Website

https://inkaconsult.dk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

INKA Consult is a Copenhagen-based boutique consultancy (1-10 staff) providing development planning, organisational capacity building, and climate finance research and reporting for governments, multilateral agencies, and international NGOs across Asia, Latin America, Africa, and Eastern Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Development Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Management Consulting Services (541618), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Operations & Process Improvement Consulting (BPAHACAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sustainability & ESG Consulting (BPAHACAK), Public Sector & Policy Consulting (BPAHACAN), Performance Management & Productivity Consulting (BPAHAGAL)

Keywords

• Development consulting services
• Climate finance reporting
• Organizational change management
• Capacity building training
• International development advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Copenhagen

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Development Consulting Services: Advisory services for development programmes in Asia, Latin America, Africa and Eastern Europe covering institution-building, organisational capacity, environment, human rights, democracy, municipal government, civil society, indigenous peoples, and education.
2. Training and Course Delivery: Danida Fellowship Centre learning programmes including management, strategy, organisation, human resources and project/programme management courses.
3. Climate Finance Research and Reporting: Research and analysis services for international NGOs and governments on public climate finance, including authoring reports for Oxfam, CARE, and Climate Action Network on levels, quality and characteristics of climate finance from developed countries.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Inka Consult is a Danish consulting firm that delivers development consulting services for international development programmes, climate finance research and reporting, organizational development and coaching, and training courses delivered through the Danida Fellowship Centre. The firm primarily serves bilateral and multilateral development agencies, international and Danish NGOs, and civil-society organizations seeking advisory support on climate, organizational change, and capacity building.

Product overview

INKA Consult is a consulting firm offering advisory and training services focused on international development, climate finance, and organizational development. The company provides three interconnected service offerings: (1) Climate finance reporting services for governments, NGOs, and international organizations, including analysis and research on public climate finance flows; (2) Danida Fellowship courses — training programs managed in partnership with the Danida Fellowship Centre covering policy dialogue, stakeholder engagement, and capacity building for civil society organizations and public institutions; and (3) Organizational consulting services including strategy development, change management, facilitation, coaching, and institutional capacity building across Asia, Latin America, Africa, and Eastern Europe.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Development Consulting Services Advisory engagements supporting international development programmes and partner organizations, applying the firm's holistic management approach.
• Climate Finance Research and Reporting Research and reporting services focused on climate finance within international development cooperation, delivered to NGOs, agencies, and civil-society partners.
• Danida Fellowship Centre Training Courses Structured training courses for development professionals and partner staff delivered under the framework of the Danida Fellowship Centre.
• Organizational Development and Coaching Organizational development, change management, and executive coaching services for Danish public institutions, companies, and civil-society organizations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Produced climate finance reports for Oxfam, CARE, CAN and ACT Alliance EU used in international climate negotiations
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Danida Fellowship Centre (DFC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerINKA Consult is in charge of learning programmes for Danida Fellowship (DFC), including pre-course distance learning, three weeks in Copenhagen, and follow-up implementation of action plans in home organisations. Hans Peter Dejgaard serves as course manager and facilitator.
• Climate Action Network (CAN)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerINKA Consult authored European Climate Finance report published 6 June 2024 for the Bonn negotiations. Multiple climate finance reports produced for CAN.
• OxfammajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduced multiple climate finance shadow reports including 2023 shadow report (June 2023), OxfamUS 'Unaccountable Accounting' report (October 2022), OxfamAsia report on Asia Development Bank (May 2024), OxfamIntermon report on West Africa (September 2022), and climate finance report for Asia.
• CARE InternationalmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduced CARE report 'Seeing Double' on 'new and additional' climate finance (2023), previous version (June 2022), 'Hollow Commitments' analysis (updated June 2023), and 'Climate Adaptation Finance: Fact or Fiction?' synthesis report (2021).
• ACT Alliance EUmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnalysis of EU Climate Finance Reporting (2021), gender integration in Nordic climate programmes report launched at COP28 (December 2023). Contributed to policy briefs: 'Setting the Standard' (January 2021) and 'Falling Short' (September 2020).
• Danish Government (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSince 2017, INKA Consult has contributed with text and data to Danish government's Biennial Reports to UNFCCC (BR3 covering 2015-16, BR4 covering 2017-18, BR5 covering 2019-20) and annual MMR submissions to EU for 2017-2020.
• 92 Group (Danish NGO Forum on Development and Environment)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner92 Group is a network of 20 Danish environment and development NGOs. INKA Consult has contributed to Rio Markers support and climate finance reporting for the group since 2017. Hans Peter Dejgaard has been active in the 92 Group since 1997.
• Sustainability WatchmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHans Peter Dejgaard serves as advisor to Sustainability Watch, a network of civil-society organisations in 18 countries in Latin America, Africa and Asia joined to promote sustainable development.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• COWI: Major Danish engineering and management consulting group with international development and climate advisory work. Comparable to INKA on Danish base and multi-disciplinary development footprint, though vastly larger and broader.
• Sweco Denmark: European consulting firm with a Danish presence providing management, sustainability, and international development advisory. Comparable to INKA on Danish origin and combined strategy/sustainability-advisory positioning.

Direct peers

• ITAD: UK-based consultancy providing monitoring, evaluation, and climate finance advisory to development agencies and NGOs. Comparable to INKA on donor-funded development evaluation, climate finance analysis, and small specialist team structure.
• South Pole Group: Global climate consulting firm financing climate strategy, carbon, and climate finance advisory for governments, NGOs, and corporates. Comparable to INKA on the climate finance reporting/advisory practice, though at much larger scale.
• NIRAS: Danish-headquartered consulting firm with substantial international development and climate/environment practices. Closest comparable to INKA by virtue of shared Danish origin, donor-funded development portfolio, and capacity-building engagements across Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

Emerging players

• Climate Analytics: Science-based climate policy and finance research organisation working closely with climate-vulnerable countries and INGOs. Comparable to INKA on producing analytical reports used in UNFCCC negotiations and NGO climate finance advocacy.

Broad incumbents

• Palladium: Global advisory firm managing large donor-funded development and climate finance programmes. Comparable to INKA on the climate finance and institutional capacity-building work for DFIs, the EU, and bilateral donors.
• Carbon Trust: International climate consultancy advising governments, investors, and NGOs on climate finance, strategy, and carbon accounting. Comparable to INKA on the climate finance research and public-good reporting service line.
• DAI Global Health: International development consultancy executing donor-funded capacity-building, governance, and climate programmes. Comparable to INKA on the multi-donor development planning and institution-building service line, though at global scale.

Others

• ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability: Global network of local and regional governments focused on sustainable development. Comparable to INKA on the municipal-government capacity-building and sustainability development thematic, though structured as a network rather than a consultancy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

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Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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