ALMASI CONSULTING LTD

What ALMASI CONSULTING LTD does

Almasi Consulting Ltd is a UK-registered boutique advisory firm providing environmental and social (E&S) performance, social impact, and supply chain advisory to development finance institutions (World Bank Group, IFC, EBRD, AIIB, UK Export Finance, BII, WHO, Council of Europe Development Bank) and corporate clients across energy, renewables, mining, oil and gas, transportation, agriculture, and manufacturing. The firm is effectively founder-led by Ildiko Almasi Simsic, a former IFC social specialist with 17+ years of project experience spanning 90+ countries and five continents, and operates with 1–10 employees from Poole/London. Revenue is generated primarily through day-rate consulting engagements on social impact assessments, resettlement planning, supply chain management, ESG advisory, and board-level sustainability strategy, with speaking and keynote engagements as a secondary stream.

Name

ALMASI CONSULTING LTD

Legal name

Almasi Consulting

Website

https://ildiko-almasi.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Almasi Consulting is a UK-based boutique E&S advisory firm led by founder Ildiko Almasi Simsic, providing environmental and social performance, social impact, and supply chain advisory to development finance institutions and corporate clients worldwide, and developing AI-powered E&S research tools (myESRA, privatESRA) under its E&S Solutions subsidiary.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental & Social Sustainability Advisory

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

EHS Management Systems & ISO Consulting (ISO 14001/45001) (BPAHAJAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

EHS Auditing, Inspections & Assurance (BPAHAJAG)

Keywords

• Environmental social advisory
• Sustainability consulting
• ESG advisory services
• Social impact assessment
• AI research assistant

Headquarters

HQ city

Poole

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consulting & Advisory Services: Day-rate consulting engagements for social impact assessments, supply chain management advisory, resettlement planning, and corporate sustainability advisory. Services provided to development finance institutions and corporate clients across multiple sectors.
2. Board Advisory Services: Strategic support at board level covering sustainability needs, annual reporting, initiative alignment, cost understanding, and sustainability strategy.
3. Speaking & Keynotes: Keynote speaking engagements on topics including ESG failures, GenAI for due diligence, social impact measurement, and Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA205).
4. AI Tool Subscriptions: AI-powered E&S research tools (myESRA, privatESRA) to be offered as subscriptions for practitioners. Currently in waiting list phase.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Almasi Consulting provides environmental and social (E&S) performance advisory services to development finance institutions and corporate clients, covering social impact assessments, resettlement planning, supply chain management, and ESG strategy. Through its sibling entity E&S Solutions, the firm develops proprietary AI-powered tools (myESRA and privatESRA) that assist E&S practitioners with knowledge retrieval and confidential document analysis, alongside a podcast, training programs, and published thought-leadership content.

Product overview

Almasi Consulting operates through two entities: Almasi Consulting (providing consulting services) and E&S Solutions (the technology company). The core product portfolio centers on AI-powered tools for Environmental and Social (E&S) practitioners, comprising myESRA (public AI research assistant for E&S knowledge retrieval), privatESRA (secure document analysis tool for confidential documents), and the STAR Platform (AI tool for document review and due diligence). The company also offers a podcast (The No Nonsense Sustainability Podcast), training programs through the E&S Solutions Training Center, and published the award-winning book 'What is a Social Impact?' in 2023. Advisory and consulting services round out the portfolio, delivered across multiple sectors and global regions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• myESRA: AI-powered E&S research assistant designed to help sustainability professionals access E&S specific information efficiently.
• privatESRA
• The No Nonsense Sustainability Podcast (TNNSP)

Products and services

• Advisory & Consulting Services Sustainability advisory services including social impact assessment, resettlement planning, supply chain management advisory, corporate sustainability journey advisory, human rights obligations translation, and board-level strategic support, delivered to development finance institutions and corporate clients across global regions.
• myESRA AI-powered Environmental & Social research assistant chatbot connected to a knowledge base trained to answer E&S questions. Enables sustainability practitioners to access legislation, project documents, best practices, and design survey methodologies without manual document searching.
• privatESRA Privacy-focused AI tool that enables E&S practitioners to upload confidential documents and query them through a chat interface. Supports comparing sections across management plans to verify consistency in roles, responsibilities, and commitments.
• E&S Solutions Training Center Training programs for E&S practitioners including in-house designed data protection courses, helping teams develop skills aligned with best practices for managing sensitive information and privacy in impact assessments.
• The No Nonsense Sustainability Podcast Podcast show focused on breaking down sustainability concepts, discussing supporting and challenging views, and translating ideas into action. Features expert guests and covers topics like social impact, ESG, supply chain, and technology in sustainability.
• What is a Social Impact? Award-winning published book that explores how social value is measured and provides a framework for understanding social impact in development and corporate contexts.

Quantifiable outcome

• 60% reduction in time allocated for document review using E&S AI tools

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Impactt ConsultingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Impactt Consulting for labour assessments. Collaborated on developing terms of reference that review corporate policies and test how policies are applied on the ground.
• Laura PalmariellominorOthersUK data protection officer engaged for data protection services and ISO 27001 certification preparation. Collaborated on data protection policies for E&S Solutions.
• Josh Fothergill (Fothergill Consulting)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGuest on The No Nonsense Sustainability Podcast Episode 4 discussing proportionate Environmental Impact Assessment. Deep expertise in UK EIA processes.
• David DaouminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGuest on podcast Episode 5 discussing AI for disaster risk management. Expert in modelling and practice at intersection of technology and field work.
• Nina Lesikhina (BankWatch)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCivil society representative featured on podcast to discuss accountability in development finance. BankWatch monitors public lenders and brings community concerns to surface.
• Dariusz PrasekminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGuest on podcast Episode 2 discussing circular economy. Has worked with governments and industries on circularity implementation.
• SPCircles / Community Insights GroupminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTherapy support system for E&S practitioners providing space to process emotional weight of field work. Led by Dr. Sergio Moreira, a trained psychologist and social performance practitioner.
• Paul LawrenceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGuest on podcast Episode 1 discussing community identification. E&S expert sharing perspectives on defining affected communities.
• Dr. Sergio MoreiraminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial performance practitioner and trained psychologist featured on podcast. Co-creator of SPCircles support system for practitioners.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ialmasisimsic
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ildikoalmasisimsic
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/ildiko-almasi-simsic-25085886
• Instagraminstagram.com/ialmasisimsic

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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