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NEMA-Registered Firm of Experts✓ ICGLR Accredited Third-Party Auditor✓ Serving Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda & Zambia

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Our Focus Areas

Water And Sanitation

About us

Delivering ESG Excellence. Enabling Sustainable Investment. Creating Lasting Impact.

Emerald Environment Ltd is a boutique Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and sustainability advisory firm headquartered in Kenya, delivering high-impact consulting services across Africa since 2010. We help governments, development partners, investors, financial institutions and the private sector manage environmental and social risks, achieve regulatory compliance, and unlock sustainable growth.

As a NEMA-registered Firm of Experts and one of the region's few Accredited Third-Party Auditors to the ICGLR Regional Certification Mechanism (RCM), we combine internationally recognised technical expertise with deep regional knowledge to deliver credible, practical solutions that support responsible investment, climate resilience and sustainable development.

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Quality, Ethics and sustainability

Emerald Environment Limited has grounded its operations upon time-tested values of excellence and integrity. We are committed to the highest ethical standards in all our work, maintaining objectivity and impartiality in our work.We are committed to maintaining a legacy of progress by offering opportunities to young talents to nurture and develop their skills for sustained economic opportunity.

What We Believe

Diversity and Inclusion: Our team comprises of highly skilled experts from different professions, and regions. We bring together a team of independent, highly skilled, internationally trained consultants who are focused, dependable and easy to work with
Ethics & Compliance: We uphold the highest standard of ethics and compliance to various laws, regulations and cultures
At the core of our work is quality and value to ensure our clients exceed their expectations in terms of value for money and time.

Stewardship and CSR

The Staff at Emerald have committed to providing technical backstopping to Not for Profit Organizations that work in championing Environmental Justice and Environmental Stewardship in this region.

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SECTORS OF INTEREST

Together with our clients, we have continuously delivered interventions that focus on creating long term Environmental, Social and Economic Impacts.

Environment and Climate Change

Our services include Climate Change Vulnerability and Risk..

Extractives Industries

We have keen interest in the extractives sector with focus on minerals and Oil,Gas..

Water and Sanitation

At the core of our operations is water and sanitation..

Chemicals and Waste Industry

Chemicals production and consumption in Africa is growing..

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From Our Blog

Insights and analysis from Consult Emerald on ESG, environmental compliance, and sustainable development across Africa.

5 October 2026

What Kenya Can Learn from Kwale Before the Next Mine Opens

What Kwale's mine closure shows about rehabilitation, deposit bonds, community participation and independent verification, and what Kenya can apply to future mines.

30 September 2026

Why Environmental Stewardship Is Critical for Long-Term Infrastructure Sustainability — A Case of Thwake Multipurpose Dam

Why upstream water quality in the Athi catchment matters for Kenya's KES 82 billion Thwake Multipurpose Dam, and what environmental stewardship could involve.

16 September 2026

Nairobi's Water Supply Gap and the Rise of Private Alternatives

Nairobi's water supply deficit, the growth of boreholes and water vendors, the health and environmental effects, and public investments aimed at closing the gap.

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Our Work

Real projects, completed and ongoing, from across our practice.

6 August 2026

Social Audit — Adaptation Fund Programme, Kenya

Programme: Adaptation Fund Programme - Integrated Programme to Build Resilience to Climate Change and Adaptive Capacity of Vulnerable Communities in…

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5 August 2026

Greenhouse Gas Inventory (GHGI) Capacity Needs Assessment — The Gambia

Client: Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources (MECCNAR), The Gambia Emerald Environment Ltd led a national capacity needs…