Vukani

Is an Nguni word meaning “Awaken” and “Rise Up"

We offer the ultimate partnership to awaken responsible leadership and build businesses that thrive socially, environmentally, and economically in unison.

Who are we?

Vukani is an Impact Advisory Cooperative embodying the values of co-creation and original thinking we believe are necessary to collectively transition to a collaborative and regenerative global economy.

We embrace our identity as an African cooperative, inspired by African innovation and resourcefulness that is changing the shape of the global business landscape.

Connect with our community of passionate and creative experts to adapt your business to this new landscape

What do we do?

We provide actionable guidance on the fundamentals of sustainable, responsible, and regenerative business practices in response to the evolving needs of investors and stakeholders. We help clients develop effective strategies, policies, and management systems with a strong focus on business value.

Leveraging our flagship tool, the ESG Tracker, we also empower companies and investors to actively track and improve their performance holistically across a range of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) measures in line with the latest international best practice.

What is Impact?

Impact investments are investments made with the intention to generate positive, measurable social and environmental impact alongside a financial return. It is a new conduit of value for businesses and investors globally.

Effective Impact Measurement and Management (IMM) can reduce systemic social and environmental risk, enhance the wellbeing of people and nature, and increase business success and resilience through innovation, improved reputation, market share, license to operate, customer loyalty, staff motivation, satisfaction and efficiency.

What Our Customers Say

We chose Vukani to verify our Disclosure Statement for the Operating Principles for Impact Management because of the team’s wealth of experience in impact measurement frameworks and practices, their understanding of the realities of investing in SMEs in Africa, and friendly and curious approach.

The process was smooth, the interviews insightful, and the recommendations practical and actionable.

The Vukani team has been our ESG partner since 2018. They have helped us establish our policies and systems over time, trained our team, undertaken due diligence, and implemented our systematic approach to assessing, monitoring, and engaging with our portfolio companies throughout the life of our investment.

As an Impact Fund, we’re under extra scrutiny to ensure we effectively manage ESG performance. Vukani have ensured we align with global best practice while also matching our expectations and interventions to the nature and growth stages of our investee companies.

Our investee companies increasingly mention the value that this ESG guidance adds to their businesses. Bringing their deep expertise in this field, they have walked the journey with us and embed the business case in everything we do on ESG and Impact.

We initially sought assistance from the Vukani Impact team to attain specific social insights. In working with them on this initial project it became evident that the team had extensive knowledge and experience that facilitated our understanding and delivery to investors on sustainable finance.

They provided insights and recommendations on the next strategic steps that could be taken to strengthen systems, internal knowledge, capacity, and corporate commitment to ESG.

The team was engaging, and they were always willing to assist in expanding our knowledge on pertinent ESG matters as well as local and international trends and frameworks. They provided us with reports and recommendations that added value to the organisation and supported the business case for ESG.