What we do

Creating value | Businesses

We support alignment with country and regional sustainability regulations. Companies need to demonstrate how sustainability is woven throughout their corporate strategy in detail.

“79% of firms in the APAC region not subjected to the CSRD are planning to entirely or partially sync their sustainability disclosures with CSRD guidelines.”

 

EU-based companies will demand higher transparency from Asia-based suppliers to fulfil CSRD, CBAM, and EUDR requirements, while Asia-based and other non-EU companies with a significant subsidiary in Europe will need to report on EU subsidiaries’ activities for CSRD. APAC exporters will be required to actively identify and monitor potential environmental and human rights risks of their operations as well as remediate negative impacts

  • You will be supported in substantiating your sustainability credentials under the 12 ESRS norms

  • You will increase the quality of workflows and sustainability-linked data, ensuring better transparency and a clear methodology

  • As a supplier, you will be equipped to capture, calculate, and report required data to EU importers and unlock opportunities to deliver goods with lower carbon intensity.

  • You will have re-designed processes and governance—rather than reporting lines—that account for sustainability’s complexity and dynamic nature and better respond to business units sustainability need

Embedding ESG and impact | PE & VC Funds

ESG is becoming a strong value driver across the PE/VC value chain, from due diligence and portfolio management to internal fund management and reporting.

¾ quarters of LPs rank climate change as the most influential mega-trend when deciding where to invest.

We provide audits or assessments as part of a deal and firm-wide due diligence strategy. We perform climate risk analysis in alignment with the Physical Climate Risk Methodology (PCRAM). We build roadmaps for addressing nature-related risks and impact drivers in line with the LEAP approach.

As an investor, you will be equipped to:

  • Rethink your investment thesis to value sustainability and have a positive impact

  • Enable ESG transformations that your target portfolio company could not achieve on its own

  • Develop comprehensive baselines at the due diligence as a reference throughout the whole investment cycle

  • Become more resilient by mitigating and adapting to climate risks in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement

Use Case

We advised an Indian Venture Capital on fund-level ESG integration and validating their ESG value creation approach by equipping the fund with the tools and frameworks and providing guidance to the investment team throughout the investment cycle.

Achievements: Engaged with portocs on ESG data collection, Defined key metrics

Building and managing programmes | Multi stakeholder platforms

Multi-stakeholder platforms are powerful participatory tools to achieve sustainability goals. They require strategic frameworks, tracking, and reporting progress on impact.

94% of business leaders view the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a unifying global vision.

– United Nations Global Compact-Accenture Global Private Sector Stocktake 2023

We act as architects of targeted benchmark initiatives or coalitions supporting stakeholder onboarding, communities of practice, and strategy alignment. We specialise in developing frameworks and indicators as well as monitoring, reporting and verification (MEAL) 

As an investor, you will be equipped to:

  • You will reduce data gaps, join resources, and complement the capacities, competencies, and interests of different stakeholders pursuing a common goal.

  • You will demonstrate the impact of the commitment and deployment of resources towards the programme.

Use Case: Grow Asia

Structured and led deep dive workshops using online collaborative tools to validate the fundamentals of a theory of change and results framework amongst a group of experts in the food & agriculture space involving MNCs, multilateral agencies, and NGOs/INGOs.

Use Case: Zero Hunger Private Sector Pledge

Designed the reporting framework and prepared the first accountability report for a multi-stakeholder pledge to verify implementation of SDG 2 (‘Zero Hunger’). Extensive consultations and data collection from MNCs, SMEs, and implementation partners with commitments of ~USD 575 million for sustainable agriculture and food systems transformation in 48 countries.

Cases studies

STAKEHOLDER ALIGNMENT WORKSHOP

Hosted deep dive online workshops to validate the fundamentals of a theory of change amongst a group of Asian stakeholders involving NGOs, corporates and multilateral agencies. 

Achievements:

  • Alignment of  attendees ;
  • Increased  understanding of its application  to local chapter strategies

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DONOR ADVISED FUND (DAF)

Set up a DAF (UK) and designed due diligence process for screening charitable organisations for grants. Developed philanthropy network and donor acquisition strategy; Provided donors guidance on best practice

Achievements: 

  • Programmed 34 events drawing 900+ attendees and 36 high level speakers
  • 12 organisations awarded grants
  • Sponsorship of Lombard Odier bank

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PRIVATE SECTOR PLEDGE

Developed the Reporting Framework for the Zero Hunger Pledge under the UNFSS, resulting in a robust structure to track and report on hunger eradication investments; worked with the Technical Committee (GAIN, WBA, WBCSD…).

Achievements:

  • 90% response rate from participating companies.

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STAKEHOLDER ALIGNMENT WORKSHOP

Hosted deep dive online workshops to validate the fundamentals of a theory of change amongst a group of Asian stakeholders involving NGOs, corporates and multilateral agencies. 

Achievements:

  • Alignment of  attendees ;
  • Increased  understanding of its application  to local chapter strategies

Read more

DONOR ADVISED FUND (DAF)

Set up a DAF (UK) and designed due diligence process for screening charitable organisations for grants. Developed philanthropy network and donor acquisition strategy; Provided donors guidance on best practice

Achievements: 

  • Programmed 34 events drawing 900+ attendees and 36 high level speakers
  • 12 organisations awarded grants
  • Sponsorship of Lombard Odier bank

Read more

PRIVATE SECTOR PLEDGE

Developed the Reporting Framework for the Zero Hunger Pledge under the UNFSS, resulting in a robust structure to track and report on hunger eradication investments; worked with the Technical Committee (GAIN, WBA, WBCSD…).

Achievements:

  • 90% response rate from participating companies.

Read more

Selected clients

Testimonials

We are grateful to Walk the Talk Consultancy for guiding us on this important journey and for facilitating this (M&E) Sprint.

Reginald Lee, Head of Knowledge & Platform, Grow Asia

Walk the Talk was instrumental in ensuring that my team was aligned and owned deliverables.

Jane Von Rabenau, CEO

Exceptionally useful programme for startups and it really helped in shaping our approach to the Singapore market.

Nicolas Foster, IQ Energy Australia

Walk The Talk supported us with strategic product differentiation and positioning as well as fundraising advice for our Series A round. 

Andrew Almack, CEO

Thanks for the elaborate report – I like it a lot that it is concrete and practical, and gives us some very clear starting points for how to improve our reporting process.

Anouck de Vries, policy & advocacy, The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition

“This is an outstanding report, such a high quality and thoughtful report. It has a perfect balance of narrative, data, figures.” 

Carin Smaller, Founder, The Shamba Centre