Guide QHSE · 8 min
How to structure your first ISO 45001 system in Africa
ISO 45001 is the international reference standard for occupational health and safety management. Here is a concrete roadmap adapted to African contexts.
KEY POINTS
- Why ISO 45001 is critical for industrial operations in Africa
- The 5 key stages of a successful deployment: diagnosis, gap analysis, structuring, deployment, audit
- Local regulatory requirements (Senegalese Labor Code) and their articulation with the standard
Report ESG · 10 mins
ESG in sub-Saharan Africa: donors, investors and regulation
ESG requirements are growing rapidly in Africa. Multilateral donors, private investors, local regulators: what you need to know to remain eligible for funding.
KEY POINTS
- The standards that apply: IFC Performance Standards, Equator Principles, CSRD (for European subsidiaries)
- What donors really look at: BM, AFD, IFC, BOAD — reading grid
- The sectors most affected: mining, energy, agri-food, infrastructure
Training ESG · 7 mins
CSRD & ESG Reporting: prepare your teams for new requirements
The CSRD directive imposes new non-financial reporting obligations. Even in Africa, the subsidiaries and partners of European groups are exposed to it. How to prepare for it?
KEY POINTS
- What the CSRD changes compared to the DPEF (extra-financial performance declaration)
- The 12 ESRS standards to know: E1 (climate), E5 (biodiversity), S1 (personnel), G1 (governance)…
- Who is affected in Africa? Subsidiaries of European groups in the first place
Guide ESG · 9 mins
ESG due diligence for M&A transactions in Africa
Private investors and PE funds systematically integrate ESG due diligence into their African acquisitions. Here's what they're looking at — and how to prepare.
KEY POINTS
- The 4 key dimensions: regulatory compliance, social risks, governance, climate exposure
- The red flags that block a transaction: environmental liabilities, undocumented social conflicts, opaque governance
- Setting up an ESG data room: what evidence, in what format
Tool Performance · 6 mins
Lean Management in Africa: adapting tools to field realities
Lean works in Africa — provided that the methods are adapted to local constraints. Feedback from 50+ industrial deployments.
KEY POINTS
- The 3 classic mistakes of a Lean deployment in the African context
- How to adapt VSM, 5S and Kaizen to supply and skills constraints
- The importance of middle management: training supervisors before operators
Demo Digital · 5 min
Why Excel QHSE tables are limiting your performance — and how to replace them
The vast majority of African organizations still manage their QHSE via Excel and emails. This approach reaches its limits at growth. QUALIVISTA is the answer.
KEY POINTS
- The 5 critical limits of Excel for QHSE management: duplicates, loss of traceability, non-auditable evidence
- What auditors claim that Excel can't provide
- The gains measured after migration to QUALIVISTA: -70% audit preparation, 100% time-stamped proofs