our clients.

The most important thing to every member of our team is engaging in work that is meaningful and impactful. Our incredible clients are driving progressive change across the environmental, social and policy fields, and we have been fortunate to work with some of the world's leading organisations in these spaces. We are globally-minded and impact-oriented, and hope to collaborate on projects aligned on these views.

Here are some examples of the type of client work that we do across our six practice areas:

Drafting a white paper on the key barriers to financing the plastics circular economy

Shared Planet helped GPAP establish a global finance task force aimed at increasing financial flows to plastic waste solutions. We interviewed stakeholders from across the private, public and third sector to define the areas in which the task force could have the most impact. We defined project outcomes, developed briefing materials, created a roadmap for success, and prepared a "state of play" report detailing the challenges and opportunities facing the plastics circular economy. Shared Planet also contributed to a policy framework shared across several social media channels to inspire governments to invest in the circular economy.

Building a global government coalition to create and advocate for a Nature-Positive Roadmap

In 2023, Shared Planet was appointed by the World Wide Fund for Nature UK (WWF-UK) to develop a global campaign advocating for the creation of a Nature Positive Economy Roadmap (NPER). The nature positive goal strives to increase natural capital by addressing biodiversity loss and valuing the services nature provides to society. A nature positive economy is both resilient to and regenerative of nature, based on principles of sustainability and circularity. Shared Planet’s role developed an advocacy strategy, engaged governments, and mapped potential forums for engagement and communications.

Supporting fundraising and awareness efforts for the Global Plastics Pact Initiative

Shared Planet has supported the IUCN with a number of projects. Recently, we worked with the IUCN's Forest and Grasslands Team to develop research on the relationship between forest conservation and human health. Additionally, we worked with IUCN-ROWA to conduct stakeholder opinion research and analysis to inform a future stage of the strategy work that will focus on how a local government governs its ecological restoration programme. We have also worked with the IUCN to draft a report on the role of grasslands in achieving global biodiversity targets

Support for strategy on resource circularity and circular economies

Shared Planet was retained by the Director of the World Economic Forum's Centre for Resource Circularity (CRC) to support the development of a strategy, which included a comprehensive landscape mapping of current models to evolve the linear economic model towards a circular one, as well as an assessment of different stakeholder groups working on circularity in order to identify the ‘white space’ and territory where WEF could have a distinctive and additive value proposition.

Support for funder engagement for a global plastics environmental pact

Shared Planet supported the Tropical Forest Alliance (TFA) in the development of a value proposition narrative for Beef Partnership that aims to create a blueprint of actions to create a more sustainable beef supply chain between Brazil and China. Shared Planet was tasked with identifying stakeholders and developing a stakeholder engagement strategy to secure buy-in for this initiative. Shared Planet advised TFA on governance structures for managing their partnership and developed a Terms of Reference to guide terms of engagement in the group.

Analysed global policy, finance and governance trends around the world and supported landscape approaches to fighting deforestation

Shared Planet was retained by the Business Case for Landscape Action (comprised by the Rainforest Alliance, Conservation International, The Carbon Disclosure Project, Clarmondial and USAID) for a series of stakeholder deliverables on Landscape and Jurisdictional Approaches in Ecuador, Peru, Colombia and Indonesia. Shared Planet’s role included stakeholder mapping, financial institutional mapping, policy analysis, trend analysis and a review of governance mechanisms.

Creating an annual trends report on key macroeconomic trends contributing to or obstructing feminist economic climate justice

Since 2023, Shared Planet has worked with the Feminist Action Nexus for Economic & Climate Justice (administered by the Women's Environment & Development Organization) to publish an annual report on the key macroeconomic trends contributing to or against feminist economic and climate justice. We focus on trends in areas including sovereign debt, taxation, climate finance, corporate capture, and trade policy. The reports also highlight case studies of civil society and people’s demands for economic justice, both through multilateral advocacy and on-the-ground protests across the Global South.

Report to advocate for divestment from carbon markets and towards public climate finance

Shared Planet worked with Hivos and the Voices for Just Climate Action programme to write a report and policy brief persuading policymakers to shift investment towards grant-based and additional public climate finance and away from carbon markets. This work is particularly urgent in the context of the recently passed Article 6 of the Paris Agreement on carbon markets, which is set to expand investment into carbon markets – a trend that climate justice movements have long rallied against – and continued underinvestment into public climate finance.

Report on advancing well-being economies and beyond GDP alternatives in Asia

Shared Planet was hired by Oxfam to write a report on well-being economies and beyond GDP alternatives in Asia. For this report, we conducted a comprehensive mapping of feminist organisations working on economic justice issues in Asia to understand entrypoints for advocacy on the beyond GDP agenda. We also analysed a diverse range of existing beyond GDP alternatives already being tested and implemented by governments in Asia, assessing them for both the extent of their utilisation and their coherence with feminist and decolonial principles.

Advocating for ambitious NDCs through analytical briefings and media reactions

Shared Planet is supporting Climate Action Network (CAN) International in advocating for ambitious G20 NDCs aligned with CAN’s guidelines. This involves producing briefings and media reactions that analyse NDCs through a climate justice lens. CAN stresses that NDCs must not only align with the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C pathway but also avoid false solutions like carbon markets and CCUS (carbon capture, utilisation, and storage), commit to phasing out fossil fuels, and prioritise workers and communities. Our analysis follows a fair shares approach, urging countries to cut emissions and provide grant-based climate finance in line with their historical responsibility.

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Advocacy brief on a rights-based framework for tax policy

Shared Planet was hired by WEDO (lead coordinator), the Center for Economic & Social Rights, and the Financial Transparency Coalition to develop an advocacy brief titled “Rights-based tax justice: A framework for a progressive, feminist, ecologically just, and decolonial approach to taxation.” Recognising that tax justice efforts across progressive, feminist, environmental, and decolonial movements have often worked in silos, the co-authoring organisations aimed to create a coherent framework aligning with all four movements’ ambitions. As part of the launch for this work, Shared Planet presented at the IMF/World Bank 2024 Annual Meetings Civil Society Policy Forum and a civil society workshop feeding into the negotiations for a UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation.

Report and mapping of women's organisations across the Greater Horn of Africa

Shared Planet was hired by SIHA to develop a report that will identify and provide an analysis of the advocacy landscape of women’s rights organisations in the GHoA. This research will contribute towards building the women’s movement in the region. will highlight the areas where SIHA can help fill in potential capacity gaps. The project involved a comprehensive mapping of women’s organisations in 5 countries, an analytical framework and scoring methodology, and risk mitigation strategies in anti-gender and conflict contexts.

Research and analysis on eliminating government bans on humanitarian CVA programmes in the Central Sahel

Shared Planet was hired by the CALP Network to support relevant humanitarian stakeholders in understanding why bans on CVA programs are issued in the region, analyse whether there are common or similar patterns, reflect how it would be possible to mitigate this risk, and help Cash Working Groups (CWGs) and practitioners to adapt when these bans are issued.

Strengthening programmatic responses through the lens of climate change

Shared Planet was hired by the NRC as a Climate and Environment Consultant to develop a narrative on climate and environmental risks, interventions, and best practices in the MENA region and identify how NRC’s core competencies—Livelihoods and Food Security, Shelter & Settlements, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene—can be further adapted to better integrate climate considerations into humanitarian programming.

Research and analysis of food waste and circular food interventions

Shared Planet was retained in 2024 by ReLondon (the London Waste and Recycling Board) to undertake a research and analysis to identify and benchmark interventions that have been implemented to reduce household food waste generation and to increase consumption of low carbon and plant-based food.

Strategy and partnership to support equal access to healthcare

From 2019 to 2021, Shared Planet supported the Children and Young People’s Health Partnership (CYPHP) in their goals to raise their profile, engage policymakers, and spread and scale their model. CYPHP is a UK-based charity focused on access to care for low-income children and their access to integrated healthcare.

Research and analysis to examine NBSAPs and linkages between nutrition and biodiversity

Shared Planet worked with GAIN to evaluate and classify the linkages between biodiversity and nutrition in National Biodiversity and Strategic Action Plans (NBSAPs). We used the I-CAN methodology for the initial analysis, conducting keyword searches of the documents (80-100 keywords) and scoring them from level 1 (no integration with nutrition) to level 4 (strong integration with nutrition; concrete plans for action).

Urban food policy assessments in Mediterranean cities

Shared Planet worked with IUCN MED to conduct a comprehensive policy analysis in Mediterranean cities that are signatories of the Milan Pact, to identify existing urban food policies and assess the inclusion of biodiversity actions. The review aimed to identify gaps in current urban food policies and develop recommendations for mainstreaming biodiversity conservation in agri-food systems.

Research and strategic guidance on use of AI in humanitarian and development contexts

Shared Planet researched the application, design, and development of AI tools and services in the humanitarian and development fields across the MENA region. A report containing best practices, case studies, qualitative interviews, and a review of the literature was presented and concluded in key guidance, recommendations, and a principles framework for ethical, effective, and equal AI use for humanitarian efforts.

Strategy, policy and stakeholder engagement on responsible, sustainable and inclusive marketing and platform safety

Shared Planet team has enjoyed a long-time collaboration with Mars Inc. on global marketing and advertising policy. We have deep expertise of the digital advertising policy landscape including sustainable and inclusive marketing, platform safety and emerging technologies. We have helped analyse and build advertising policy as part of our advisory services.

Scoping review on the application of geospatial approaches and analysis for gender and social research in agri-food systems

Shared Planet was hired by the CGIAR GENDER (Generating Evidence and New Directions for Equitable Results) Impact platform to support the scoping review aimed at mapping the current landscape of how geospatial approaches and analysis are applied to gender and social research within rural development and agri-food systems.

Building an environmental awareness campaign for a UNESCO World Heritage Site

In 2023, Shared Planet was engaged by the RCU to support its first major environmental awareness campaign in AlUla County. The project included stakeholder opinion research, in-field data collection, a comprehensive landscape audit across 11 different environmental topics, the creation of a communications and partnership strategy, creating a progress management tool for the communications campaign to measure progress and contributing towards the creation of a visual identity and brand for the campaign.

Supporting a national nature landscape rehabilitation programme

Shared Planet was retained by the Green KSA initiative — part of the Saudi Green Initiative — to support its development of a communications strategy for the 10 billion trees initiative. As part of support, we conducted a landscape audit and created a stakeholder map to help Green KSA understand the NGO, academic and other stakeholders involved in ‘afforestation’ discussions.

Supporting a national nature landscape rehabilitation programme

Shared Planet was retained by IUCN in 2023 to support its work on the ecological restoration and agroforestry strategy for the Royal Commission of AlUla. Our research team worked with IUCN reporting to the Nature & Heritage team of ecologists and specialists in AlUla. Our team led the delivery of a range of deliverables to assess the current situation in relation to the state of the ecology and habitats of AlUla County in Saudi Arabia.

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WEDO hired Shared Planet to undertake a very complicated project, looking at macroeconomic trends in a variety of thematic areas ... We have been incredibly impressed with Shared Planet and the consultants we've worked with there, and intend to hire them again for at least one subsequent project. The flexibility, sharp political analysis, and extremely pleasant working relationship has all exceeded expectations and I feel very lucky to have found them. This has been a complicated and evolving project and it literally would not be happening if we hadn’t found Shared Planet.

Katie Tobin, Senior Program Manager

Women's Environment and Development Organisation (WEDO)