Wingee Sampaio
Cartier Women's Initiative
SAGANA CONSULTING
SAGANA CONSULTING collaborates with development organizations, foundations and investors to maximize the transformational effect of their resources. We draw on our insight and expertise as investors, climate strategists and talent experts combined with our deep understanding of local markets to co-create specialized solutions and programs that empower our clients to make a positive impact on human and planetary health. We collaborate with our clients on an expansive definition of value. We find, evaluate and implement impactful, financially sustainable solutions for our clients and partner with them to build capacity that enables long-lasting change.
We know that critical insights are the key to unlocking the power of people and capital to effect real transformational change.
OUR SERVICES
Investment Strategy & Structuring
We advise allocators of capital such as Development Finance Institutions (DFIs), foundations, and fund managers on how to maximize the impact of their resources. Alongside our clients, we co-create investment strategies; design impact programs and structure innovative financing vehicles; provide sourcing, screening, and due diligence for pipeline opportunities; support the integration of a gender lens across investment processes; and develop impact methodology and measurement.
Capacity-building & Portfolio Company Support
We support receivers of capital such as portfolio companies and impact-driven entrepreneurs to transform their businesses to deliver greater scale and impact, including through capacity-building and training; impact management and measurement; support with people practices and organizational structure; and integrating a gender strategy. We also help companies gain a competitive edge by understanding their strategic pathway to decarbonize, with a focus on specific innovations and technologies needed to overcome the biggest hurdles for cutting emissions.
Landscaping & Insight Development
We partner with thought leaders like think tanks, research organizations and network organizations to explore key issues such as climate resilience and gender-lens investing and develop insights and tools that set global standards for impact investing. We develop whitepapers and strategic roadmaps, as well as sector toolkits and guides.
Some of the clients we are proud to work with
WHAT WE FOCUS ON
We focus on high-impact sectors, including renewable energy, agriculture, plastics and recycling, education and employment, and health. Across all our sectors, we have a deep focus on gender and climate. In our gender-smart practice, we help asset managers and development organizations to weave a gender lens across the entire investment process. We’ve analyzed thousands of gender smart investment opportunities around the world for our clients. Some examples of our work includes:
WHAT OTHERS SAY ABOUT WORKING WITH US
“Sagana has been a strategic partner of the Cartier Women’s Initiative since 2019. Over the years, our partnership has grown, and the Sagana team has empowered and amplified the impact of our work. We are grateful to be on this journey with the Sagana team, and we look forward to growing our collective impact together in years to come.”
"Sagana opened my eyes about the importance of financial sustainability and the need for all social and impact enterprises to stay as close as possible to the market logic. Sagana’s recommendations and reports are very much to the point and crystal clear. I learned a lot collaborating with them.”
Dr. Peter Beez
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
Sagana listened to, and understood, our needs and made sure to tailor the project to exactly what we wanted. Our comments, questions and concerns were always addressed, and this is how we ended up with a result that will be useful for both us and our portfolio companies and where the impact of the project will live on well past the work with Sagana.
Agustina Casaburi
EcoEnterprises
Sagana’s understanding on gender topics and the underlying challenges for our investee companies was excellent. Sagana pairs a deep knowledge on gender with a good understanding of business reality. Furthermore, we were very happy with the detailed project management and planning that was put in place from an early stage.
Eva Tschannen
responsAbility
“Sagana has been a strategic partner of the Cartier Women’s Initiative since 2019. Over the years, our partnership has grown, and the Sagana team has empowered and amplified the impact of our work. We are grateful to be on this journey with the Sagana team, and we look forward to growing our collective impact together in years to come.”
Wingee Sampaio
Cartier Women's Initiative
"Sagana opened my eyes about the importance of financial sustainability and the need for all social and impact enterprises to stay as close as possible to the market logic. Sagana’s recommendations and reports are very much to the point and crystal clear. I learned a lot collaborating with them.”
Dr. Peter Beez
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
Sagana listened to, and understood, our needs and made sure to tailor the project to exactly what we wanted. Our comments, questions and concerns were always addressed, and this is how we ended up with a result that will be useful for both us and our portfolio companies and where the impact of the project will live on well past the work with Sagana.
Agustina Casaburi
EcoEnterprises
Sagana’s understanding on gender topics and the underlying challenges for our investee companies was excellent. Sagana pairs a deep knowledge on gender with a good understanding of business reality. Furthermore, we were very happy with the detailed project management and planning that was put in place from an early stage.
Eva Tschannen
responsAbility