Client pillar

Lebalelo Water User Association

As part of our client work, we collaborated with the Lebalelo Water User Association (LWUA) to support its members in revising their strategy and repurposing the organisation ‘to improve lives through water’.

This project produced the concept for the construction of water infrastructure in Limpopo to bring bulk raw water to mines and potable water to surrounding communities. The organisation engaged PwC to develop a business case for the R25bn infrastructure development and business transformation journey.

Conducted a multi-pronged socio-economic analysis
- Baseline study
- Socio-economic impact assessment (SEIA)
- Cost-benefit analysis (CBA)
Co-developed an intermediate business case (IBC) to address:
- Strategic case
- Economic case
- Commercial case
- Financial case
- Management case
Developed business transformation report and roadmap (BTRR)

Good health and wellbeing
Affordable and clean energy
Decent work and economic growth
Reduce inequalities

Lebalelo impact

Water infrastructure upgrades
Sustainable water management
Improving water access for communities
Collaboration with mining companies to establish responsible water consumption practices
Equitable distribution of economic benefits
Community engagement initiatives
Environmental management integration

Reliable and safe water supply options
Comprehensive financial model
Cost-effective funding determination

B4SA

PwC South Africa provided B4SA with a detailed analysis of the South African labour market, including:

Industry-level employment trends
Impact of private sector jobs on the economy
Potential benefits of addressing key constraints on job creation
Employment forecast scenarios
Qualitative and quantitative research on the significance of private sector employment to the South African economy
Strategies for increasing private sector job creation

The evidence highlighted the importance of small businesses in job creation, examined industry-level employment trends and forecasts, estimated the contribution of private sector jobs to tax revenue and other economic indicators, explored the potential economic benefits of resolving issues such as skills gaps and regulatory burdens, and projected economic and employment growth under various scenarios.

B4SA was able to utilise PwC’s analysis in multiple engagements with the Government at Cabinet level. PwC’s work emphasised the importance of addressing South Africa’s key macroeconomic challenges to accelerate economic growth, enhance employment creation, and consequently tackle the nation's pressing issues of underemployment, social mobility and regional inequality. PwC’s contribution to B4SA’s knowledge base supported the business organisation in forming a partnership with the Government in October 2023 to assist the public sector with initiatives aimed at improving the country's productivity, innovation capacity and workforce development.

Decent work and economic growth

FBRA Nigeria

Food and Beverage Recycling Alliance Nigeria

Reevaluation of strategic direction.

FBRA, a Nigerian Producer Responsibility Organisation, aims to enhance environmental sustainability through recycling. Despite challenges, FBRA is refining its strategy to maximise impact and address policy restrictions.

PwC assisted FBRA in creating a five-year strategy plan and a data-driven strategic framework. This involved reviewing extended producer responsibility models across various jurisdictions, analysing existing policies and regulations, considering stakeholder expectations, and examining recycling and collection data.

Climate action

Nigerian government recycling initiative

Single use plastic tax reforms and plastic circularity

Nigeria’s environmental crisis from plastic waste is worsened by poor recycling systems and high single-use plastic use. The government has taxed single-use plastics in drinks industries as part of wider reforms which include reporting on industry status, evaluating current practices and proposing legal changes for better recycling.

Our firm enhanced ties with companies by leveraging past advocacy successes. We combined expertise from various units to analyse the industry and advocate for plastics circularity in the non-alcoholic drink sector, aiding in roadmap preparation, value chain evaluation and government engagement.

Key success metrics: Suggested a phased industry commitment implementation roadmap; the impact the industry has made in terms of jobs, taxes paid, and their self regulation initiative as producer responsible organisations.
Qualitative impact: Won the client’s trust to continue driving the advocacy engagement.

Climate action

PwC Mauritius United Nations Environment Programme

PwC Mauritius was appointed by the United Nations Environment Programme and, later, the United Nations Office for Project Services, to develop an innovative platform that plays a pivotal role in monitoring and assessing the country’s commitments to the Paris Agreement. Our approach to building this platform was deeply rooted in innovation and forward-thinking strategies. Our team leveraged a human-led and tech-enabled approach for the discovery of specific needs. This initiative aims to exert influence on decision-making processes by national leaders in the knowledge that Mauritius is ranked as the 51st most vulnerable country to climate change worldwide.

Enhanced monitoring: The platform allows for improved tracking and assessment of Mauritius' Paris Agreement commitments.
Improved decision-making: By offering comprehensive data and insights, the platform influences climate-related decisions made by national leaders.
Increased climate resilience: This tool aids in developing more effective climate strategies.
International cooperation: The involvement of UN agencies underscores the global importance of this initiative.
Innovation in climate action: The human-led, tech-enabled approach showcases a novel way to tackle climate challenges.

Climate action
Affordable and clean energy

Value Chain Sustainability Insights application

Winning PwC’s 2022 Solvers Challenge, PwC Africa’s Net Zero team transformed their emissions application, which was internally focused, to develop an application that will benefit our clients. It was launched externally in July 2024 and is called the Value Chain Sustainability Insights application. The application:

Harnesses the power of data analytics to quantify and analyse scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions.
Empowers organisations to make informed decisions and take decisive action in selecting suppliers who align with their sustainability goals.

Climate change
Affordable and clean energy

Emissions reporting and insights made easy

The PwC Value Chain Sustainability Insights application brings automated emissions reporting to an organisation's supply chain.

This allows business leaders to understand where in their supply chain these emissions come from, how to track emissions and gain insights on how to actively reduce emissions.

Client pillar

Client pillar

Lebalelo Water User Association

Lebalelo impact

B4SA

FBRA Nigeria

Nigerian government recycling initiative

PwC Mauritius United Nations Environment Programme

Value Chain Sustainability Insights application

Emissions reporting and insights made easy

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