Eight To Twelve Weeks,
From Agreement To Dataset.
Sustainability reports for African SMEs within each cohort follow the same four steps, so the first report and the fiftieth read the same way.
The same four steps,
every SME in the cohort.
Scope and contract
180Pi + Your teamWe agree the shape of the engagement together: cohort size, sectors, geographies, timeline, and the reporting overview your institution needs. You know the cost, the calendar, and the deliverables before any SME is contacted.
Onboarding
180Pi180Pi enrols each SME on the platform, with a single point of contact per company. Your team makes the introduction, and we manage everything after it.
Guided workflow
180PiEach SME works through a structured data workflow covering emissions calculations, social, governance, and climate risk. Built-in guidance and 180Pi support guide companies, including teams reporting for the first time.
Reports and dataset
180PiEach SME receives a sustainability report it can share with lenders, investors, and donors. Your institution receives the comparable dataset, with a readiness view across the pipeline.
Built for African realities.
The workflow assumes the conditions in which African SMEs work: records can be informal, and data can be inconsistent.
Local emission factors
Country-specific national emission factors keep the numbers accurate to each market, not a continental average.
Standardised data definitions
The same definitions across every SME in the cohort, so step four's dataset is comparable from the first company to the fiftieth.
Controlled estimation methods
Incomplete records are handled under clear rules, built for the informal and inconsistent records African SMEs actually keep.
Five answers help scope a cohort.
- Which SMEs, or how you plan to identify them
- Their sectors
- Their geographies
- Your preferred timeline
- The reporting overview your institution needs
The first conversation shapes the whole engagement
We design and deliver cohort reporting engagements with institutions and programmes across East and Southern Africa. Exploring for a company instead? The free sustainability assessment shows where you stand.