Little Blue Research Ltd

EMPOWERING COMPANIES TO UNDERSTAND THEIR SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

About Little Blue Research

Little Blue Research was formed by Dr. Stephanie Hime in response to client demand for high quality research support. Little Blue Research is an independent consultancy that specialises in the provision of technical support for environmental economics and social impact valuation. We have an excellent network of experts to help meet client demand for specific skills. Being structured in this way allows us to support clients with bespoke specialist teams to deliver complex interdisciplinary projects. Little Blue Research works with clients in three stages: scoping, support and outputs.

Scoping

Supporting clients as they develop their project needs.
Scoping assessments, pilot approaches and proof of concept.

Support

Providing the right level of support.
Customising approaches to support project goals.

Outputs

Producing meaningful outputs to support decision-making.
Helping to develop user friendly models and reports.

Our Services

Impact Measurement

Helping clients measure and value impacts of programmes, interventions, investments and undertaking option analyses.

We help clients by:

developing impact measurement frameworks
focusing on social and natural capital
project scoping, assessing data needs and providing gap analyses
prioritising and valuing impacts, both positive and negative
conducting stakeholder engagement.

Strategy and Risk

Helping clients to identify sustainability risks and to articulate the business case for sustainability.

We help clients by:

evaluating business processes and strategy
designing and delivering qualitative and quantitative research
valuing sustainability initiatives and developing sustainability strategies
undertaking risk and opportunity analyses, quantifying the value at risk
providing peer review and contributing to advisory boards and technical working groups.

Research and Training

Helping clients with the development of research, thought leadership and training on natural and social capital.

We help clients by:

providing client training and presenting various ‘how to’ workshops
reviewing frameworks for the monitoring of social and environmental impacts
research focusing on the use of economic valuation
researching specific topics relating to natural and social capital
developing process frameworks, methodologies and standards.

What People Say

Training for natural capital assessment

— Katia Bonga, Redefining Value Team WBCSD

“We had the pleasure to work with Little Blue Research on the development of training material on natural capital for businesses. Throughout this work, Stephanie and her team showed a lot of professionalism while also demonstrating creativity, flexibility and a results-oriented attitude. This important work will no doubt benefit many businesses and organizations looking to move forward on their natural capital journey.”