SHIFT IMPACT
AFRICA GROUP
SHARED VALUE ADVISORY & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Finding African solutions for African challenges
WHO WE ARE
Shift Impact Africa Group is a pan-African, women-owned Shared Value and ESG advisory, business development, and consulting enterprise. As the sister organization of Shared Value Africa, an advocacy and training entity, we form a dynamic partnership dedicated to advancing the Shared Value Business Management Concept across the continent.
Our mandate is to advocate, influence, and empower private sector organisations to embrace strategies that profitably address Africa’s societal and environmental challenges. By integrating Shared Value principles into core business operations, we help unlock opportunities for sustainable growth and impact.
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We guide businesses to create value for all stakeholders by addressing material challenges that may hinder growth. Through impactful strategies that combine purpose and profitability, we champion the belief that businesses can generate economic value while delivering meaningful benefits to society.
Creating Shared Value is not just a strategy—it’s the most authentic and transformative business practice. It leverages core business disciplines to drive societal and environmental progress while ensuring prosperity for all.
From addressing social challenges like access to medicines, financial inclusion, and self-determined employment opportunities, to innovating solutions for environmental issues like recycling plastics or adopting renewable energy sources, Shared Value practices provide businesses with pathways to innovate, compete, and create impactful, profitable, and sustainable enterprises.
What does it mean to create shared value?
Creating shared value is a competitive business strategy that reconnects profit with purpose by addressing social and environmental challenges through core business operations.
It shifts the focus from shareholder capitalism to stakeholder capitalism, emphasising that business success depends on the well-being of all stakeholders. When stakeholders thrive, businesses thrive.
Businesses are deeply intertwined with society and the environment. Social and environmental factors influence how people interact with products and services, how they choose to spend, and how they perceive brands—especially in today’s hyperconnected world.
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With finite natural resources, sustainable practices are not just ethical but essential for long-term success.
By tackling societal and environmental challenges that also impact business—such as infrastructure gaps, energy reliability, and supply chain inefficiencies—Shared Value offers a blueprint for creating innovative, sustainable, and market-expanding strategies.
Adopting Shared Value and an ESG approach requires businesses to rethink how they operate—finding ways to be more efficient, innovative, inclusive, and environmentally responsible. This shift fosters long-term sustainability by focusing on all stakeholders, not just shareholders, ensuring benefits for employees, communities, and the broader value chain.
WHAT WE DO
Our services are designed to help businesses unlock their full potential by aligning profitability with organisational purpose. We partner with organisations to identify gaps, develop strategies, and implement solutions that drive sustainable growth, enhance competitiveness, and ensure value creation for all stakeholders.
BUSINESS AUDIT &
GAP ANALYSIS
Laying the Foundation for Sustainable Growth
SHARED VALUE & ESG STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT
Building Resilient Businesses for the Future
OUR GROUP
Shift Impact Africa proudly serves as the founding partner of two entities—Shift Impact Africa and Shared Value Africa—operating collectively under the Shift Impact Africa Group. Together, we are dedicated to driving transformative change and fostering sustainable impact across the African continent.
As a collective, our assets include:
SHIFT IMPACT AFRICA
(SHIFT)
Shift Impact Africa is the consulting arm of the Shared Value Africa Group and serves as the implementation partner for Shared Value Africa. Together, these entities collaborate with partners and clients to design and execute impactful projects that address societal and environmental challenges. Beyond commissioned work, they proactively develop initiatives aimed at driving meaningful change and fostering the long-term sustainability of the African continent. Their mission is to create value for all stakeholders by integrating business solutions with the pressing needs of communities across Africa.
SHARED VALUE AFRICA
(SVA)
SVA is a pan-African organization and the regional partner of the global Shared Value Initiative business network, with sister networks in India, China, Hong Kong, Europe (Italy), North and South America. United by a shared purpose, we collaborate with organizations to prioritize value creation and sustainability for all through the Shared Value Business Management Concept. Together, Shared Value Africa and Shift Impact Africa are building Africa’s most impactful Shared Value Business Community—a thriving network where stakeholders prosper and contribute to creating a sustainable continent.
SHARED VALUE AFRICA ACADEMY (SVAA)
The Shared Value Africa Academy is dedicated to training and educating organizations on the Shared Value Business Management Concept, equipping them to profit with purpose. SVAA offers bespoke training programs on Shared Value principles, disciplines, and frameworks, empowering entrepreneurs, young executives, and seasoned leaders through lifelong learning. These programs emphasize the business and social impact of adopting shared value strategies, incorporating ESG implementation, and fostering sustainability and innovation.
JAMiiTRADE
JamiiTrade is a curated connected continental community of SME/SMMEs trading across Africa and beyond. A peer to peer entrepreneurship community for young business to drive cross-border trade in Africa by building a curated, connected community of SMMEs, SMEs, and MSMEs. Focused on capacity-building, market expansion, and sustainability, the platform provides peer-to-peer learning opportunities, collaboration, and access to vital trade insights. It empowers businesses across sectors to navigate challenges and share successes, fostering growth and resilience across the continent.
SHARED VALUE GENDER EQUALITY UNIT
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The Gender Equality Unit aims to accelerate progress on gender equality and reduce Gender Based Violence and Femicide by supporting and collaborating with both the public and private sectors. Launched through the impactful #ITSNOTOK movement, the unit offers a holistic approach to fostering respectful workplaces, empowering leadership, and equipping organizations with the tools, knowledge, and strategies needed to create safe, inclusive environments free from workplace violence and harassment.
#ITSNOTOK
#ITSNOTOK is a social movement calling on businesses and individuals to unite against Gender Inequality and Gender-Based Violence & Femicide (GBVF)—one of Africa’s most pressing societal challenges. The campaign raises awareness and drives action to create safer workplaces and communities, emphasizing that addressing these issues is essential for societal and business sustainability.
KEY INITIATIVES
Together with Shared Value Africa (SVA), Shift Impact Africa is also the proud founding partner of four key initiatives:
INSTITUTE FOR COMPETITIVENESS AFRICA (IFCA)
Launched to address the lack of Africa-centric research, the Institute for Competitiveness Africa focuses on empowering businesses, governments, and communities with locally-driven insights. By collaborating with local institutions and leveraging indigenous knowledge, the Institute fosters innovation, enhances competitiveness, and drives sustainable growth across the continent. The first research report “Africa Export Competitiveness 2023”was launched in collaboration with African Capacity Building Foundation and and Institute for Competitiveness India.
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GENDER RISK ASSESSMENT COMPLIANCE INDEX
(GRACI)
GRACI enables organisations to take a proactive approach to preventing workplace violence and harassment. Using a gender-responsive risk assessment methodology, it identifies hazards—physical, psychological, and structural—and maps risks to financial, operational, reputational, and productivity outcomes. GRACI equips businesses to create safer, more inclusive workplaces while mitigating risks effectively.
AFRICA SHARED VALUE
& ESG SUMMIT
This annual summit gathers Africa’s visionary business leaders alongside political and NGO stakeholders to explore African solutions for African challenges. Through meaningful discussions and collaboration, the summit inspires businesses to operate through the lens of "profit with purpose," becoming catalysts for sustainable growth and innovation.
AFRICA SHARED
VALUE SERIES
Introduced in 2023, the Africa Shared Value Series expands beyond a single summit to offer multiple in-person events, fostering deeper connections and knowledge-sharing across Africa. The 2025 series is a build-up to the 2026 Africa Shared Value & ESG Summit in Lagos, Nigeria, inviting brands to engage in meaningful collaboration and impact.
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
GET IN TOUCH
We look forward to hearing from you!
info@shiftimpact.africa
SOUTH AFRICA
Perch Flexible Office Space
37 Bath Avenue, Rosebank
Johannesburg
+27 82 445 5274
KENYA
c/o AJW Africa
Merchant Square, Riverside Drive
Nairobi
+254 721 997 870