Sustainability strategy
Clarify your priorities, engage stakeholders and develop a practical roadmap for environmental action.
Strategy · Action planningEvidence. Environment. Lasting impact.
A sustainable future.
Built together.
Turning environmental ambition into practical strategy—with people, communities and long-term resilience at its heart.
Explore our expertiseRooted in nature. Focused on people.
Research-informed adviceInclusive environmental governancePractical pathways to resilience
What we do
From big questions
to meaningful action.
SMB supports organisations seeking to connect environmental responsibility with sound governance, sustainable livelihoods and inclusive development. Our advisory services are shaped around your context and priorities.
Governance & policy
Policy research and advisory support to strengthen accountability, participation and sustainable resource governance.
Policy analysis · InstitutionsCircular & regenerative economies
Explore ways to retain resource value, reduce waste and connect economic activity with ecological restoration.
Circularity · RegenerationLandscapes & livelihoods
Research and planning support for sustainable agriculture, community resource management and restoration initiatives.
Restoration · Community resilienceResearch & evaluation
Qualitative research, stakeholder consultation and evaluation frameworks that help programmes understand progress and learn.
Evidence · Learning · ImpactTraining & inclusion
Tailored workshops and capacity building that bring sustainability into practice, with attention to youth, women and community voices.
Capacity building · ParticipationNatural resources & extractives
Advisory support on environmental degradation linked to mining, oil drilling and other resource extraction, with a focus on restoration, reparation, community engagement and responsible governance and management.
Policy and legal-framework analysis to inform environmental accountability and access to independent legal advice.
Extractives · Reparation · Resource governanceHow we work
Understand the context.
Build a lasting pathway.
Start with people.
Understand your goals, local realities and the perspectives of those affected.
Follow the evidence.
Combine research and stakeholder insight to identify priorities and opportunities.
Make it practical.
Develop recommendations and a clear action plan suited to your resources and context.
Keep improving.
Agree indicators, reflect on progress and build the capacity to sustain change.
The thinking behind SMB
SMB.
Environment + Governance
People + Peace
Meet the founder
Research grounded.
People centred.
Dr Samuel M. Babia
Samuel brings together experience in education, community leadership, civilian peacekeeping and academic research. His doctoral research at the University of Bath examined environmental sustainability and post-conflict peacebuilding in Sierra Leone.
That perspective shapes SMB’s approach: environmental progress is strongest when institutions are accountable, communities participate and sustainable livelihoods are part of the picture.
Professional development
University of Oxford
The Future of Sustainable BusinessCompleted in 2026 through the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford.
Doctoral research · University of Bath
Who we support
Shared challenges.
Different starting points.
Businesses & enterprisesNGOs & charitiesPublic bodiesCommunity organisationsDevelopment programmesResearch partnerships
Your next step
Let’s shape your
sustainability project.
Start by outlining the challenge, the support you need and what success would look like. Use this project brief builder to prepare a starting point for our conversation.
Call to discuss your project:
+44 7854 389249