Enhanced due diligence and business intelligence services

 
At SARI Global, we deliver tailored Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) and Business Intelligence services to help organisations make informed, ethical, and secure decisions in complex, high-risk environments. We combine advanced research, on-the-ground field insight, and real-world risk analysis to support operational, compliance, and strategic objectives.

These services are now available for Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, Nigeria, and Palestine—contexts where sanctions exposure, corruption, weak oversight, and conflict-economy dynamics make rigorous due diligence indispensable.

Making the wrong decision about a partner, vendor, or investment can result in regulatory penalties, reputational fallout, program disruption, or ethical compromise. In high-risk markets, the costs of insufficient vetting are magnified by:

• Sanctions and export-control complexity across multiple jurisdictions.
• Entrenched corruption and procurement manipulation.
• Armed group influence and politically exposed networks.
• Informal banking channels and cash-heavy transactions.
• Opaque ownership structures and front-company practices.
• Safeguarding and protection risks, including SEA/GBV.
• Heightened reputational sensitivity among donors, regulators, and media.  

Our EDD frameworks are designed to uncover the full picture, enabling organisations to act with confidence when entering new markets, funding local actors, or scaling operations.

We go beyond database checks. Our EDD process provides a multi-layered assessment of organisations, vendors, sub-grantees, and individuals, covering:

• Legal registration and licensing verification.
• Historical activity, affiliations, and funding sources.
• Leadership and staff reviews for ethical or reputational concerns.
• Screening for political ties, safeguarding issues, and compliance gaps.
• Public records analysis, court filings, and media archives.
• Sanctions and watchlist screening, including PEP checks.
• Field-level validation and triangulated interviews.
• Custom risk scoring using a transparent matrix (Low, Moderate, High).  

Outputs include a documented risk register, narrative findings with source citations, structured risk ratings, and mitigation playbooks. Optional monitoring captures ongoing changes in sanctions, affiliations, or reputational standing.

Our intelligence products support decision-making for market entry, partner vetting, and operational planning. Services include:

• Stakeholder and ecosystem mapping.
• Supply-chain and vendor risk analysis.
• Political-economy and conflict-economy assessments.
• Competitive and reputational landscape scans.
• Locality and site-level assessments for access, governance, and community dynamics.  

We integrate environmental, social, and governance dimensions into risk assessments, including:

• Human rights and labor practice reviews.
• Environmental liabilities and local impact assessments.
• Gender-based violence and protection risks.
• Community acceptance and social dynamics.  

We evaluate digital vulnerabilities and information exposure, including:

• Public footprint and digital presence analysis.
• Vulnerability mapping for cyber misuse or breaches.
• Optional threat-environment snapshots and reputational monitoring.  

• Embedded local insight: Regional researchers and multilingual analysts provide ground-truthing and cultural context.
• Ethics-driven and human-centered: All assessments integrate conflict sensitivity, safeguarding, and human rights principles.
• Adaptable and confidential: Services are tailored to organisational needs, from rapid checks to long-term monitoring, delivered discreetly.
• Strategic and operational relevance: Findings directly inform funding, partnerships, hiring, and field-level access decisions.  

• International NGOs and UN agencies.
• Donors and philanthropic foundations.
• Development contractors and procurement actors.
• Private sector clients operating in sensitive contexts.
• Academic, media, and policy institutions.  

• Partner, vendor, or grantee vetting.
• Country entry or operational expansion.
• Subgranting and pre-award due diligence.
• Reputational and media risk checks.
• Investigations into ethical or financial misconduct.
• ESG baseline or impact reviews.  

These services are currently available in countries where SARI Global operates with Full Programming, such as Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Yemen, and Nigeria:

 Additional geographies will be introduced as programming expands.

• An executive decision brief for senior leadership and donors.
• A documented audit trail of sources and checks.
• A pragmatic action list to reduce exposure.
• Optional continued monitoring for evolving risk.
   

Request a free consultation today by contacting us at info@sari.global.