Bridging Global Standards with Local Knowledge for Sustainable and Responsible Growth

Environmental and social consulting in Asia

Branan Asia is offering a full spectrum of environmental and social consulting services tailored to the needs of the clients, international financial institutions, investors, and national stakeholders operating across Central Asia.

The result is essential!

About Branan Asia

Branan Asia is a Central Asia-based consultancy founded in December 2024 to advance sustainable development across the region. While the company is new, our foundation rests on decades of collective experience in environmental and social consulting.

Over the years

Our consultants have contributed to a broad range of initiatives — from early-stage environmental and social due diligence to long-term monitoring and institutional capacity-building — for clients including multilateral development banks, export credit agencies, and commercial lenders. These include organizations such as the EBRD, IFC, Exiar, CoFace, SACE, Nordea Bank, Finnvera, EKN, BNP Paribas, ECGD, CITI, VEB.RF, ING Bank, ISP, Deutsche Bank AG, Atradius, Crédit Agricole CIB, and Société Générale.

Our work

Is grounded in collaboration. We engage with national ministries, regulatory bodies, academic institutions, and local communities, building trust and technical alignment at every level. We also maintain partnerships with leading global consultancies and engineering companies, such as AECOM, Arcadis, RINA, HPC, Antea Group, etc., enabling us to contribute seamlessly to large-scale, multidisciplinary projects.

The result is essential!

Our Services

Audits and Due Diligence

- Audits and Due Diligence assessments (EHSDD)
- Independent Environmental and Social Consultant (IESC)
- Pre-insurance environmental surveys
Our services include compliance reviews, identification of legacy risks and liabilities, gap analysis against national and lender standards, and development of corrective action plans. We support clients across a range of sectors—covering both operational sites and planned investments—and provide practical, risk-based recommendations to ensure environmental, health, safety, and social performance aligns with institutional expectations and regulatory obligations.

Environmental and Social studies and surveys

- Environmental Site Assessments
- Environmental assessment of construction materials, equipment, infrastructure facilities and underground utilities
- Baseline environmental and social studies
- ESIA
Branan Asia carries out Environmental Site Assessments in accordance with ASTM standards to support transactions, redevelopment, and risk management for industrial and infrastructure sites. Branan Asia provides full support in preparing ESIA documentation and guiding clients through all stages of approval and expert review, in line with national and international requirements. The ESIA package typically includes the main report, a Non-Technical Summary (NTS), Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP), Framework ESMP, and Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP). Depending on project scope and lender requirements, we also develop tailored management plans, covering issues such as air and water quality, waste, biodiversity, GHG emissions, occupational safety, supply chain, cultural heritage, and community health and development. Each plan outlines roles, applicable standards, mitigation measures, monitoring procedures, and performance indicators to ensure effective implementation and compliance.

ESG consulting and services

- Corporate ESG Strategy and Implementation
- Climate and Carbon Services
- Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS)
- Green Finance and Bonds
We offer a full range of ESG support, including the development of corporate ESG strategies, climate risk assessments, carbon footprint analysis, sustainability reporting, and supply chain sustainability assessments. Our services also cover green bond readiness, sustainable water use evaluations, and ESG training delivered in line with national and international standards.

Capacity building

Branan Asia delivers targeted training programs across Central Asia on environmental protection, occupational and industrial safety, social performance, and ESG integration. Our courses are aligned with international standards and the requirements of development finance institutions.
Core topics include environmental and social audits, risk management, ESMS and HSMS implementation, ESIA and public consultations, climate risk assessment, and advisory skills for ESG professionals working in the region. Our trainings are adapted to local regulatory contexts and project-specific needs, and suitable for a wide range of participants from senior management to technical specialists.

The result is essential!

Our Advantages

Our Vision

At Branan Asia, our advantages lie in the unique combination of deep regional expertise, strong command of international standards, and a practical, solution-oriented approach. Our team has a proven ability to deliver high-quality results under tight deadlines, across diverse sectors and regulatory contexts.

We offer multilingual capabilities, rigorous quality control, and a long-standing track record of collaboration with major international clients, financial institutions, and government stakeholders, ensuring that our services are both globally aligned and locally grounded.

Depth and breadth of expertise

in environmental and social consulting according to international and national standards

Long-term
history

of working with major international companies
and foreign
investors

Experience

in different branches of industry, agriculture and services

Ability to resolve

challenging issues under tight timeframes

Multilingual documentation

development in English, Russian, and local national languages

Quality control (QA/AC)

of developed documents and ensuring the compliance with national and international standards

The result is essential!

Our Team

Our team brings together deep regional knowledge with a strong command of international standards and financial institutions’ requirements. With backgrounds in environmental science, engineering, policy, and social impact assessment, we are well-positioned to support clients navigating complex regulatory landscapes and stakeholder environments.

Satisfied clients
100%
They order services again
81%
They recommend us
73%

Achieving new heights in the field of environmental and social consulting!

The result is essential!

Our Experience

Our experience spans key sectors including mining, metallurgy, oil and gas, petrochemical industry, pharmaceuticals, food and agriculture, and infrastructure. We combine strong regional insight with a deep understanding of international standards, enabling us to provide targeted, high-quality support that is both practical and fully compliant with regulatory and institutional requirements.

Kyrgyzstan

– Asbestos survey of industrial site for PepsiCo (combined with PCB survey);
– Environmental Audit and Partial Environmental Analysis of the radioactive metals mining, recycling and recovery facility on behalf of EBRD;
– Other audits and Due Diligence assessments;
– Training courses

Kazakhstan

– Environmental and Social Assessment and Due Diligence (Almaty, services sector);
– Environmental and Social Due Diligence for a major metallurgical company — a silicon metal plant and quartz deposit (Karaganda);
– Working as an IESC for EBRD on a lead-zinc mine and processing plant development project (Shalkiya);
– Phase I and II ESA for the construction of a glass plant (Almaty);
– EDD of construction materials production sites (Astana);
– EDD of tank farm and pipeline (Petropavlovsk);
– Phase I ESA of UCA campus (Tekeli);
– Development and management of Caspian Pipeline Consortium environmental GIS;
– EIA for complex offshore geophysical and engineering surveys (Caspian Sea);
– Review and analysis of Republic of Kazakhstan’ regulatory requirements regarding air emissions, stormwater discharges, hazardous and non-hazardous wastes handling, including development of permitting roadmap;
– Training courses

Uzbekistan

– ESIA of the Cement Plant in Jizzakh region;
– Audits and Due Diligence assessments;
– Training on EBRD requirements for financial intermediaries

Turkmenistan

– Ecosystem studies and planning of eco-trails in Syunt-Khasardagsky Nature Reserve;
– Training sessions on EBRD requirements;
– Audits and Due Diligence Assessments

Tajikistan

– Pre-feasibility study of Fanskiye Gory National Park and repeated inspection progress trip;
– Audits and Due Diligence assessments;
– Training courses

Contacts

LLC “Branan Asia”

Address

Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek, Oktyabrsky district, 11th microdistrict, 23/1a