What LeFil Consulting Is All About
LeFil Consulting helps start-ups, corporations, donors, NGOs, governments, and their constituencies reconcile the objectives of sustainable growth and inclusive, social impact. They bring innovative schemes for essential services’ provision to the fastest growing cities of Latin America. From orchestrating integrated interventions to improve school children’s health, to crafting commercial supply chains for remote rural areas—think credit Sanishop—they cover a wide spectrum. Helping large milk buyers invest into small farmers (credit EADD), designing marketing strategies for innovative products (credit Sanishop), and spreading micro-incubation schemes for rural entrepreneurs (credits Alterna) are just a few examples. They’ve also designed the national social innovation strategy for Kazakhstan and crafted new approaches to create employment in the Balkans. Plus, they help generalize solar micro irrigation among small farmers (credit Futurepump, IWMI, www.jeffreymwalcott.com), design new business models for better access to renewable energy (credit Claro), and bring expertise to social business accelerators (credit New Ventures FLII). Their work extends to giving access to solar energy for people in the DRC (credit Altech), helping Nigerian farmers and wholesalers keep their agricultural products refrigerated (credit ColdHubs), and co-creating with local shopkeepers for last-mile provision of essential services to poor Mexican suburbs.
The Main Benefit: Sustainable Growth Meets Social Impact
LeFil Consulting specializes in the identification, design, growth, and replication of innovations that create social and economic value, sustainably and at scale. Here are some key highlights:
- Founded in 2010, with over a decade of experience
- Works with a diverse client base: start-ups, large corporations, donors, NGOs, governments
- Expertise across multiple sectors and geographies
- Focus on innovations that balance economic viability with social inclusion
- Strong track record with clients like Nestlé, LVMH, Swiss Development Cooperation, World Bank, and more
Research and Advice: Tailored Paths to Social Impact
LeFil Consulting crafts tailored paths to creating social impact and generating economic value. They advise social entrepreneurs on developing and implementing innovative franchising strategies, helping them grow twice as fast and at lower cost. Corporations get help identifying and investing in highly innovative social ventures globally—always embedded with their core business. They also craft national strategies on social innovation and launch investment programs for rural and urban areas. Plus, they analyze social businesses in any sector to help rethink investment strategies and impact investor processes. It’s all about smart, customized advice that drives real change.
Collaborations: Partnerships That Make a Difference
Facilitating partnerships and alliances to address social issues collectively is a big part of what LeFil Consulting does. They constitute consortia of city councils, donors, and entrepreneurs to develop providers of essential goods and services in urban slums. They design and support public-private partnerships to bring integrated packages of essential health and nutrition to rural school children. Local organizations get enabled to incubate rural micro-entrepreneurs, improving community resilience and inclusion. And multi-business platforms are established to invest in growing pipelines of young professionals and enterprises they can hire out. It’s collaboration at its best—bringing together diverse players for a common good.
Field Surveys: Fast, Cost-Effective Impact Measurement
Running cost-effective and fast field impact surveys via phone, tablets, and internet is another specialty. LeFil Consulting designs and runs phone or internet surveys of end consumers to understand profiles, motivations, product experience, and impact on livelihoods. They’ve built cloud-based platforms that aggregate, analyze, and report on field surveys among users of dozens of social enterprises. Local organizations get trained to design, run, and embed end-user surveys for stronger strategy, operations, and reporting. And they analyze field data to help companies better reconcile viable economic growth with building resilient and inclusive societies around them. It’s all about smart data, quick insights, and actionable results.
Project Impact: Linking to Sustainable Development Goals
- SDG 1: No Poverty
- SDG 2: Zero Hunger
- SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being
- SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
- SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
- SDG 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
- SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities
- SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
- SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Track Record: Trusted by Leaders Across Sectors
The team behind LeFil Consulting is proud to have served many clients, including corporations like Nestlé and LVMH, industry alliances, public and development players such as the Swiss Development Cooperation, World Bank, and Government of Kazakhstan. Impact investors like responsAbility and foundations including the Swiss Re Foundation have also benefited from their expertise. Their deep insights span hundreds of social businesses and innovations worldwide, notably in housing, energy, water, sanitation, ICT, financial services, health, agriculture, mobility, nutrition, and aging. This broad experience fuels their ability to design and scale solutions that truly matter.
