Our Commitments
At ConsultAid, we believe that the quality of consulting goes beyond the produced deliverables. It relies just as much on how missions are conducted.
The commitments below guide our day-to-day practice. They represent a shared reference framework that we strive to apply consistently and transparently.
Acting With Independence and Transparency in Each Project
We commit to conducting our consulting work with the highest possible level of independence in analysis and judgment. This includes transparency regarding our working methods, assumptions, limitations, and, where applicable, the existence of any potential conflicts of interest.
This commitment to transparency extends beyond internal practices. We choose to share these elements with current or prospective clients in order to enable informed, trust-based collaborations.
We reject any practice that could compromise the integrity of our missions, the reliability of outcomes, or the relationship of trust built with our partners.
ConsultAid is committed to promoting diversity of profiles, backgrounds, and experiences within its teams and collaborations. We do not view diversity merely as a principle, but as an essential condition for enriching our analyses and strengthening the quality of our work.
We recognize that, like any organization, we carry our own biases. We therefore choose to surround ourselves with people who can challenge us, bring alternative perspectives, and question our analytical frameworks.
This commitment goes beyond attention to diversity alone; it also involves creating the conditions for genuine inclusivity: open spaces for dialogue, respectful communications, and ways of working that enable everyone to fully express themselves.
Fostering Diversity and Pluralism in Perspectives
We place particular importance on well-being at work, both for our teams and for the consultants, partners, and service providers we collaborate with. We strive to establish professional relationships based on respect, recognition of the work performed, and clear conditions of collaboration.
We are aware that high standards, commitment, and ambition come with a real human cost. While we continually strive to do better and go further, we also recognize that there are limits when pressure becomes excessive. We therefore seek to ensure that challenges are not managed individually or in isolation, but that professional mental load is shared among peers.
Creating Healthy, Fair and Supportive Working Conditions
We are committed to protecting the personal and sensitive data to which we have access in the course of our projects, in compliance with applicable regulations, including the GDPR.
Data is collected, used, and stored solely for the specific purposes defined with our partners, with limited and secured access.
The notion of consent is central to our approach: no data is used without clear information, an understanding of the implications, and the prior agreement of the parties involved.
Ensuring Responsible and Informed Data Management
We aim to use digital tools and artificial intelligence in a thoughtful and transparent manner, to support our work, never the other way around. When we use AI, we do so as support for analysis, structuring, or reflection, not as a substitute for human judgment. We engage in deliberate reflection to position these tools where they bring genuine added value compared to human input, rather than out of mere convenience, automation, or a pursuit of speed.
We remain attentive to data hosting issues, potential biases, and the unintended effects of technologies, ensuring that their use remains aligned with the public interest and the quality of decision-making.
Using AI and Technologies in a Responsible and Thoughtful Way
Aware of environmental challenges, we are committed to limiting the ecological footprint of our activities. This includes adopting low-impact ways of working, limiting travel whenever possible and appropriate, and using responsible digital tools.
When appropriate to the project, we also integrate these environmental considerations into our strategic thinking, taking into account the long-term impacts of the decisions we support
Reducing Our Environmental Impact and Promoting More Sustainable Practices
ConsultAid prioritizes collaborative relationships built on trust, transparency, and co-creation. We consider our partners as full stakeholders in the projects, not merely as funders or implementers.
We are committed to working with organizations that share a responsible vision of their role in society, and to contributing, at our level, to projects that create social, collective, and sustainable value.
Building Balanced and Responsible Partnerships
Living Commitments
These commitments are not static. They evolve alongside our practices, our learning, and feedback from our partners.
We view them as a reference framework, but also as a starting point for dialogue, continuous improvement, and the development of lasting collaborations