Economic impact analysis
Steward Redqueen is considered an industry leader in quantifying the economic and environmental impacts of companies and industries. We have over 20 years’ experience working with clients across a wide range of sectors such as food & beverage, technology, logistics, finance, mining, agri-processing, and trade.
Why
Supporting decision-making and communication
In today’s economy, it is crucial for companies to quantify and communicate their economic, and environmental contributions. Stakeholders, from governments to local communities, increasingly expect transparency about the broader value companies create. That’s why organisations seek robust economic impact analyses: to strengthen their license to operate, support policy discussions, reinforce stakeholder relationships, and highlight their ripple effects across value chains. Our clients often seek answers to questions like: what is our broader economic footprint? How do we demonstrate our value to local communities and policymakers? How can we better align our operations with sustainability and economic stewardship?
How
Turning complexity into clarity
We apply cutting-edge modelling techniques that are considered the gold standard in impact measurement, while keeping the data burden on our clients as low as possible. Like our peers, we deliver robust, reproducible and defensible numbers, but what sets us apart is how we go further. We specialise in translating complex, technical analysis into clear, easy-to-understand insights about the broader societal value of your company or industry and its value chain. Beyond calculating the ‘right number’ and producing a thick economic report, we help answer the critical ‘so-what’ question. Our focus is always on making the complex understandable and the strategic implications of your impact crystal clear.
What
The different angles of our economic impact analyses
Our economic impact analyses support companies to demonstrate economic stewardship and progress in sustainability to strengthen stakeholder trust and inform strategic decision-making. Beyond ‘traditional’ economic impacts such as GDP contribution and employment effects, we can extend our analysis to environmental dimensions such as greenhouse gas emissions, water usage, and biodiversity impacts.
We offer a range of tailored analyses:
- Value Chain Impact: Quantifies direct and indirect impacts of a company or industry and its entire value chain
- Enabling Impact: Estimates the economic impacts enabled by technology and infrastructure, such as productivity gains and trade facilitation
- Policy Impact: Assesses the effects of new or changing regulations, including impacts on consumer demand, tax revenues, and broader economic dynamics
- Holistic Impact: Compares the economic and environmental trade-offs of product and packaging choices, using a ratio-based approach to align sustainability goals with economic performance
