Harmoniser
Bring overlapping requirements into one coherent set of actions.
Active ownership · Stage 2 of 3
Address gaps and scale safely
Build proportionate systems around how the company actually operates, then monitor progress and support implementation.
The need
An approved plan is not an implemented plan
After investment, attention moves and the business keeps changing. Actions can stall when ownership is unclear, requirements overlap or the plan is too heavy for the company to run. Investors must still maintain oversight, often through a small number of board meetings and large volumes of reporting. The challenge is knowing what is working, what has changed and where closer attention is needed.
Our method
Prioritise, right-size, integrate and adapt
Prioritise what matters, right-size the response and integrate it into the business. Then adapt it as the business and the evidence change. Monitoring runs throughout, helping investors see progress and ask better questions.
What should operating partners look for in a post-investment integrity review?
- PrioritiseFocus on what matters now
- Right-sizeFit the response to the business
- IntegrateBuild it into existing systems
- AdaptRespond as the business changes
Monitoring and oversight throughout
What we provide
A plan the business can use
We turn agreed priorities into clear work, with useful tools, sensible sequencing and evidence of progress. We fit the work around the company's people, systems and capacity rather than adding a parallel compliance layer.
One plan, fitted to the business and built into the way it works.
Clear priorities
Right-sized steps
Built into existing systems
Useful tools
Evidence of progress
Rupert is particularly good at engaging with project companies and making the key persons feel comfortable about very tricky topics. So far I have not experienced that any of Impact Fund Denmark staff or project key persons have gotten defensive.
Ranulph support during ownership
Governator
Support continued monitoring and better questions.
Integrity Diagnostics
Review changing exposure, gaps and potential signs that need closer attention.
Where we help
How you can work with us
We support the first 100 days, technical-assistance programmes and continued active ownership and oversight.
The first 100 days
Technical assistance
Ongoing oversight
Illustrative example
Right-sizing a speak-up framework
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
When can Ethics Insight help in the investment lifecycle?
Ethics Insight helps before investment, during active ownership, at exit readiness, and at any stage when a concern is raised. The first three routes form the core lifecycle. “When something goes wrong” sits alongside them because a concern, audit finding or allegation can surface at any point.
What is Ranulph?
Ranulph brings context, documents, data and public-source material into one structured review. It helps teams assess exposure, review documents and data for gaps and weaknesses, generate follow-up questions, support gap analysis and action planning, and use tools such as Integrity Diagnostics and Harmoniser where relevant.
What happens after we get in touch?
Ethics Insight reviews what you send and replies with a useful next step, not an automated sequence. If appropriate, the next step is a 30-minute call to understand the situation and what you need next. Then Ethics Insight tells you what it thinks you need next, whether that is something it provides or a recommendation.
Explore
Practical tools for implementation
Economic Crime and Fraud Prevention Handbook
A reference for organisations developing their approach to economic crime and fraud prevention.
Fraud Risk Tool: Project and Asset-based Organisations
Structured questions about fraud exposure in project and asset-based operations.
Is it worth a conversation?
You may need help with the first 100 days, a technical-assistance programme, continued monitoring or several overlapping action plans. Tell us a bit about your situation and we will ask a few questions and tell you whether we can help.
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