MAP

Matrix Assessment Partners

The MAP division of Matrix Group specializes in the identification and control of financial and non-financial risks. This provides critical monitoring and intelligence capacity to enable investors, business owners, lenders, project funders, corporate directors and management, as well as non-profit and NGO clients to understand and control the risks that can threaten their success.

Our services include:

Assessments for any organization based on client-specific guidelines or national, international benchmarks, best practices guidelines and productivity tools. Identify risk areas & strategic opportunities for development and value addition.

Assessments can be performed using protocols and guideline sets in many categories, including regulatory (e.g. NASDAQ or Singapore Exchange listing requirements or US SEC rules e.g. for Sarbanes-Oxley or Patriot Act compliance), and guidelines from the OECD, World Bank, International Finance Corporation, Asian Development Bank, International Labor Organization, United States Department of Labor/OSHA, the Bank for International Settlements, the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), Association of British Insurers, NGOs, scientific and academic bodies, national development and aid agencies, and many other leading organizations.

Protocols for MAP Assessments include these categories:

In-house client-specific protocols

Association codes & membership criteria

Screening guidelines for financing eligibility

Business diagnostics & evaluation (accounting, human resources, systems, marketing, sales, etc.)

Productivity tools (e.g. 5S, 6 Σ, TQM)

Corporate codes of conduct (e.g. Nike, Wal-Mart codes for suppliers & contractors)

Development Impact diagnostics (sustainability, replicability, cost-effectiveness, scalability etc. of development programs, NGO projects, etc.)

Enterprise reporting & disclosure practices (e.g. Global Reporting Initiative GRI, European Venture Capital Association EVCA, etc.)

Environmental (energy / resource utilization, pollution control)

Financial / accounting criteria (e.g. BIS Basle I & II compliance for financial institutions)

Operational risk management & event data management requirements for banks, FATF & Wolfsburg requirements re money-laundering, etc.

Governance (corporate, NGO/organisational, financial, and from national to local governmental entities)

Human Rights (e.g. Global Sullivan Principles)

Industry-specific codes (e.g. for civil engineering, plantations, call centers, shipping, electronics, manufacturing, mining, etc.)

Inter-governmental assistance and aid program criteria

Labor Policies (including national codes & all ILO Conventions & Recommendations)

Market-specific codes, such as local stock exchange listing requirements

Security of communications networks & systems, facilities, personnel, other assets

Region- or locality-specific codes, such as building codes, labor laws, corporate reporting & disclosure requirements, etc.

Reporting standards (e.g. EVCA, GRI) for financial institutions and fund managers

Social, Ethical & Environmental / Corporate Social Responsibility screens

Shari'a compliance for Islamic funds, investors & investees

In addition to these, MAP has developed proprietary protocols covering a range of applications, and can create and apply custom protocols based upon any set of client-specified criteria, guidelines, or internal policy covering investments, environmental management, investee governance, etc.

	Risk management & business development strategies based on assessment findings
	Providing & facilitating technical assistance to accomplish strategic goals
	Monitoring and reporting throughout the process to manage and document the assessee's progress towards strategic goals

These can assist clients in a wide range of applications; examples include:

	Corporate self-assessment of Patriot Act or Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance
	SRI investors monitoring CSR practices at investees
	Pre-investment due diligence and ongoing investee monitoring for a private equity fund
	Corporate buyer's assessment of labor practices at subcontractors / suppliers
	Multilateral development bank benchmarking environmental compliance at private sector investees
	Threat assessment of network integrity / security

Please contact us at MAP@matrixgroup.us for more complete information, case studies, etc.

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