Ekonava Platform User Guide

To get started, visit the Ekonava platform via your web browser and complete the registration process using your institutional credentials. There is no dedicated mobile app, but our web platform is fully responsive and optimized for all devices. Once registered, you can initiate an assessment and begin uploading documents for analysis.

Ekonava's AI is built on a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architecture. This is a critical distinction: our AI does not scrape the open internet for answers. Instead, it is powered by a sovereign, curated knowledge hub of 40+ authoritative ESG frameworks, including the IFC Performance Standards, AfDB Integrated Safeguards System (ISS), Equator Principles, and ILO standards.

The process works as follows:

1. Secure Upload: You upload your ESMS documents.
2. Intelligent Retrieval: For each query, the AI retrieves the most relevant, specific clauses and requirements from our exclusive knowledge hub.
3. Contextual Generation: It cross-references the retrieved standards with evidence from your documents to generate a contextual, evidence-based analysis.
4. Output: The result is a detailed score, gap analysis, and actionable recommendations grounded solely in trusted global and regional standards.

This sovereign AI approach, recognized by the G7-endorsed Africa-Italy Mattei Plan, ensures assessments are consistent, defensible, and built specifically for Africa's unique ESG context.

The Ekonava platform transforms weeks of work into minutes through a streamlined four-step process:

1. Upload & Analyze: Upload your Environmental & Social Management System (ESMS) documents. Our AI scans and interprets the content against selected ESMS elements with built-in automatic PII (Personally Identifiable Information) redaction for privacy.
2. Comprehensive Scoring: Receive detailed, evidence-based scores (0-5) with clear justifications for each assessment area, showing exactly how your documentation aligns with global standards.
3. Identify Gaps & Get Recommendations: See a prioritized list of compliance gaps and receive actionable, practical recommendations for improvement.
4. Report & Data Clearance: Download professional, audit-ready reports. In line with our privacy-first policy, your source documents are then automatically cleared from our systems.

You should upload any documentation related to your Environmental and Social Management System (ESMS). See Full Document Request List Here

Common documents include:

• Environmental & Social Policy and commitment statements
• Risk and impact assessment reports
• Management programs, procedures, and action plans
• Organizational charts showing ESMS roles
• Emergency preparedness and response plans
• Stakeholder engagement plans and grievance mechanism documentation
• Monitoring, review, and reporting frameworks

Analysis time is significantly faster than manual review:

• approximately 5 Minutes
• Full ESMS manual review: Weeks/Months (manual) → Minutes (Ekonava)

This results in a 90-95% reduction in time and drives an estimated 40% cost reduction in due diligence operations.

The 0-5 maturity scale is generated by our AI based on the evidence it finds in your uploaded documents. Each score corresponds to a specific level of ESMS implementation and documentation:

• 0/5 - Not Started: ESG practices are not yet implemented or documented. No evidence is found for required processes.
• 1/5 - Very Limited: Evidence of minimal ESG activities exists, but significant, fundamental gaps are present.
• 2/5 - Limited: Partial implementation of ESG practices is documented, but coverage is inconsistent or incomplete.
• 3/5 - Adequate: Basic ESG practices are in place and documented, meeting minimum requirements with clear room for enhancement.
• 4/5 - Good: Solid, well-documented ESG practices are implemented, with only minor gaps or areas for refinement.
• 5/5 - Excellent: Comprehensive, industry-leading ESG practices are fully implemented and thoroughly documented.

Every score is backed by a justification log that references the specific standards and cites evidence (or lack thereof) from your documents.

Ekonava's AI delivers analysis with 90-95% accuracy compared to human expert review, ensuring 99% consistency across evaluations—eliminating human bias and variability.

Your final, downloadable reports include:

• Executive Summary: A high-level overview of your ESMS maturity.
• Detailed Scoring Dashboard: Visual and numerical breakdown of scores across all assessed elements.
• Evidence-Based Gap Analysis: A clear list of identified gaps, each linked to the specific standard requirement.
• Prioritized Action Plan: An actionable roadmap with recommendations to address gaps and improve your score.
• Full Justification Log: The complete audit trail showing how the AI arrived at each conclusion.

We employ a "Privacy First" architecture with industry-leading measures:

• Automatic PII Redaction: Before any AI processing, our system automatically detects and removes Personally Identifiable Information (PII) from your documents.
• In-Memory Processing & Zero Retention: Documents are processed in memory (RAM) and are automatically and permanently purged from our systems immediately after analysis. We do not store your source documents.
• Enterprise-Grade Security: Your data is protected with AES-256 & TLS 1.3 encryption, and our systems undergo annual SOC 2 Type II audits. We are GDPR compliant and enforce strict role-based access controls.
• Data Ownership: You retain full ownership of all uploaded documents and the generated analysis results. Ekonava acts solely as a data processor.

Ekonava is designed for financial institutions and investors who require rigorous, efficient, and scalable ESG due diligence. Primary users include:

• Commercial, Investment, and Development Finance Institutions (DFIs)
• Impact Funds, Private Equity, and Blended Finance Platforms
• Corporate Sustainability and ESG Teams

Regarding consultants, Ekonava is designed to augment, not replace, human expertise. It automates the time-intensive, repetitive task of document review and baseline gap analysis with high accuracy and consistency. This frees up your internal team and external consultants to focus on higher-value strategic advice, complex problem-solving, and implementation support, making the entire due diligence process more efficient and cost-effective.