Due Diligence & Verification
Due Diligence Findings & Recommendation Report
Every engagement ends in one document a decision can rest on: the findings against the Nairank Global Standard, the evidence behind them and our recommendation.
Scope
- Turnaround
- Issued within two working days of the field and laboratory work being completed.
- Coverage
- 7 countries, and anywhere in Africa
- Standards
- Nairank Global Standard; supports OECD-aligned due diligence
The report sets out what was found and attaches the record that supports it. How each finding is reached under the Nairank Global Standard is shown to the client in their own report.
The report closes with a recommendation: proceed; proceed on conditions, once the listed conditions are met; or do not proceed. The supplier’s risk is rated Low, Medium or High against the OECD red flags. Conditions are written so they can be placed in a contract. An unfavourable report is delivered in the same form and with the same care as a favourable one.
Typical situations
- At the close of every engagement — it is included in each one
- When a board, bank or partner needs a single document to approve a transaction
- When several suppliers are being compared for one order
Method
Our testers and inspectors are based in Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Zambia, the DR Congo, Ghana and Sierra Leone, and deploy with XRF analysers wherever in Africa the material is held.
- STEP 01
Work completed
The services in your scope are carried out by our field teams and laboratories.
- STEP 02
Evidence filed
The records, photographs and laboratory certificates behind each finding are filed.
- STEP 03
Concluded
The findings are assessed against the standard, and the recommendation is written.
- STEP 04
Recommendation
The recommendation and any conditions are written out, and the report is issued to you alone.
Scoping is free. We return a scope, timetable and terms within one business day.
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Deliverables
- A written report covering every finding in the engagement
- The supplier’s risk rated Low, Medium or High against the OECD red flags, and a clear recommendation: proceed, proceed on conditions, or do not proceed
- The evidence behind each finding, attached or referenced
- A recommendation with conditions written for use in a contract
- A reference number any third party can confirm through our document verification service
Turnaround. Issued within two working days of the field and laboratory work being completed.
Why clients choose us
- One published standard, applied the same way to every supplier.
- Findings cannot be changed by the client or the supplier; they follow the evidence.
- Nairank Global is independent of buyers and sellers. Its fees are outcome-neutral: they are the same whether or not the transaction proceeds. Our fee is agreed before work starts and is the same whatever we find.
Questions
Not answered here? Message the desk.
Is the report included in every engagement?
Yes. Whatever the scope, the engagement closes with a written report and recommendation.
What does “Assessed under the Nairank Global Standard” mean?
That the supplier was assessed against the Nairank Global Standard, with the findings, the risk rating and the recommendation set out in an NGS assessment report of that date.
Can I share the report with my bank?
Yes. It is issued to you, and you may share it with those who need to approve the transaction. They can confirm it is genuine on our document verification page.
Can a supplier pay for its own report?
A supplier may commission a check of itself, but the report then says so on its face, and the assessment rests on the same evidence as any other.
Where we provide this
City and country pages with local detail: where our teams work, the authorities involved and how an engagement runs there.
- Supplier due diligence in TanzaniaBRELA, Mining Commission, authority to sell, inspection and screening.
- Supplier due diligence in ZambiaPACRA, cadastre licences, warehouse inspection and sampling.
- Supplier due diligence in GhanaORC, GoldBod and Minerals Commission checks, offtake documents and testing.
- Gold testing and supplier due diligence in Sierra LeoneCAC record, NMA mining, dealer and exporter licences, export documents, inspection and gold testing.
Related practice areas
Company & Mining-Licence Verification
Enhanced Due Diligence
Mine, Warehouse & Stockpile Inspection
Field guidance
Country pages and buyer guides where this work applies.
Due Diligence Findings & Report
Brief us on the requirement and the location. We return a scope, a timetable and terms within 24 hours, in confidence.