Global Advisory
Where the stakes
are highest.
Precision advisory across four regions. The same depth of regulatory knowledge, the same standard of analysis, and the same architecture of integrated intelligence, whether the engagement is in Washington, Nairobi, Brussels, or Bogota. No offshore capability centre. No junior team in a satellite office. The same principal advisors, the same rigor, wherever your operations require it.
// Region 01 — United States
The most litigated regulatory
environment in the world.
The United States combines the world’s most active securities regulator, the most complex defense procurement regime, and the most litigated ESG disclosure environment into a single operating jurisdiction. SEC climate disclosure rules, CMMC for defense contractors, NIST cybersecurity frameworks, and AML obligations now create compliance demands that require integrated management, not departmental responses.
We advise US domestic companies, international firms operating in the US market, and foreign organizations seeking to access US capital markets or federal contracting opportunities. Our advisors have operated inside SEC examination environments, federal procurement processes, and US capital market disclosure cycles.
Our US advisory is particularly deep in Financial Services, Technology, Defense, and Healthcare, and extends to cross-border governance for organizations managing US obligations alongside EU or African regulatory requirements simultaneously.
SEC disclosure & capital market compliance
SEC climate disclosure rule readiness, Regulation S-K, Form 10-K ESG disclosures, and investor-grade governance reporting for US-listed companies.
CMMC & defense contractor readiness
CMMC Level 2 and 3 preparation, NIST SP 800-171 gap analysis, System Security Plan development, and contractor CUI handling program design.
NIST CSF & cyber governance
NIST Cybersecurity Framework implementation, board-level cyber governance, SEC cybersecurity disclosure rules, and incident response governance.
BSA/AML & sanctions
Bank Secrecy Act compliance, FinCEN CDD rule implementation, OFAC sanctions compliance, and AML program audit preparation.
Transatlantic GRC alignment
Harmonization of US SEC obligations with EU CSRD, GDPR, and DORA for organizations operating in both jurisdictions simultaneously.
US AI governance & NIST AI RMF
NIST AI Risk Management Framework implementation, SEC AI disclosure considerations, and board-level AI governance for US companies deploying AI systems.
// Region 02 — Africa & the African Union
54 markets. One integrated
compliance architecture.
The African Continental Free Trade Area is reshaping the regulatory landscape across 54 member states. AfCFTA, AfDB lending conditionality, ECOWAS, EAC, and SADC frameworks are creating compliance demands that most organizations entering African markets are not designed to manage.
Karuka Intelligence Group was built with Africa in its operating DNA. We advise international organizations entering African markets, African enterprises seeking DFI capital or international investor access, and development finance institutions designing governance conditions for project lending. Our regional knowledge is operational, not theoretical.
We operate across West Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa, and North Africa, with particular depth in financial services governance, extractive industries, agricultural supply chain compliance, and public sector governance aligned to AfDB and World Bank standards.
African Continental Free Trade compliance
AfCFTA rules of origin, tariff schedule navigation, non-tariff barrier governance, and trade compliance architecture for businesses operating across multiple AU member states.
Development finance governance
AfDB, IFC, World Bank, and bilateral DFI environmental, social, and governance conditionality management for project developers and borrowers.
Anti-corruption & integrity programs
FCPA and UKBA compliance for foreign investors, AU anti-corruption convention alignment, and integrity governance for public sector entities.
African banking & AML compliance
Central bank regulatory compliance across ECOWAS, EAC, and SADC jurisdictions, FATF GIABA alignment, and cross-border AML/CFT program design.
Africa ESG & sustainability
ESG disclosure for African-headquartered companies seeking international capital, and sustainability program design for organizations operating in African extractive sectors.
Community & FPIC governance
Free, Prior and Informed Consent protocols, community relations governance, and social license frameworks for extractive and infrastructure projects across African jurisdictions.
// Region 03 — European Union
The world’s most demanding
integrated compliance environment.
The European Union has produced the most comprehensive integrated regulatory framework in the world: CSRD, CSDDD, DORA, NIS2, the EU AI Act, GDPR, and the EU Taxonomy now impose overlapping obligations that cannot be managed independently. An organization that treats these as separate compliance projects is creating exactly the integration risk they are designed to prevent.
We advise EU-headquartered companies, international organizations with EU regulatory obligations, and non-EU companies entering EU capital markets or supply chains. Our EU advisory is built around the convergence of ESG, financial, cyber, and AI regulation that defines the current European operating environment.
We work with boards and C-suites to build EU compliance architectures that satisfy the full regulatory stack simultaneously, with assurance-ready documentation and investor-grade disclosure outputs.
Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive
ESRS gap analysis, double materiality assessment, data collection architecture, limited assurance readiness, and sustainability statement preparation.
Digital Operational Resilience Act
ICT risk management framework, third-party provider oversight, DORA incident reporting procedures, and operational resilience testing governance for financial entities.
Artificial Intelligence Act readiness
AI system risk classification, conformity assessment preparation, high-risk AI system compliance, and AI governance framework design for EU operators and deployers.
Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence
Supply chain human rights and environmental due diligence program: risk identification, supplier engagement, contractual safeguards, and CSDDD compliance architecture.
NIS2 Directive compliance
NIS2 entity classification, security measures implementation, incident reporting obligations, and board accountability requirements for essential and important entities.
Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation
SFDR principal adverse impact disclosures, product-level Article 8/9 classification, and PAI statement design for EU-regulated financial market participants.
// Region 04 — Global South
Multilateral conditionality,
unified into one architecture.
Organizations operating across the Global South face a unique compliance environment: overlapping multilateral conditionality from the World Bank, IFC, IADB, and bilateral development finance institutions, combined with ESG expectations from international investors, anti-corruption obligations, and bilateral trade compliance requirements that vary by jurisdiction and lending institution.
We advise international organizations entering Global South markets, development finance borrowers navigating conditionality requirements, and governments designing governance frameworks aligned to international standards. Our advisory covers Latin America, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific, with particular depth in development finance governance, supply chain compliance, and anti-corruption programs.
Every engagement is structured to satisfy the specific conditionality requirements of the relevant DFI lender while building governance capacity that remains useful after the loan disbursement cycle ends.
Development finance conditionality
IFC Performance Standards, World Bank E&S framework, Equator Principles compliance management, and DFI lender reporting requirements for project borrowers.
Bilateral & multilateral trade compliance
Trade agreement compliance architecture, customs governance, rules of origin, and non-tariff barrier management for organizations operating across emerging market corridors.
Anti-corruption & transparency
FCPA, UKBA, OECD Anti-Bribery Convention compliance, and ISO 37001 anti-bribery management systems for organizations operating in high-risk jurisdictions.
Investor ESG & sustainability
ESG disclosure for companies seeking international capital, sustainability program design, and impact measurement frameworks aligned to SDG reporting requirements.
Human rights & social risk
UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) due diligence, community engagement governance, and social impact assessment for high-risk projects.
Public institution capacity building
Governance framework design for public institutions, regulatory body capacity, and anti-corruption program implementation aligned to donor and DFI requirements.
Cross-border capability
When your exposure spans
more than one region.
Most of our most complex engagements span two or more regions simultaneously. A US-listed company with CSRD obligations. An African infrastructure company seeking IFC finance and EU supply chain ESG compliance. A technology company subject to GDPR, the EU AI Act, and NIST CSF at the same time. We design unified architectures that satisfy all jurisdictions from a single evidence base.
Harmonized SEC and CSRD disclosure, GDPR plus CCPA, and transatlantic AI governance for dual-listed or dual-operating companies.
FCPA compliance, AfDB governance standards, and DFI conditionality for US companies investing or contracting across African markets.
CSDDD supply chain due diligence for European companies sourcing from Africa, CSRD upstream Scope 3, and EU Taxonomy for African infrastructure.
Multilateral DFI conditionality harmonized with home-country ESG obligations for organizations operating across Global South markets with international funding.
Regional Engagement
Tell us your jurisdiction.
We know what comes next.
A 30-minute regional briefing maps the specific regulatory obligations, capital conditions, and governance risks relevant to your operating environment. No generic framework output. Your jurisdiction. Your exposure.