03 · Expertise
Public Policy
Governments face growing demands with limited resources. We support public policy design and help structure partnership and financing models for public services.
What this area covers
- Support for public policy and regulatory design for legislators and governments
- Public services such as mobility, sanitation, waste management and the circular economy
- Digital public services and technology for public administration
- Cybersecurity and digital governance for public bodies
- Structuring of public-private partnerships (PPPs), concessions and project financing models, including blended finance and the role of development and multilateral banks
Our role
We work alongside public bodies and their advisers to frame the problem, compare models and prepare the ground for well-structured projects. Our financing work is structuring and advisory only.
Typical questions we help with
- A municipality evaluating whether a concession or PPP suits a public service
- A legislative office preparing a policy proposal on public services or digital governance
- A public body seeking to strengthen its cybersecurity posture
The world today
The situation and the outlook
- 3.4 billion People without safely managed sanitation in 2024; 2.1 billion lack safely managed drinking water 1 WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme, 2025
- 90 million Brazilians without sewage collection in 2024; only 51.8% of sewage is treated, against a legal target of 90% coverage by 2033 2 SINISA 2024 data, Instituto Trata Brasil (2026); Law 14.026/2020
- US$ 100.7 billion Private investment in infrastructure in low- and middle-income countries in 2024, up 16% 3 World Bank, Private Participation in Infrastructure 2024
- 3.8 billion t Municipal solid waste expected by 2050, up from 2.1 billion tonnes in 2023, if no urgent action is taken 4 UNEP and ISWA, Global Waste Management Outlook 2024
- 22.4% World population living in countries that lag in digital government, down from 45% in 2022 5 UN DESA, E-Government Survey 2024
Public budgets alone cannot close the gaps in water, sanitation, waste and mobility. Private participation is growing again, but partnerships only deliver when contracts, regulation and oversight are designed well from the start.
What the moment requires
- ExpertsStructuring a concession or PPP takes legal, financial and technical specialists working together with public teams.
- Accurate dataService coverage, demand and cost baselines set the targets that contracts are measured against.
- Strategic planningLegal deadlines such as Brazil’s 2033 sanitation targets require pipelines planned years ahead.
Figures from the latest editions of each publication available at the time of writing.
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We welcome inquiries from public institutions, companies and international organizations.
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