What we do.
Expressing Origin offers consulting services to organizations and companies in the tropical agriculture industry. We specialize in sustainable development and leverage our expertise to provide tailored-made solutions. Our collaborative method involves co-creating strategies and projects with our clients to ensure practical and locally relevant consultancy.
Our focus lies in the coffee industry, with particular expertise in digitalization. Our specialized knowledge centers around the intersection between the use of technologies and the specific needs of local communities.
Since 2020, we have partnered with the US-based consultancy The Chain Collaborative to provide consulting services to leverage each other’s expertise and enhance outputs for clients.
Our services.
Program Design, Development, and Management
We design new or reform existing programs or projects for organizations and companies to strengthen sustainability outcomes based on shared tools and frameworks. We also manage programs and projects remotely, working alongside field staff.
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
We design monitoring, evaluation, and learning frameworks that support organizations and companies to report on and evaluate the implementation and impact of their programs and projects. We develop internal structures for data collection and impact reporting and train field staff in new protocol.
Digital Strategy and Matchmaking
We assess the market demand for specific digital tools and solutions, and based on this industry assessment, support companies and organizations to design and implement the best strategy for their context. We also facilitate connections between parties with aligned interests in digitalization.
Digital Integration
We support clients in identifying the best digital solutions for their organization or business according to their unique needs and industry opportunities. We further guide clients through a step-by-step process for the digitalization of their supply chain.
Impact and Sustainability Reporting
We develop and author donor reports and impact evaluations, and provide formatting for year-over-year sustainability reporting initiatives to any companies and organizations interested in sharing their efforts and results on sustainability-oriented initiatives.
Supply Chain Research
We develop and conduct social science research, both primary and secondary, on a variety of topics. We design research methodologies and implementation plans, and provide data analysis services. We produce literature reviews, conduct interviews and focus groups, and create final reports with recommendations.
Our consulting packages.
Sustainability assessment.
Whether you are a company with long-term action on sustainability, or a company new to the development of a sustainability strategy, our team has a package for you. We work to design and execute a comprehensive analysis of your company, focusing on your purpose and values, internal relations and investment capacities, and external partnerships and long-term interests.
Sustainability reporting.
For both companies and organizations, reporting on the impact of activities or proving the traceability of actions is of paramount importance. To support annual or transparency reporting processes, we work with clients to help them understand how they should categorize and indicate their activities to best demonstrate efficacy and impact. In addition, we ensure that reporting aligns with an institution’s values and capacities, as well as with their goals for market-based or external positioning.
Digitalization process development.
We work with companies and organizations to identify their digitalization interests and goals. We then design the related implementation plans and processes that will allow them to meet their current and future needs. Our objective is to guide companies and organizations in a right-fit digitalization identification process so that they will be confident in finding and using the right digital tools for their context.
Digital tool assessment.
We work with companies and organizations to assess the user experience of existing digital platforms, digital tools, or applications. We identify successes, gaps, challenges, and opportunities for improvement with the end goal of supporting clients to adapt existing tools and related processes to the needs of users. Our aim is to support you to leverage digitalization to drive greater inclusivity, efficiency, and partnership, with a focus on both tool-users and end-market actors.