GATELIND

GATELIND
Sustainability & Climate Project Management
Closing the gap between organizational ambition and on-the-ground impact — across Europe and Africa.
About Us
Who We Are
Founded in Paris in 2018, Gatelind is an end-to-end sustainability project management firm dedicated to closing the gap between organizational ambition and on-the-ground impact. We work at the intersection of environmental science, engineering, and project management, helping public institutions, private companies, enterprises and development agencies translate their sustainability commitments into measurable, lasting results.
Over the past seven years, we have grown into a trusted partner for sustainability-driven transformation across Europe and Africa. With a lean, expert team and a rigorously curated network of engineers, contractors, and technology providers, we bring the discipline of world-class project management to some of the most complex environmental challenges of our time.
Our Mission
To Make Sustainability Projects Succeed
Our mission is simple: to make sustainability projects succeed. Too many well-intentioned environmental programs fail at the execution stage — delayed by regulatory complexity, undermined by poor technology selection, or abandoned when procurement becomes unmanageable. Gatelind exists to prevent that.
We are technology-agnostic and outcome-focused. Whether the solution is an industrial filtration system, a solar mini-grid, a circular economy redesign, or an advanced environmental monitoring platform, our role is to identify the right approach for your specific context — and then manage every step from feasibility to commissioning and beyond.
Our Story
Founded to Fill a Gap
Gatelind was founded in 2018 by a team of engineers and project managers who had spent years watching sustainability initiatives stall not from lack of vision, but from lack of execution capacity. We saw a clear gap in the market: organizations had the ambition and often the funding, but lacked the specialist project management expertise to navigate the technical, regulatory, and procurement complexity that large-scale sustainability projects demand.
We launched Gatelind to fill that gap. Starting with industrial emission-reduction projects in France, we quickly expanded into renewable energy, water management, and cross-border climate resilience programs across West and East Africa. Today, with over 40 completed projects across 12 countries, we are one of the few sustainability project management firms with deep operational experience on both sides of the Mediterranean.
What Sets Us Apart
Trust and Excellence Based Approach
Our recommendations are always based on what is best for the client and the project. All of our Suppliers and vendors are the best in their field, trusted and reliable. Trust is fundamental to our value proposition and something our clients consistently cite as a reason they work with us.
Full Lifecycle Ownership
From the first feasibility study to the day your new system is handed over to your operations team, Gatelind owns the project. We do not disappear after the design phase or hand off responsibility when procurement becomes difficult. We are there through every phase — planning, sourcing, procurement, construction oversight, commissioning, and post-implementation monitoring.
Regulatory Expertise
Sustainability projects live and die by regulatory compliance. Whether you are navigating EU Taxonomy alignment, ISO 14001 certification, carbon accounting under CSRD, or environmental impact assessments in sub-Saharan Africa, our team understands the regulatory landscape in depth. We maintain current expertise in EU environmental law and work closely with national and regional environmental authorities across the markets we serve.
Curated Partner & Supplier Network
We have built a network of pre-qualified engineers, contractors, and technology providers across Europe and Africa — vetted not just for technical capability, but for reliability, compliance standards, and ability to perform in challenging field conditions. This network gives our clients access to the right capabilities without the risk of untested suppliers.
7+
Years Operating
100+
Projects Completed
90+
Countries Served
Our Services
Integrated Project Management Across the Full Lifecycle
Gatelind provides integrated project management across the full lifecycle of sustainability and climate projects. We combine strategic advisory, technical expertise, and hands-on delivery management into a single, coherent service, so that our clients have one trusted partner from strategy through to operations.
Project Planning & Feasibility
Every successful sustainability project begins with rigorous planning. Our feasibility work goes beyond high-level scoping. We develop detailed technical assessments, build financial and environmental business cases, model risk scenarios, and produce sustainability roadmaps that are grounded in your regulatory environment, financing constraints, and operational context.
Deliverables at this stage include: site assessments, technology option analysis, stakeholder mapping, regulatory pre-screening, risk registers, and project charter documentation. We design feasibility work to be actionable — producing outputs that you can take directly into procurement or investor conversations.
Our Services
Technology Sourcing & Integration
While our suppliers are the best in the field. We are always on the hunt for more. Our technology sourcing process is independent and professional thanks to a global team of analysts with diverse background and experience. We define technical requirements in collaboration with the client, issue structured requests for information and qualification, evaluate candidate solutions against performance, cost, and lifecycle criteria, and manage the supplier relationship through to full integration.
Industrial Filtration & Emission-Reduction Systems
Renewable Energy Infrastructure
Solar, wind, hybrid mini-grids
Water Treatment & Closed-Loop Recycling Systems
Environmental & Climate Monitoring Platforms
Remote Sensing & UAV-Based Systems
Our Services
Procurement & Acquisition Management
Poor procurement is one of the leading causes of project failure in the sustainability sector. Gatelind manages the full procurement process with the rigor and controls you would expect from a major infrastructure project, regardless of project scale.
Our procurement services cover: tender design and issuance, supplier qualification and due diligence, commercial negotiation, contract drafting and review, compliance verification, and ongoing supplier performance management. We work with public-sector contracting rules (EU procurement directives, donor funding requirements) as well as private-sector procurement frameworks.
Procurement Services Include
Tender design and issuance
Supplier qualification and due diligence
Commercial negotiation
Contract drafting and review
Compliance verification
Ongoing supplier performance management
EU procurement directives
Donor funding requirements
Private-sector procurement frameworks
Our Services
Regulatory & Compliance Management
We maintain deep expertise across the regulatory frameworks that govern sustainability projects in Europe and Africa. This includes EU Taxonomy alignment and reporting, ISO 14001 environmental management certification, carbon accounting under CSRD and GHG Protocol, environmental impact assessments (EIAs) at national and regional level, and environmental permitting and liaison with regulatory authorities.
Our regulatory team stays current with evolving requirements — including the implementation of the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), new biodiversity disclosure requirements, and emerging African environmental regulation frameworks — so our clients are never caught out by regulatory change.
Implementation & Construction Oversight
When it comes to physical delivery — whether that means installing solar panels across 1,200 farming households, commissioning an industrial water recycling system, or deploying monitoring infrastructure across multiple river basins — Gatelind provides on-site project management that ensures quality, safety, and schedule performance.
Our construction oversight services include contractor supervision, QA/QC management, HSSE compliance, progress reporting, variation management, and commissioning coordination. We have extensive experience managing multi-contractor programmes in remote and logistically challenging environments.
Our Services
Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting
Sustainability projects are not finished at commissioning. Gatelind provides post-implementation monitoring and evaluation services to ensure that your investment continues to deliver on its environmental and operational promises.
We design and implement KPI frameworks aligned with international sustainability reporting standards including GRI, CDP, and CSRD. We produce periodic performance reports, conduct environmental audits, and provide recommendations for continuous improvement. For clients with investor or regulatory reporting obligations, we ensure your sustainability data is accurate, defensible, and presented to the required standard.
Case Studies
100+ Projects Across Europe & Africa
Over seven years, Gatelind has delivered more than 100 projects across Europe and Africa. The following case studies represent a cross-section of our work — from industrial emission reduction in France to climate resilience infrastructure serving hundreds of thousands of people in East Africa.
Industrial Emission Reduction
French Automotive Manufacturer — Lyon, France · 2021
Renewable Energy Transition
West African Agri-Cooperative — Senegal · 2022
Water & Waste Management
Marseille Industrial Park — Marseille, France · 2023
Climate Resilience Infrastructure
East African Development Agency — Kenya / Tanzania · 2024
Lyon, France · 2021
Industrial Emission Reduction — French Automotive Manufacturer
A major French automotive manufacturer approached Gatelind with a clear mandate: reduce Scope 1 greenhouse gas emissions across three production sites in the Lyon region within 18 months, while maintaining full production capacity and achieving compliance with tightening EU industrial emission standards.
The Challenge
The three sites operated legacy production equipment with significant VOC (volatile organic compound) and CO₂ emissions. The client had attempted to address emissions in isolation at individual sites, without a coordinated programme-level approach. The result was inconsistent performance and missed reduction targets. A €4.2 million investment envelope had been approved, but the client lacked the project management infrastructure to deploy it effectively.
Our Approach
Gatelind conducted a full technical audit of all three sites in parallel, identifying primary emission sources and prioritizing interventions by impact and feasibility. We then managed an integrated €4.2M programme encompassing the procurement and installation of industrial filtration systems, process-optimization technology upgrades, and real-time emissions monitoring infrastructure. We acted as owner's engineer throughout — managing the technology supplier, overseeing installation contractors, and coordinating regulatory submissions with the relevant French environmental authorities.
Outcome
34% reduction in Scope 1 emissions achieved within 18 months
Full compliance achieved across all three sites with EU industrial emission directives
Real-time monitoring infrastructure installed, enabling ongoing performance tracking
Programme delivered on time and within the approved €4.2M envelope
Senegal · 2022
Renewable Energy Transition — West African Agri-Cooperative
A West African agricultural cooperative representing over 1,200 farming households in rural Senegal engaged Gatelind to manage the full implementation of a solar mini-grid project — the cooperative's most significant infrastructure investment in its history and a critical step toward energy independence for its member communities.
The Challenge
The project required coordinating a complex stakeholder ecosystem: local contractors with variable capacity, international equipment suppliers, NGO partners providing community engagement and subsidy support, and national and regional regulatory bodies. Previous attempts to implement rural electrification in the area had stalled at the permitting and contractor coordination stage.
Our Approach
Gatelind provided full project management from technology selection through to commissioning and operational handover. We designed the procurement process to maximise use of local contractors and suppliers wherever technically feasible, contributing to local economic development alongside the primary energy objective. Our regulatory team managed all permitting with Senegalese national authorities and coordinated compliance with the NGO donor's project requirements.
Outcome
1,200 farming households electrified across the cooperative's communities
60% average reduction in household energy costs post-commissioning
Local contractor utilization rate exceeded 70% of total works value
Project completed on schedule, enabling the cooperative to begin its next expansion phase
Marseille, France · 2023
Water & Waste Management — Marseille Industrial Park
A multi-tenant industrial park operator in Marseille engaged Gatelind to design and implement a closed-loop water recycling system for the park — a project driven both by operational cost reduction objectives and the need to achieve EU Taxonomy alignment for water use ahead of new investor reporting requirements.
The Challenge
The park's water consumption profile was complex: multiple tenants with different process water needs, wastewater streams with varying contamination levels, and limited physical space for treatment infrastructure. Previous consultants had proposed solutions that were technically sound but operationally impractical for a multi-tenant environment with no single operator responsible for water management.
Our Approach
Gatelind redesigned the approach from the ground up. Working with the park's management company and key tenants, we developed a shared-infrastructure model that allocated capital costs and operational savings proportionally across tenants. We then managed the full design, procurement, and construction of the closed-loop system, including a modular treatment facility and recirculation network serving all park buildings.
Outcome
47% reduction in total freshwater consumption across the industrial park
Full EU Taxonomy compliance achieved for water use — enabling improved ESG disclosure for the park operator and its tenants
Payback period for the investment estimated at under four years based on reduced water utility costs
System design validated by independent environmental auditors
Kenya / Tanzania · 2024
Climate Resilience Infrastructure — East African Development Agency
Gatelind was engaged by an East African development agency to manage the deployment of drought and flood monitoring infrastructure across three critical river basins spanning Kenya and Tanzania — a multi-stakeholder programme funded by a combination of national government budgets, multilateral development bank financing, and UN agency contributions.
The Challenge
The programme involved an exceptionally complex stakeholder landscape: two national governments with different regulatory frameworks and procurement rules, three UN agencies with distinct reporting requirements, satellite data providers operating under commercial confidentiality constraints, and local implementation partners with variable technical capacity. Coordinating this ecosystem across international borders, while delivering against a fixed timeline driven by seasonal weather windows, demanded precise programme governance.
Our Approach
Gatelind established a programme management office (PMO) structure that created a single coordination point for all stakeholders without duplicating existing governmental or UN management structures. We designed an integrated monitoring architecture combining ground-based sensor networks, satellite data feeds, and UAV-based aerial surveys, and managed the procurement of all technology components across the two jurisdictions. Our regulatory team worked in parallel with both governments' environmental ministries to ensure all infrastructure met national permitting requirements and was positioned to integrate with existing national early-warning systems.
Outcome
Early-warning monitoring systems now cover over 800,000 people across the three river basins
Infrastructure operational across all planned sites within the seasonal deployment window
Monitoring data integrated into both the Kenyan and Tanzanian national early-warning platforms
Programme delivered on budget with full compliance across all donor reporting requirements
Research & Development
UAV-Based Climate Monitoring Platform
Gatelind's R&D team operates at the frontier of sustainability, developing applied technologies to bridge gaps in project delivery. We collaborate with leading academic institutions and technology partners to ensure scientific rigour, making validated methodologies available to the broader community through open publication.
Our primary initiative is a purpose-built, long-endurance UAV for scientific climate data collection. Satellites often lack the necessary resolution for localized monitoring, while ground-based sensors are limited in scale; our UAV platform delivers high-resolution, area-wide data at a fraction of the cost of manned aircraft.
The Scientific Case
Africa faces accelerating climate disruption, with record heat and severe droughts affecting millions of people. Effective adaptation planning depends on high-quality, granular data that currently does not exist at the necessary resolution or coverage.
Research Focus Areas
Drought Monitoring
Tracking soil moisture and crop stress to provide actionable data for early-warning systems.
Desertification Mapping
Documenting land degradation in the Sahel to support long-term restoration and policy models.
Hydrological Monitoring
Monitoring seasonal flow changes and contamination in critical river systems for water security planning.
Atmospheric Data Collection
Measuring particulates and CO₂ at low altitudes to calibrate atmospheric models and monitor urban pollution.
Natural Disaster Response
Providing real-time aerial surveys during floods and cyclones to support humanitarian response efforts.
Research & Development
Environmental Monitoring Technology Assessment
Our R&D team maintains a continuous technology assessment programme, evaluating emerging environmental monitoring technologies for potential integration into client projects. Current assessment areas include:
Low-Cost Sensor Networks
For air and water quality monitoring
Machine Learning Applications
For satellite image analysis and change detection
Blockchain-Based Carbon Accounting
And verification systems
Advanced Materials
For industrial emission capture
Technologies that pass our assessment process are added to our approved technology register and made available to clients through our technology sourcing service.
Research & Development
Sustainability Reporting Methodology Development
As international sustainability reporting standards continue to evolve — with CSRD now applying to thousands of European companies, and African regulators increasingly adopting GRI and TCFD-aligned frameworks — Gatelind's R&D team works to develop practical methodologies that help clients implement reporting requirements efficiently and accurately.
We have developed proprietary data collection and verification frameworks for Scope 1, 2, and 3 carbon accounting, and are currently developing guidance for biodiversity impact measurement aligned with the TNFD (Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures) framework. These methodologies are tested in our client engagements before being published more broadly.
Current Focus Areas
CSRD implementation for European companies
GRI and TCFD-aligned frameworks for African regulators
Scope 1, 2, and 3 carbon accounting frameworks
Biodiversity impact measurement aligned with TNFD
Regulatory Compliance & International Standards
We maintain deep expertise in the regulatory and licensing frameworks that govern sustainability and environmental projects across Europe and Africa. Compliance is not an afterthought at Gatelind — it is built into every phase of project delivery. This includes our own R&D operations: our UAV climate monitoring programme is held to the same regulatory standards as every project we deliver for clients.
EU Regulatory Frameworks
EU Taxonomy alignment, CSRD carbon accounting, ISO 14001 certification, and environmental impact assessment requirements across EU member states.
Import & Export Permitting
We manage the full permitting process for cross-border equipment and technology transfers, including import/export licences for environmental and energy infrastructure across European and African jurisdictions.
International Licensing
Our team navigates the licensing requirements for operating environmental and energy systems in multiple jurisdictions, working directly with national and regional authorities to ensure full legal compliance.
Sub-Saharan Regulatory Expertise
We maintain current working knowledge of environmental and energy regulatory frameworks across West and East Africa, including national environmental agencies and development finance institution requirements.
UAV Operations & Airspace Compliance
Regulatory compliance extends into our R&D work. Our UAV-based climate monitoring platform is developed and operated in full conformity with applicable airspace regulations, including EASA drone operation frameworks in Europe and national civil aviation authority requirements across African jurisdictions. We manage all flight authorisations, operator certifications, and cross-border airspace permits required for scientific UAV missions — ensuring our R&D programme meets the same compliance standards we uphold across every client project.
Research & Development
Climate Resilience Planning Tools
In partnership with academic institutions in Europe, Asia and Africa, Gatelind is developing a suite of climate resilience planning tools for use by local governments and development agencies in sub-Saharan Africa. These tools integrate climate projection data, infrastructure vulnerability assessments, and economic impact modelling to help local authorities prioritise resilience investments under budget constraints.
The first tool in the suite — a drought resilience planning model calibrated for East African agro-pastoral communities — is currently in pilot testing with three county governments in Kenya.
Contact
Let's Work Together
We welcome enquiries from organisations working on sustainability and climate projects across Europe and Africa — whether you are at the earliest stages of feasibility thinking or looking for a project management partner to take an approved programme to delivery.
Get in Touch
General Enquiries
contact@gatelind.com
Website
www.gatelind.com
Office
27 Avenue de l'Opéra
75001 Paris, France
Let's Work Together
If you are working on a sustainability or climate project and are looking for a partner who can manage it from end to end — or if you have a specific challenge you would like to discuss — we would be glad to hear from you. Our initial conversations are always exploratory and without obligation.
Partnership & Supplier Enquiries
Gatelind regularly engages with technology providers, engineering firms, environmental consultancies, and data providers. If you believe your organisation's capabilities are relevant to our project work or R&D programmes, please reach out via the contact details above and include a brief overview of your services.
Press & Research Enquiries
For media enquiries, academic collaboration requests, or questions about our published research and R&D work, please contact us directly at contact@gatelind.com. We are committed to open engagement with the research community and welcome enquiries regarding our climate monitoring and sustainability methodology work.
Founded in Paris, 2018 · contact@gatelind.com · www.gatelind.com