All Things Social Impact is a specialist social impact and social risk advisory practice led by Andrea Kanaris.
Andrea is a senior advisor, independent reviewer and expert witness with more than 20 years' experience helping organisations identify social risk, improve project decisions and deliver stronger community outcomes.
Andrea's contributions supported our successful delivery of the project and ultimately the SIMP's approval by the Office of the Coordinator-General. Andrea demonstrated exceptional depth of knowledge in social impact assessment and management measures… Her guidance was pivotal in navigating the complexities of the SIMP process. We would recommend Andrea Kanaris for any future projects requiring expertise in social impact assessment and the SIMP process - particularly for major projects.
Andrea is safe hands. She is a highly competent social practitioner who produces valuable insights as a researcher and strategic advisor. She has a deep understanding of social impact assessment and management and adapts her processes to cater to clients' particular needs and priorities without compromising quality.
Andrea draws on her extensive experience in Australia and internationally to provide social impact professionals with a practical tool to help them apply theoretical frameworks and best practice in meaningful ways to deliver locally specific, positive change. This includes guidance on how to unlock project resources and commitment to ensure assessments are more than just ticking a box for compliance.
Social impact assessment is a highly complex and ever-evolving field of practice… This complexity demands that people embarking on this practice have access to insightful, reflexive, and practical advice and guidance. Andrea Kanaris has been at the forefront of SIA practice for many years and now shares her extensive experience.
Andrea is a highly intelligent, effective practitioner with wide ranging experience. She worked on several projects with me at ImpaxSIA and always delivered work of a high quality on time.
Andrea's contributions supported our successful delivery of the project and ultimately the SIMP's approval by the Office of the Coordinator-General. Andrea demonstrated exceptional depth of knowledge in social impact assessment and management measures… Her guidance was pivotal in navigating the complexities of the SIMP process. We would recommend Andrea Kanaris for any future projects requiring expertise in social impact assessment and the SIMP process - particularly for major projects.
Andrea is safe hands. She is a highly competent social practitioner who produces valuable insights as a researcher and strategic advisor. She has a deep understanding of social impact assessment and management and adapts her processes to cater to clients' particular needs and priorities without compromising quality.
Andrea draws on her extensive experience in Australia and internationally to provide social impact professionals with a practical tool to help them apply theoretical frameworks and best practice in meaningful ways to deliver locally specific, positive change. This includes guidance on how to unlock project resources and commitment to ensure assessments are more than just ticking a box for compliance.
Social impact assessment is a highly complex and ever-evolving field of practice… This complexity demands that people embarking on this practice have access to insightful, reflexive, and practical advice and guidance. Andrea Kanaris has been at the forefront of SIA practice for many years and now shares her extensive experience.
Andrea is a highly intelligent, effective practitioner with wide ranging experience. She worked on several projects with me at ImpaxSIA and always delivered work of a high quality on time.
Advice built for complex decisions, regulatory scrutiny and community expectations.
Andrea works alongside executives, project directors and government leaders to identify social risks early, sharpen the decisions that follow, and design engagement that holds up in front of regulators, lenders and the communities that live with the outcome.
Every engagement is led personally, grounded in evidence, and pitched at the level where the real trade-offs get made.
Reduce delivery risk
Surface material social risks in options and feasibility - before schedule, cost and reputation are locked in.
Strengthen approvals
SIA and SIMP work that satisfies regulators and lenders on first submission, not third.
Improve community outcomes
Design benefits and engagement that hold up through construction and operations.
Uplift capability
Executive briefings, structured workshops and coaching so your team can hold the discipline in-house.
Advisory built around the decisions you have to make.
Where our advice moves the needle.
Renewable Energy & Energy Transition
Wind, solar, storage, transmission and hydrogen - where community support determines schedule.
Mining & Resources
Critical minerals, coal transition, water and Traditional Owner / Tribal relations.
Infrastructure, Utilities & Transport
Roads, rail, ports, water, transmission - corridor-scale community outcomes.
Government & Public Sector
Advice to agencies leading policy, assessment, and regional transition programs.
Industrial, Manufacturing & Land Development
Complex brownfield and greenfield developments in populated regions.
Specialist advice in practice.
Explore how All Things Social Impact's work has informed complex project decisions, supported regulatory pathways and strengthened community outcomes.
Richmond SIMP - Powerlink CopperString 2032
All Things Social Impact delivered the Richmond Social Impact Management Plan for Powerlink's CopperString 2032 - one of Australia's largest electricity infrastructure projects. The work responded to demanding regulatory and community expectations and supported the project through the Queensland Coordinator-General's approval process.
Read the case studyMacIntyre Wind Farm Precinct - Social Impact Assessment
The social impact assessment examined the workforce, housing and community-benefit implications of two wind farms contributing more than 1,000 MW to the national grid. The work addressed the pressures associated with construction at an unprecedented scale in a rural region.
Read the case studyMackenzie River Solar Farm & BESS
For a proposed 450 MW solar farm and 350 MW battery energy storage system near Middlemount, the advisory work integrated social impact assessment, management planning and community-benefits planning. It focused on housing, community services, workforce accommodation and local procurement in a region already experiencing material capacity constraints.
Read the case study
Andrea Kanaris - 20+ years advising on the projects that shape communities.
A leading social scientist and one of the most experienced social impact advisors working across Australia and internationally. Andrea has led or reviewed more than 40 major social impact assessments across renewables, resources and infrastructure, and is regularly engaged as an independent expert.
In the words of peers and project leaders.
"Andrea's contributions supported our successful delivery of the project and ultimately the SIMP's approval by the Office of the Coordinator-General. Andrea demonstrated exceptional depth of knowledge in social impact assessment and management measures… Her guidance was pivotal in navigating the complexities of the SIMP process. We would recommend Andrea Kanaris for any future projects requiring expertise in social impact assessment and the SIMP process - particularly for major projects."
"Andrea is safe hands. She is a highly competent social practitioner who produces valuable insights as a researcher and strategic advisor. She has a deep understanding of social impact assessment and management and adapts her processes to cater to clients' particular needs and priorities without compromising quality."
"Andrea draws on her extensive experience in Australia and internationally to provide social impact professionals with a practical tool to help them apply theoretical frameworks and best practice in meaningful ways to deliver locally specific, positive change. This includes guidance on how to unlock project resources and commitment to ensure assessments are more than just ticking a box for compliance."
Measuring performance, Olympic Legacy, Building Trust - It All Matters
Dr Marcus Curcija unpacks social value, social performance and social impact - and what genuine Brisbane 2032 legacy could look like when community voices lead.
A Practical Guide to Social Impact Assessment for the Real World.
Andrea Kanaris distills two decades of specialist advisory practice into a working reference for graduates, consultants and in-house ESG teams - scoping, baselining, engagement, impact prediction, mitigation and management planning, grounded in real projects and the standards regulators actually apply.
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