A LOT AT STAKE
Understanding who opposes your investment, why they oppose it and with whom they are connected can help you better defend the viability of your investment.
Why Stakeholder Mapping in Latin America Is Essential
Large capital investments in Latin America impact communities, governments, businesses, as well as illicit players. Some will support your investment project. Many will not.
The saying “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know” may seem like a pithy cliché.
But Latin American business and politics, it’s an accurate assessment of the realities.
Not knowing or engaging with all stakeholders can be lethal for your initiatives, resulting in:
- Investors or lenders refusing financing
- Stalled or cancelled projects
- Reputational damage from local community protests
- Chronic construction delays due to inefficient approvals or regulations issues
- Customer rejection of your product due to problematic sourcing
- Heavy fines for regulatory violations
- Massive legal fees to defend yourself in court
And much more.
This is why we don’t just identify stakeholders.
We explain how they connect to one another and how to best manage them to find productive common ground.
Predicting the Plays
Once we’ve identified all relevant stakeholders through field research, focus groups, surveys, and other methods, we categorize them using several analytical frameworks:
- Mendelow’s Matrix – Measures stakeholder power and level of interest in project outcomes
- Power–Support Matrix – Distinguishes supporters from opponents based on their influence
- Impact–Influence Matrix – Assesses how much impact stakeholders can have and how much the project affects them
- Power–Dependency Matrix – Evaluates each stakeholder’s dependence on project outcomes and their ability to influence them
- Interest–Impact Matrix – Maps how much stakeholders care about the project versus how strongly they are affected
- Support–Influence Matrix – Visualizes stakeholder attitudes alongside their capacity to shape others’ opinions
We visualize these findings through heatmaps, radar charts, layered risk maps, and bubble matrices—each designed to clarify risk levels and guide engagement priorities.
Advancing Alignment
Our strategic guidance focuses on risk mitigation and influence-building, supported by:
- Scenario modeling to anticipate opposition and its likelihood
- Agile engagement and partnership strategies to address contingencies
- Ongoing sentiment monitoring through surveys, interviews, and media tracking
Ultimately, our goal is to help you understand every stakeholder’s motives and align your strategy to achieve long-term stability, sustainability, and influence for your organization.
Let’s Get Started
Tell us about your stakeholder due diligence needs for Latin America.
