Brand clarity, purpose, and impact

Purpose-driven strategy,
brand transformation,
and sustainability.

About Firstwater

We co-create future-ready brands with clarity, purpose, and impact.

At Firstwater, collaboration is in our DNA. We work with visionaries, CEOs, executive teams, and agencies to unearth and harness your higher purpose. Together, we craft bespoke strategies that bring stakeholder experiences to life across the entire value chain and embed deep, lasting impacts. Leveraging cutting-edge technology and AI-enhanced methodologies, we drive innovation that's not just effective but truly groundbreaking.

Our commitment goes beyond just creating value for shareholders. At Firstwater, value creation means sculpting successful, meaningful, and sustainable futures for all stakeholders. From pinpoint case studies to day-to-day engagements, every step we take is a move towards making significant, enduring impacts.

At Firstwater, we work hard to redefine what's possible for your business, translating ideals and turning ideas into reality for a brighter, more resilient future. This is because we wholeheartedly believe that purpose-driven brands should build a better, more sustainable future for business, society and the environment. And you're probably reading this because you do too!

Our Services

Articulate your impact

Brand strategy

At Firstwater Advisory, we analyse your business through the lens of brand, identifying dynamic pathways to enhance your connections with customers, employees, communities, and the environment. We’re co-create actionable strategies that positions your business to drive meaningful engagement and change.

Amplify your impact

Brand transformation

We dive deep to uncover your higher purpose and translate leadership ideals into tangible, organisation-wide experiences. Our approach inspires your teams to embrace and drive innovations toward a sustainable future, crafting measurable impacts that redefine industry standards.

Accelerate your impact

Brand management

We empower teams with the tools and insights to become more self-aware, intentional, and purpose-driven. By enhancing your leadership, management, culture, marketing, and communications, we boost sustainability and overall brand value, ensuring every stakeholder thrives.

Our clients

From Latin America to Australasia, we’ve co-created, positioned, repositioned, localised, and transformed almost every type of organisation.

Brand Bhutan
C3 Companies Creating Change
Conscious Brands®
Emperor Design Consultants, UK
Expo 2020 Dubai
Havas
HSBC
Intimaa by SEDCO Holding
JRV, Ecuador
Louvre Abu Dhabi
Majid Al Futtaim
Mamo
Meem by GIB
Puck by Arla Foods
Qatar Foundation
Vision 2030
UAE Government
SEDCO Holding

Our work

We helped brand
the last Shangri-La

The Royal Kingdom of Bhutan is a small, landlocked country with a population of around 770,000 and a GDP of US$2bn, aiming to develop tourism and export development. Learn more →

We helped amplify national happiness

Keen on promoting happiness, the UAE appointed a Minister of State and launched the National Programme for Happiness and Wellbeing. Learn more →

We helped transform Saudi Arabia’s third sector

ZMZM Society has long been a recognised and trusted name across Saudi Arabia, committed to providing integrated sustainable healthcare to people in need. Learn more →

We helped localise a Danish dairy company’s mission

The Puck® brand started as a spreadable cream cheese in Europe but was relaunched in the Middle East across a growing portfolio. Since then, Puck® has become one of the region’s leading dairy brands. Learn more →

We helped safeguard a symbol of human ingenuity

Expo 2020 Dubai hosted the world for 182 days, bringing the world together to create, collaborate and innovate.
Learn more →

We helped position France’s largest cultural project abroad

The Louvre in Abu Dhabi opened its doors in 2017, to guide visitors through time and civilisation. Learn more →

We helped a petrochemical giant with developing self-awareness

Equate Group aims to be sustainable by 2025 by focusing on renewable energy and a positive impact on communities and the environment. Learn more →

We helped
fintech uncover
a true calling

Mamo believes work and life should feel synonymous, and you feel empowered to love what you do and do what you love. Learn more →

We helped accelerate what’s coming next

C3 provides mission-driven startups with the knowledge and skills to drive their social and environmental impact forward quickly and effectively. Learn more →

What our clients say

JRV, Ecuador

“With Firstwater as a partner, building sustainable brands becomes a clear path. Passion, strategic acumen, and exceptional communication skills make them invaluable to any team or project.”

Cecilia Vallejo
JRV y Asociados, Ecuador

C3 Companies Creating Change

“Firstwater helped align our impact to our value proposition, putting the importance of our work at the forefront of our identity as an organisation.”

Medea Nocentini
C3 - Companies Creating Change, UAE

“Thanks to Firstwater, our brand reflects our care and commitment to all stakeholders — knowing we’re empowering, cooperative, innovative, and responsible.”

Professor Dr Adnan Albar
ZMZM Society, Saudi Arabia

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