LEVER S.A. DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANTS

Their core work

LEVER is a Greek development consultancy based in Thessaloniki that provides socio-economic analysis, sustainability assessment, and policy support across the transport and agri-food sectors. Their work focuses on understanding consumer behavior, demographic trends, and social dimensions of sustainability challenges — acting as the "people and policy" partner in technically-oriented EU consortia. They bring consulting expertise in areas like gender-inclusive transport planning, urban mobility governance, and sustainable livestock value chains.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

LEVER's H2020 participation spans only 2016–2018 (project start dates), making it difficult to identify a strong directional shift. Their earliest project (iSAGE, 2016) focused on agricultural sustainability — livestock systems, consumer trends, and climate adaptation — while their later entries (SUITS, TInnGO) pivoted toward urban transport governance and social inclusion. The overall pattern suggests a consultancy broadening from agri-food socio-economics into transport policy and gender equity.

LEVER appears to be shifting toward transport policy and social dimensions of mobility, which positions them for future work in inclusive urban planning and just transition projects.

How they like to work

LEVER operates exclusively as a consortium participant — they have never coordinated an H2020 project, which is typical for a small consultancy contributing specialized services rather than driving the technical agenda. With 63 unique partners across just 3 projects, they work in large multi-country consortia (averaging 20+ partners per project). This suggests they are comfortable in complex, multi-actor environments and are likely valued for their cross-cutting consulting skills rather than narrow technical contributions.

Despite only 3 projects, LEVER has built a broad network of 63 partners across 16 countries, reflecting the large-scale Research and Innovation Actions they join. Their geographic reach spans much of the EU, though their home base in Thessaloniki gives them particular proximity to Southeast European and Mediterranean contexts.

What sets them apart

LEVER's distinguishing feature is their ability to work across unrelated sectors — agri-food and urban transport — as a socio-economic and sustainability consultancy. Where most SMEs specialize deeply in one domain, LEVER offers transferable analytical skills (consumer analysis, demographic studies, sustainability assessment) that apply across sectors. For consortium builders, they fill the important but hard-to-source role of "socio-economic work package partner" who can handle the human dimensions of technical projects.

Highlights from their portfolio

• SUITS
  Their largest funded project (EUR 253,844), focused on creating transferable urban transport tools for local authorities across Europe.
• TInnGO
  Addresses the underexplored intersection of gender equity and transport innovation — a distinctive niche in the H2020 transport portfolio.