:root {
    --header-shade: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, .85) 0%, rgba(0, 0, 0, .55) 60%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%);
    --bg: #090a09;
    --panel: #0e100f;
    --gold: #d8ad59;
    --ivory: #f2eee5;
    --muted: #b9b7b1;
    --desc-size: 13px;
    --line: #383833;
    --max: 1180px
     --container-max-width: 1280px;
  --container-padding: 24px;
}

* {
    box-sizing: border-box
}

html {
    scroll-behavior: smooth
}

body {
    margin: 0;
    background: var(--bg);
    color: var(--ivory);
    font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;

    line-height: 1.45
}

a {
    color: inherit;
    text-decoration: none
}

img {
    max-width: 100%;
    display: block
}

li {
    list-style: none;
}

.wrap {
  max-width: var(--container-max-width);
  margin-inline: auto;
  padding-inline: var(--container-padding);
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

.site-header {
    z-index: 20
}

.nav {
    height: 100%;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    }

.brand img {
    object-fit: cover;
    object-position: center
}

.navlinks li {
    list-style: none;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0
}
.navlinks {
    margin-left: auto;
    display: flex;

    }

.navlinks a {
    border-bottom: 1px solid transparent
}

.navlinks a.active,
.navlinks a:hover {
    color: var(--gold);
    border-color: var(--gold)
}

.talk {
    margin-left: 8px
}

.btn {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    border: 1px solid var(--gold);

    color: var(--gold);
    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, .45);

    text-transform: uppercase;

    transition: background .25s ease, color .25s ease, border-color .25s ease, box-shadow .25s ease, transform .25s ease
}

.btn.fill {
    background: var(--gold);
    color: #090909
}

.eyebrow {
    color: var(--gold);

    font-weight: 700;

    text-transform: uppercase;

    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 16px
}

.eyebrow:after {
    content: '';

    height: 1px;
    background: var(--gold)
}

h1,
h2,
h3 {
    font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
    font-weight: 400;
    margin: 0;
    line-height: .98
}

.gold {
    color: var(--gold)
}

p {
    margin: 12px 0;
    /* color: #e1dfda */
        color: var(--muted);
}

.hero {
    min-height: 440px;
    position: relative;
    background: #0b0c0b var(--hero) center/cover no-repeat;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    overflow: hidden
}

.hero:before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, #090a09 0%, rgba(9, 10, 9, .92) 30%, rgba(9, 10, 9, .22) 68%, rgba(9, 10, 9, .1) 100%)
}

.hero .wrap {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2
}

.section {
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line)
}

.section.dark2 {
    background: #0c0e0d
}

.section-head {
    display: flex;

    justify-content: space-between;

    /* margin-bottom: 24px */
}

.grid {
    display: grid;
    gap: 12px
}

.cards4 {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
    gap: 16px;
}

.card {
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    background: linear-gradient(#111311, #0b0c0b);
    min-width: 0
}

.card-photo {
    overflow: hidden
}

.card-photo img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    filter: grayscale(1)
}

.num {
    font-family: Georgia, serif;
    color: var(--gold);
    }

.small {
    color: var(--muted)
}

.split {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 42px;
    align-items: center
}

.feature-photo {
    min-height: 300px;
    background: var(--img) center/cover no-repeat;
    filter: grayscale(1)
}

.criteria {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr);
    gap: 0
}

.criterion {
    padding: 14px 18px;
    border-right: 1px solid var(--line)
}

.criterion:last-child {
    border-right: 0
}

.criterion h3 {
    font-size: 19px
}

/* ============== WHAT WE DO CSS ============== */
.what-role-head {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.15fr 1fr auto;
    gap: 40px;
    align-items: center;
    margin-bottom: 24px
}

.what-role-head h2 {
    margin: 0;
    line-height: 1.02
}

.what-role-text {
    margin: 0;
}

.what-role-note {
    padding: 6px 0 6px 30px;
    border-left: 1px solid var(--gold);
    font-size: 9px;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    line-height: 1.9;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #e1dfda
}

.process {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
    gap: 16px
}

.step {
    display: flex;
    align-items: stretch;
    gap: 0;
    padding: 18px 14px 20px;
    border: 1px solid #1f201d;
    background: #0d0e0d
}

.step-icon {
    flex: 0 0 40px;
    align-self: flex-start;
    width: 40px;
    height: 40px;
    margin: 2px 14px 0 0
}

.step-body {
    flex: 1;
    padding-left: 14px;
    border-left: 1px solid var(--line)
}

.step-num {
    font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
    color: var(--gold)
}

.step h3 {
    margin: 0 0 8px;
    font-size: 15px;
    color: #f2efe8
}

.step p {
    margin: 0;
    font-size: 11px;
    line-height: 1.5;
    /* color: #e1dfda */
}

.story-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.25fr repeat(4, 1fr);
    gap: 16px
}

.story {
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    padding: 0 0 14px
}

.story img {
    width: 100%;

    object-fit: cover;
    filter: grayscale(1)
}

.story h3,
.story p {
    padding: 0 14px
}

.band {
    min-height: 210px;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(8, 9, 8, .96), rgba(8, 9, 8, .2)), var(--band) center/cover no-repeat;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center
}

.band .wrap {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 30px
}

.band h2 {
    max-width: 660px
}

.footer {
    padding: 28px 0 18px;
    background: #070807
}

.footer .brand img {
    width: 220px
}

.social {
    display: flex;
    gap: 14px
}

.contact-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: .9fr 1.1fr;
    gap: 36px
}

.contact-form {
    background: #101211;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    padding: 26px
}

.contact-form label {
    display: block;
    margin: 11px 0 6px
}

.contact-form input,
.contact-form textarea,
.contact-form select {
    width: 100%;
    background: #171918;
    border: 1px solid #555;
    color: #eee;
    padding: 12px
}

.contact-form textarea {
    min-height: 100px
}

.contact-item {
    display: flex;
    gap: 14px;
    margin: 18px 0
}

.contact-item .icon {
    flex: 0 0 32px
}

.intel-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr);
    gap: 14px
}

.intel-card {
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
    padding-bottom: 18px
}

.intel-card img {
    height: 145px;
    width: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    filter: grayscale(1)
}

.intel-card h3 {
    font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
    font-size: 18px;
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 1.25;
    margin: 12px 0
}

.follow {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    padding: 28px 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line)
}

.about-beliefs {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr)
}

.belief {
    border-right: 1px solid var(--line);
    }

.belief:last-child {
    border: 0
}

.menu {
    display: none
}

/* V6 targeted visual corrections */

/* V7 homepage fidelity pass — targeted only */
.home-hero {
    /* background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(8, 9, 8, .94) 0%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .78) 31%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .16) 61%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .06) 100%), url('../images/home-hero-clean.jpg');
    background-position: center, center;
    background-size: cover, cover;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    min-height: 360px;
    padding-bottom: 24px; */
}

.home-hero:before {
    display: none
}

.home-close {
    background-repeat: no-repeat
}

.home-markets-inner {
    display: grid;

    

    min-height: 225px
}

.home-side-layout {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 27% 73%;
    gap: 26px;
    align-items: center
}

/* let the Instagram carousel size to its grid column */
.home-ig-feed {
    min-width: 0
}

.home-side-copy p {}

.home-side-copy .btn {
    /* margin-top: 8px */
}

.home-side-cards {
    width: 100%
}

.home-stories {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr)
}

body {
    font-size: 13px
}

.wrap {
    width: min(1280px, calc(100% - 72px))
}

.site-header {
    height: 64px
}

.nav {
    gap: 25px
}

.brand img {
    width: 178px;
    height: 44px
}

.navlinks {
    gap: 22px;
    font-size: 13px
}

.navlinks a {
    padding: 23px 0 19px
}

.btn {
    padding: 9px 16px;
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 1.5px
}

.eyebrow {
    font-size: 9px;
    letter-spacing: 2.4px;
    margin-bottom: 8px
}

.eyebrow:after {
    width: 44px
}

.hero-copy {
    max-width: 600px;
}

.hero-copy p {
    font-size: 14px;
    max-width: 410px
}

.section {
    padding: 22px 0
}

.section-head {
    /* margin-bottom: 16px; */
    gap: 28px
}

.section-head>p {
    max-width: 450px
}

.cards8 {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(8, 1fr);
    gap: 16px
}

.card-photo {
    height: 105px
}

.card-body {
    padding: 10px
}

.card h3 {
    font-size: 16px;
    margin: 2px 0 5px
}

.num {
    font-size: 14px
}

.icon {
    width: 25px;
    height: 25px;
    margin-bottom: 6px
}

.small {
    font-size: 10px;
    line-height: 1.35
}

.perspective-photo {
    height: 105px
}

.story-grid {
    /* gap: 9px */
}

.story img {
    height: 92px
}

.story h3 {
    font-size: 15px;
    margin-top: 8px
}

.band {
    /* min-height: 145px */
}

.footer {
    padding-top: 20px
}

/* V8 — targeted homepage corrections from approved Home.PNG */
.site-header {
    background: var(--header-shade) !important;
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    top: 0;
    border-bottom: 0
}

.home-hero {
    background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(8, 9, 8, .97) 0%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .82) 29%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .18) 57%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .06) 100%), var(--sec-bg);
    background-position: center, 68% center;
    background-size: cover, cover;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    padding-bottom: 24px;
}

.home-hero h1 {
    line-height: .78;
    letter-spacing: -.035em
}

.home-hero .hero-copy p {
    line-height: 1.22;
    margin: 10px 0 12px
}

.home-hero .eyebrow {
    /* margin-bottom: 8px */
}

.home-hero .btn {
    margin-top: 0
}

/* Tighter editorial rhythm matching the approved composition */
.home-side-copy h2,
.section-head h2,
.home-markets h2 {
    line-height: .86;
    letter-spacing: -.025em
}

.home-side-copy p,
.section-head p,
.home-markets p {}

.section-head {
    align-items: center
}

.home-side-cards .card-body>p {
    font-size: 11px;
    line-height: 1.28;
    color: var(--muted);
    margin: 5px 0 0
}

/* Markets: retain the approved right-side map/route/text as one design image. */
.home-markets {
    background: #0b0c0b !important
}

.home-markets-inner {
    grid-template-columns: 290px 1fr;
    gap: 22px;
        align-items: flex-start;
}

.market-visual {
    min-width: 0;
    overflow: hidden;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center
}

.market-visual img {
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    display: block;
    filter: none
}

/* Closing landscape uses a larger lossless source crop. */
.home-close {
    /* background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(8, 9, 8, .88), rgba(8, 9, 8, .2)), url('../images/home-close-hq.png') !important; */
    background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(8, 9, 8, .88), rgba(8, 9, 8, .2)), var(--sec-bg, url('../images/dummy-images.png'));
    background-position: center, center !important;
    background-size: cover, cover !important;
}

/* V9 inner-page fidelity pass — follows the approved final PNGs and V8 Home rules */
body:not(.error-page) main {
    padding-top: 0
}

body:not(.error-page) .hero {
    padding-top: 80px;
    min-height: 305px
}

body:not(.error-page) .hero h1 {
    line-height: .99;
    letter-spacing: -.03em
}

body:not(.error-page) .hero-copy p {
    line-height: 1.35;
    margin-top: 10px
}

body:not(.error-page) .section h2 {
    line-height: .99;
    letter-spacing: -.025em
}

body:not(.error-page) .section p:not(.sec-desc) {
    line-height: 1.3
}

body:not(.error-page) .section {
    padding: 24px 0
}

/* About */

.belief-photo {
    width: 100%;
    height: 112px;
    object-fit: cover;
    filter: grayscale(1);
    margin-bottom: 12px
}

.about-beliefs {
    gap: 22px
}

.belief {
    padding-right: 22px
}

.belief h3 {
    font-size: 20px;
    line-height: 1
}

.belief p {
    font-size: 12px
}

/* What We Do */

/* Sectors */

/* Markets */

/* Intelligence */

/* Contact */

/* 404 */

/* V10 — targeted inner-page accuracy pass */
.page-about,
.page-contact,
.page-markets,
.page-sectors,
.page-intelligence {
    --max: 1280px
}

.page-about h1,
.page-contact h1,
.page-markets h1,
.page-sectors h1,
.page-intelligence h1 {
    line-height: .82 !important;
    letter-spacing: -.035em
}

.page-about h2,
.page-contact h2,
.page-markets h2,
.page-sectors h2,
.page-intelligence h2 {
    line-height: .99 !important;
    letter-spacing: -.025em
}

.page-about p,
.page-contact p,
.page-markets p,
.page-sectors p,
.page-intelligence p {
    line-height: 1.28
}

/* About */
.page-about .about-role .feature-photo {
    /* background: url('../images/about-role-hq.png') center/cover no-repeat;
    min-height: 330px */
}

.page-about .about-purpose {
    grid-template-columns: 1.15fr .85fr;
    gap: 70px;
    align-items: center
}

.page-about .about-beliefs {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
    gap: 24px
}

/* ============== CONTACT CSS ============== */
/* Contact */
.page-contact .contact-hero {
    position: relative;
    padding: 110px 0 40px !important;
    background-color: #090a09;
    background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(8, 9, 8, .97) 0%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .82) 29%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .18) 57%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .06) 100%), var(--sec-bg);    background-position: center, 75% center !important;
    background-size: cover, cover !important;
    background-repeat: no-repeat
}

.page-contact .contact-grid {
    /* position: relative;
    z-index: 2; */
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 2fr) 400px minmax(0, 1fr) !important;
    gap: 0 !important;
    /* max-width: 1080px;
    margin: 0 auto 0 0 */
}

.page-contact .contact-info {
    padding-right: 46px;
    border-right: 1px solid rgba(216, 173, 89, .45)
}

.page-contact .contact-info h1 {
    margin: 0 0 22px
}

.page-contact .contact-lead {
    max-width: 380px;
    margin: 0 0 30px;
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 1.5;
    /* color: #e1dfda */
}

.page-contact .contact-label {
    margin: 0 0 18px;
    font-weight: 400;
    letter-spacing: 4px
}

.page-contact .contact-label:after {
    display: none
}

.contact-icon {
    width: 27px;
    height: 27px;
    object-fit: contain;
    flex: 0 0 27px;
    margin-top: 2px
}

.page-contact .contact-item {
    display: flex;
    gap: 22px;
    margin: 0 0 16px;
    align-items: flex-start;
    font-size: 13px;
    line-height: 1.5;
    color: #e1dfda
}

.page-contact .contact-item b {
    color: #f2efe8
}

.contact-follow {
    max-width: 230px;
    margin-top: 22px;
    padding-top: 20px;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(216, 173, 89, .6);
    font-size: 12px
}

.contact-socials {
    display: flex;
    gap: 26px;
    margin-top: 14px
}

.contact-socials a {
    width: 34px;
    height: 34px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    background: #f2efe8;
    color: #0b0c0b;
    transition: background .2s
}

.contact-socials a:hover {
    background: var(--gold)
}

.contact-socials svg {
    width: 20px;
    height: 20px
}

.page-contact .contact-form {
    width: auto;
    margin-left: 20px;
    padding: 26px 24px 20px !important;
    background: rgba(18, 19, 17, .96);
    border: 0
}

.page-contact .contact-form .eyebrow {
    font-weight: 400;
    letter-spacing: 3px;
    margin-bottom: 18px
}

.page-contact .form-list {
    list-style: none;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0
}

.page-contact .contact-form label {
    display: block;
    margin: 0 0 7px;
    font-size: 12px;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: #f2efe8
}

.page-contact .contact-form label em {
    font-style: normal
}

.page-contact .contact-form input,
.page-contact .contact-form select,
.page-contact .contact-form textarea {
    width: 100%;
    margin: 0 0 16px;
    padding: 9px 11px;
    font-size: 12px;
    color: #e1dfda;
    background: #1b1c1a;
    border: 1px solid #4a4a44;
    border-radius: 0;
    outline: 0
}

.page-contact .contact-form input:focus,
.page-contact .contact-form select:focus,
.page-contact .contact-form textarea:focus {
    border-color: var(--gold)
}

.page-contact .contact-form select {
    appearance: none;
    -webkit-appearance: none;
    background-image: linear-gradient(45deg, transparent 50%, #e1dfda 50%), linear-gradient(135deg, #e1dfda 50%, transparent 50%);
    background-position: calc(100% - 16px) 50%, calc(100% - 11px) 50%;
    background-size: 5px 5px;
    background-repeat: no-repeat
}

.page-contact .contact-form textarea {
    min-height: 72px;
    resize: vertical
}

.page-contact .contact-form .btn {
    width: 100%;
    margin-top: 2px;
    padding: 12px;
    font-size: 12px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0;
    text-transform: none;
    border-radius: 2px
}

.page-contact .contact-form-note {
    margin: 16px 0 0;
    font-size: 10px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: #e1dfda
}

.contact-quote {
    justify-self: center;
    align-self: start;
    max-width: 140px;
    margin: 10px 0 0 20px;
    font-family: 'Segoe Script', 'Brush Script MT', 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;
    font-size: 15px;
    line-height: 1.5;
    color: #f2efe8;
    transform: rotate(-6deg)
}

.contact-quote::after {
    content: '';
    display: block;
    width: 30px;
    height: 1px;
    margin-top: 10px;
    background: #f2efe8
}

.page-contact .contact-approach {
    padding: 0 !important;
    background-color: #0b0c0b;
    background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(11, 12, 11, .05) 0%, rgba(11, 12, 11, .3) 35%, rgba(11, 12, 11, .95) 52%, #0b0c0b 60%), url('../images/dummy-images.png');
    background-position: center, 10% center;
    background-size: cover, cover;
    background-repeat: no-repeat
}

.contact-approach-layout {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    min-height: 275px;
    align-items: center
}

.contact-approach-copy {
    padding: 34px 0 34px 30px
}

.contact-approach-copy h2 {
    margin: 0 0 24px
}

.page-contact .contact-approach-copy p {
    margin: 0;
    max-width: 440px;
    /* color: #e1dfda */
}

.page-contact .contact-where {
    padding: 0 !important;
    background-color: #0b0c0b;
    background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, #0b0c0b 0%, #0b0c0b 40%, rgba(11, 12, 11, .5) 58%, rgba(11, 12, 11, .1) 100%), url('../images/dummy-images.png') !important;
    background-position: center, right center !important;
    background-size: cover, cover !important;
    background-repeat: no-repeat
}

.contact-where-layout {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    align-items: end;
    min-height: 305px;
    padding-top: 30px;
    padding-bottom: 24px
}

.contact-where-copy h2 {
    margin: 0 0 20px
}

.contact-where-list {
    max-width: 320px;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    list-style: none
}

.contact-where-list li {
    padding: 10px 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #5a5a54;
    font-size: 13px;
    line-height: 1.5;
    color: #e1dfda
}

.contact-where-list li:first-child {
    padding-top: 0
}

.contact-where-list li:last-child {
    border-bottom: 0
}

.contact-where-note {
    justify-self: end;
    text-align: right;
    font-size: 9px;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    line-height: 1.8;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #f2efe8
}

.contact-where-note::after {
    content: '';
    display: block;
    width: 36px;
    height: 1px;
    margin: 18px 0 0 auto;
    background: var(--gold)
}

.contact-close {
    padding: 34px 0;
    background-color: #0b0c0b;
    background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(11, 12, 11, .85), rgba(11, 12, 11, .55)), url('../images/dummy-images.png');
    background-position: center;
    background-size: cover;
    background-repeat: no-repeat
}

.contact-close-inner {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 30px
}

.contact-close h2 {
    margin: 0 0 12px
}

.page-contact .contact-close p {
    margin: 0;
    /* color: #e1dfda */
}

.page-contact .contact-close .btn {
    flex: 0 0 auto;
    padding: 13px 20px;
    font-size: 12px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0;
    text-transform: none;
    border-radius: 2px
}

/* Markets */

.page-markets .outskirts {
    border-left: 1px solid var(--gold);
    padding-left: 28px;
    position: relative;
    min-height: 280px
}

.page-markets .criteria {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr);
    gap: 0;
    margin-top: 18px
}

.page-markets .criterion {
    padding: 0 15px;
    border-right: 1px solid var(--line)
}

.page-markets .criterion:first-child {
    padding-left: 0
}

.page-markets .criterion h3 {
    font-size: 15px
}

.page-markets .criterion p {
    font-size: 10px
}

.page-markets .market-stories .story-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
    gap: 10px
}

.page-markets .market-stories .story img {
    height: 105px;
    object-fit: cover;
    filter: grayscale(1)
}

.page-markets .markets-close {
    background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(8, 9, 8, .9), rgba(8, 9, 8, .25)), url('../images/markets-close-hq.png') !important;
    background-size: cover, cover !important;
    background-position: center, center !important;
    min-height: 205px
}

/* Sectors */
.page-sectors .sectors-hero {
background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(8, 9, 8, .97) 0%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .82) 29%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .18) 57%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .06) 100%), var(--sec-bg);
    background-position: center, 68% center;
    background-size: cover, cover;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    padding-bottom: 24px;
}

.page-sectors .sectors-hero:before {
    display: none
}

.page-sectors .sectors-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
    gap: 10px
}

.sector-card {
    /* height: 205px; */
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    background: #111
}

.sector-card>img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    filter: grayscale(1)
}

/* .sector-card:after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, .08), rgba(0, 0, 0, .8))
} */

.page-sectors .question-layout {
    grid-template-columns: 1.25fr .85fr .7fr;
    gap: 36px;
    align-items: center
}

.page-sectors .question-layout p {}

.page-sectors .sector-thinking {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(8, 1fr);
    gap: 0
}

.page-sectors .sector-thinking .criterion {
    padding: 0 12px;
    border-right: 1px solid var(--line)
}

.page-sectors .sector-thinking .criterion:first-child {
    padding-left: 0
}

.page-sectors .sector-thinking h3 {
    font-size: 13px
}

.page-sectors .sector-thinking p {
    font-size: 11px
}

.page-sectors .sector-connected {
    padding: 0 !important
}

.page-sectors .connected-layout {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 34% 22% 44%;
    gap: 20px;
    align-items: center;
    min-height: 135px
}

.page-sectors .connected-photo {
    align-self: stretch;
    background: url('../images/sectors-connected-hq.png') left center/cover no-repeat;
    filter: grayscale(1)
}

.page-sectors .connected-layout p {}

.page-sectors .sectors-close {
    background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(8, 9, 8, .9), rgba(8, 9, 8, .22)), url('../images/sectors-close-hq.png') !important;
    background-size: cover, cover !important;
    background-position: center, center !important;
    min-height: 125px
}

/* ============== INTELLIGENCE CSS ============== */
/* Intelligence */
.page-intelligence .intel-hero {
background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(8, 9, 8, .97) 0%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .82) 29%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .18) 57%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .06) 100%), var(--sec-bg);
    background-position: center, 68% center;
    background-size: cover, cover;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    padding-bottom: 24px;
}

.page-intelligence .intel-hero:before {
    display: none
}

.page-intelligence .intel-eyebrow {
    display: inline-block;
    padding-bottom: 12px;
    margin-bottom: 22px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--gold);
    font-weight: 400;
    letter-spacing: 4px
}

.page-intelligence .intel-eyebrow:after {
    display: none
}

.page-intelligence .intel-sub {
    font-family: Georgia, serif;
    font-size: 27px;
    line-height: 1;
    margin: 14px 0
}

.intel-kicker {
    margin-top: 34px;
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 4px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #ddd
}

.intel-tagline {
    position: absolute;
    z-index: 2;
    right: 48px;
    bottom: 26px;
    text-align: right;
    font-size: 11px;
    letter-spacing: 4px;
    line-height: 1.8;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #f2efe8
}

.page-intelligence .intel-head {
    align-items: flex-start;
    margin-bottom: 24px
}

.page-intelligence .intel-head-eyebrow {
    font-weight: 400;
    letter-spacing: 4px
}

.page-intelligence .intel-head h2 {
    margin: 0 0 12px
}

.page-intelligence .intel-head p {
    margin: 0;
    max-width: none;
    /* color: #e1dfda */
}

.intel-head-link {
    flex: 0 0 auto;
    margin-top: 42px;
    font-size: 13px;
    color: var(--gold)
}

.intel-head-link:hover {
    text-decoration: underline
}

.page-intelligence .intel-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr);
    gap: 16px
}

.page-intelligence .intel-card {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    padding: 0;
    border: 0;
    background: #121311
}

.page-intelligence .intel-card>img {
    height: 118px;
    width: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    filter: sepia(.35) grayscale(.45) contrast(1.05)
}

.intel-card-body {
    flex: 1;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    padding: 16px 12px 14px
}

.intel-cat {
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    font-size: 9px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 1.6px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--gold)
}

.page-intelligence .intel-card h3 {
    margin: 0 0 12px;
    font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 1.35;
    color: #f2efe8
}

.page-intelligence .intel-card p {
    flex: 1;
    margin: 0 0 18px;
    font-size: 11px;
    line-height: 1.55;
    /* color: #e1dfda */
}

.page-intelligence .intel-card .btn {
    align-self: flex-start;
    padding: 9px 16px;
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 0;
    text-transform: none;
    color: #f2efe8
}

.intel-social {
    margin-top: 16px;
    font-size: 10px;
    color: #f2efe8
}

.intel-social-links {
    display: flex;
    gap: 18px;
    margin-top: 10px
}

.intel-social-links a {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 6px;
    font-size: 9px
}

.intel-social-links svg {
    width: 16px;
    height: 16px
}

.intel-social-links a:hover {
    color: var(--gold)
}

.intel-date {
    margin-top: 18px;
    font-size: 8px;
    letter-spacing: 1.2px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #bdb8ae
}

.page-intelligence .follow {
    display: block;
    padding: 30px 0;
    background: #0b0c0b
}

/* follow section already draws the divider below the Instagram feed */
.page-intelligence .intel-ig {
    border-bottom: 0
}

/* posts grid replaced by the Instagram feed */
.page-intelligence .intel-ig .intel-grid {
    display: none
}

.follow-layout {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
    align-items: center
}

.follow-copy {
    padding-right: 60px
}

.follow-copy h2 {
    margin: 0 0 14px
}

.page-intelligence .follow-copy p {
    margin: 0;
    /* color: #e1dfda */
}

.page-intelligence .social-follow {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, auto);
    gap: 50px;
    padding: 6px 0 6px 60px;
    border-left: 1px solid var(--line)
}

.page-intelligence .social-follow a {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    text-align: center
}

.follow-icon {
    width: 38px;
    height: 38px;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    background: #f2e3c4;
    color: #0b0c0b;
    transition: background .2s
}

.follow-icon svg {
    width: 22px;
    height: 22px
}

.page-intelligence .social-follow a:hover .follow-icon {
    background: var(--gold)
}

.page-intelligence .social-follow b {
    margin-bottom: 8px;
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: #f2e3c4
}

.page-intelligence .social-follow span {
    font-size: 8px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 1.4px;
    color: #e1dfda
}

.page-intelligence .intel-close {
    background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(8, 9, 8, .88), rgba(8, 9, 8, .25)), var(--sec-bg, url('../images/dummy-images.png')) !important;
    background-size: cover, cover !important;
    background-position: center, center !important;
    min-height: 290px
}

/* What We Do */

/* ============== WHAT WE DO CSS ============== */
.aud-section {
    background: #0b0c0b
}

.aud-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 16px
}

.aud-panel {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    padding: 18px 16px 18px;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    background-color: #0d0e0d;
    background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, #0d0e0d 0%, rgba(13, 14, 13, .9) 45%, rgba(13, 14, 13, .35) 100%), linear-gradient(0deg, #0d0e0d 30%, rgba(13, 14, 13, 0) 70%), url('../images/dummy-images.png');
    background-size: cover, cover, 190% auto;
    background-repeat: no-repeat
}

.aud-panel-1 { background-position: center, center, 70% 0 }
.aud-panel-2 { background-position: center, center, 45% 0 }
.aud-panel-3 { background-position: center, center, 95% 0 }

.aud-top .eyebrow {
    margin-bottom: 18px
}

.aud-top h2 {
    max-width: 290px;
    margin: 0 0 14px;
    font-size: clamp(26px, 2.4vw, 34px);
    line-height: 1.02
}

.aud-top p {
    max-width: 290px;
    margin: 0;
    font-size: 12px;
}

.aud-sectors {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-rows: repeat(4, auto);
    grid-auto-flow: column;
    grid-auto-columns: 1fr;
    row-gap: 18px;
    margin: 28px 0 0;
    padding: 0;
    list-style: none
}

.aud-sectors li {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 14px;
    font-size: 11px;
    color: #e1dfda
}

.aud-sectors li:nth-child(n+5) {
    padding-left: 16px;
    border-left: 1px solid var(--line)
}

.aud-sectors img {
    width: 26px;
    height: 26px;
    flex: 0 0 26px
}

.aud-options {
    margin: 24px 0 0;
    padding: 0;
    list-style: none
}

.aud-options li {
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: 22px;
    padding: 14px 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line)
}

.aud-options li:first-child {
    padding-top: 0
}

.aud-options li:last-child {
    border-bottom: 0
}

.aud-opt-icon {
    flex: 0 0 34px;
    width: 34px;
    height: 34px;
    color: var(--gold)
}

.aud-options h3 {
    margin: 0 0 6px;
    font-family: Georgia, serif;
    font-size: 13px;
    color: #f2efe8
}

.aud-options h3 span {
    margin-right: 4px;
    color: var(--gold)
}

.aud-options p {
    margin: 0;
    font-size: 10px;
    /* line-height: 1.5; */
    /* color: #d8d4cc */
}

.aud-bts {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 22px;
    margin-top: auto;
    padding: 16px 12px;
    background: rgba(20, 21, 19, .9);
    border: 1px solid #1f201d;
    color: #e1dfda
}

.aud-panel-1 .aud-bts {
    margin-top: 26px
}

.aud-bts-icon {
    flex: 0 0 34px;
    width: 34px;
    height: 34px;
    color: var(--gold)
}

.aud-bts b {
    display: block;
    margin-bottom: 6px;
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--gold)
}

.aud-bts p {
    margin: 0;
    font-size: 11px;
    /* line-height: 1.5; */
    /* color: #e1dfda */
}

.bts-section {
    background: #0b0c0b
}

.bts-layout {
    display: grid;
    gap: 34px
}

.bts-copy h2 {
    margin: 0 0 14px;
    line-height: 1.1
}

.bts-copy .bts-lead {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 12px;
    margin: 0 0 18px;
    font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
    font-size: 17px;
    color: var(--gold)
}

.bts-copy .bts-lead:before {
    content: '';
    flex: 0 0 32px;
    height: 1px;
    background: var(--gold)
}

.bts-copy p {
    max-width: 760px;
    margin: 0 0 12px;
    /* line-height: 1.5;
    color: #e1dfda */
}

.bts-copy p:last-child {
    margin-bottom: 0
}

.bts-flow {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 24px;
    align-items: stretch
}

.bts-card {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    border: 1px solid transparent;
    border-radius: 6px
}

.bts-card > img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 230px;
    border-radius: 6px;
    object-fit: cover;
    filter: sepia(.15) contrast(1.05)
}

.bts-card-body {
    position: relative;
    flex: 1;
    padding: 16px 4px 4px;
}

.bts-icon {
    display: block;
    width: 28px;
    height: 28px;
    color: var(--gold);
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.bts-card h3 {
    margin: 0 0 8px;
    font-size: 20px;
    color: #f2efe8
}

.bts-card p {
    max-width: 320px;
    margin: 0;
    font-size: var(--desc-size);
    line-height: 1.55;
    /* color: #e1dfda */
}

.bts-ts {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    padding: 0 0 0 22px;
    border-left: 1px solid var(--line)
}

.bts-ts img {
    width: 52px;
    height: auto;
    margin-bottom: 8px
}

.bts-ts h3 {
    margin: 0 0 22px;
    font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
    font-size: 19px;
    color: var(--gold)
}

.bts-ts p {
    align-self: stretch;
    margin: 0;
    font-size: 12px;
    line-height: 1.5;
    /* color: #f2efe8 */
}

.sector-expertise-section {
    background: #0b0c0b;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line)
}

.sector-expertise {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 22% 1fr;
    gap: 34px;
    align-items: center
}

.sector-expertise-copy {
    grid-row: span 2
}

.sector-expertise-copy h2 {
    margin: 0 0 16px;
    line-height: 1.02
}

.sector-expertise-copy p {
    margin: 0;
    /* color: #e1dfda */
}

.sector-expertise .mini-sector-row {
    align-self: start
}

.sector-expertise > .btn {
    grid-column: 2;
    justify-self: end;
    align-self: end;
    min-width: 202px
}

.mini-sector-row {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(8, 1fr);
    gap: 16px
}

.mini-sector {
    position: relative;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    min-width: 0;
    min-height: 155px;
    border: 1px solid #1f201d;
    background: #121311;
    color: #f2efe8
}

.mini-sector img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 98px;
    object-fit: cover;
    filter: sepia(.35) grayscale(.45) contrast(1.05);
    transition: filter .3s
}

.mini-sector:hover img {
    filter: sepia(.2) grayscale(.2)
}

.mini-sector-name {
    display: block;
    padding: 10px 10px 14px;
    font-family: Georgia, serif;
    font-size: 12px;
    line-height: 1.25
}

.what-thinking {
    background: #0b0c0b
}

.what-thinking-layout {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 22% 1fr auto;
    gap: 34px;
    align-items: center
}

.what-thinking-layout h2 {
    margin: 0;
    line-height: 1.02
}

.what-thinking-layout > p {
    max-width: 450px;
    margin: 0;
    /* line-height: 1.6;
    color: #e1dfda */
}

.band.what-close {
    /* min-height: 175px; */
    background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(8, 9, 8, .9) 0%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .55) 40%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .35) 65%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .75) 100%), url('../images/dummy-images.png') !important;
    background-size: cover, cover !important;
    background-position: center, center !important;
    background-repeat: no-repeat
}

.what-close h2 {
    margin: 0 0 18px;
    line-height: 1.02
}

.what-close p {
    margin: 0;
    /* color: #e1dfda */
}

/* ============== 404 CSS ============== */
body:has(.error-hero) .site-header {
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    z-index: 10;
    background: var(--header-shade) !important
}

.error-hero {
    position: relative;
    min-height: 1180px;
    padding: 190px 0 70px;
    background-color: #090a09;
    background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, #090a09 0%, #090a09 30%, rgba(9, 10, 9, .55) 48%, rgba(9, 10, 9, .05) 70%), linear-gradient(0deg, #090a09 0%, rgba(9, 10, 9, 0) 18%), url(../images/404-scene-clean.jpg);
    background-position: center, center, 0 0;
    background-size: 100% auto, 100% auto, 100% auto;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
}

.error-hero > .wrap {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    min-height: 920px
}

.error-copy {
    max-width: 520px
}

.error-copy .eyebrow {
    font-weight: 400;
    letter-spacing: 4px
}

.error-num {
    margin: 30px 0 30px;
    font-family: Georgia, serif;
    font-size: 140px;
    line-height: .8;
    color: #e6bd70
}

.error-copy h1 {
    margin: 0 0 30px;
    font-size: 68px !important;
    line-height: .95 !important
}

.error-copy p {
    margin: 0 0 40px;
    font-size: 16px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: #e1dfda
}

.error-actions {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 14px;
    width: 262px
}

.error-actions .btn {
    min-height: 54px;
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0;
    text-transform: none;
    border-radius: 2px
}

.error-tag {
    margin-top: auto;
    padding-top: 18px;
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 4px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--gold)
}

.error-tag::before {
    content: '';
    display: block;
    width: 50px;
    height: 1px;
    margin-bottom: 22px;
    background: var(--gold)
}

/* ── mxdialog / mxalert ── */
div.mxdialog {
    display: none;
    position: fixed;
    inset: 0;
    z-index: 99999;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    background: rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
}
div.mxdialog div.body {
    position: relative;
    background: #0e100f;
    border: 1px solid #2a2c2a;
    border-radius: 12px;
    padding: 36px 32px 28px;
    min-width: 280px;
    max-width: 400px;
    text-align: center;
    box-shadow: 0 8px 32px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
}
div.mxdialog h2 {
    margin: 0 0 12px;
    font-size: 1rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: .08em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #d8ad59;
}
div.mxdialog div.content {
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    line-height: 1.5;
    color: #f2eee5;
}
div.mxdialog a.del,
div.mxdialog a.close {
    position: absolute;
    top: -10px;
    right: -10px;
    width: 28px;
    height: 28px;
    line-height: 28px;
    text-align: center;
    background: #d8ad59;
    color: #090a09;
    border-radius: 50%;
    font-size: 1rem;
    font-weight: 700;
}

/* ── Site loader ── */
#mxloader {
    position: fixed;
    inset: 0;
    z-index: 9999;
    background: rgba(0,0,0,0.55);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
}
.mx-spinner {
    width: 44px;
    height: 44px;
    border: 3px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.2);
    border-top-color: #d8ad59;
    border-radius: 50%;
    animation: mx-spin 0.7s linear infinite;
}
@keyframes mx-spin {
    to { transform: rotate(360deg); }
}
/* ============== HOME CSS ============== */
.sector-card .card-photo img {
    filter: sepia(.35) grayscale(.4)
}

.sector-card .sector-meta {
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: 10px
}

.sector-card .sector-meta .icon {
    flex: 0 0 auto;
    margin-bottom: 0
}

.sector-grid {
    width: 100%;
    padding-inline: var(--container-padding);
    box-sizing: border-box
}

.sectors-head-side {
    flex: 1;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 40px;
    max-width: 960px
}

.sectors-head-side p {
    max-width: 520px;
    margin: 0;}

.sectors-link {
    flex: 0 0 auto;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 12px;
    color: var(--gold);
    font-size: 11px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    white-space: nowrap
}

.sectors-link span {
    font-size: 18px;
    transition: transform .2s
}

.sectors-link:hover span {
    transform: translateX(4px)
}

.home-markets {
    background-color: #0b0c0b !important;
    background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(8, 9, 8, .97) 0%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .85) 30%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .45) 60%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .3) 100%), var(--sec-bg, url('../images/dummy-images.png')) !important;
    background-position: center, center !important;
    background-size: cover, cover !important;
    background-repeat: no-repeat !important
}

/* ============== FOOTER CSS ============== */
.site-footer {
    padding: 22px 0 !important;
    background: #070807;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line)
}

.footer-row {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 40px
}

.footer-brand img {
    width: 230px;
    height: auto;
    object-fit: contain
}

.footer-nav {
    flex: 1;
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 16px;
    min-width: 0
}

.footer-nav ul {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 38px;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0
}

.footer-nav li {
    flex: 0 0 auto;
    list-style: none;
    white-space: nowrap
}

.footer-nav ul.tree-list {
    display: none
}

.footer-nav a {
    font-size: 12px;
    color: #e1dfda;
    padding-bottom: 8px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid transparent
}

.footer-nav a.active,
.footer-nav a:hover {
    color: #fff;
    border-color: var(--gold)
}

.footer-social {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 16px
}

.footer-social a {
    color: #fff;
    display: inline-flex
}

.footer-social svg {
    width: 20px;
    height: 20px
}

.footer-social a:hover {
    color: var(--gold)
}

.footer-meta {
    border-left: 1px solid var(--gold);
    padding: 6px 0 6px 32px;
    font-size: 11px;
    color: #bbb;
    text-align: center
}

.footer-links {
    margin-top: 12px;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 22px
}

.footer-links a:hover {
    color: var(--gold)
}

/* ============== HEADER & FOOTER LOGO CSS ============== */
.site-header .brand img {
    width: auto;
    height: 72px;
    object-fit: contain
}

.site-footer .footer-brand img {
    width: auto;
    height: 60px;
    object-fit: contain
}

/* ============== HOME CSS ============== */
.persp-head {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    margin-bottom: 6px
}

.persp-head .icon {
    flex: 0 0 auto;
    margin-bottom: 0
}

.persp-head h3 {
    margin: 0
}

/* .home-stories {
    gap: 12px
} */

.home-stories .home-story {
    position: relative;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    padding: 0;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    background: #0d0e0d;
    color: #f2efe8;
    overflow: hidden
}

.home-stories .home-story img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 110px;
    object-fit: cover;
    filter: sepia(.35) grayscale(.45) contrast(1.05);
    transition: transform .4s
}

.home-stories .home-story:hover img {
    transform: scale(1.04)
}

.home-story-body {
    position: relative;
    flex: 1;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    padding: 12px 14px 16px;
    min-height: 92px
}

.home-story-date {
    font-size: 10px;
    color: #bdb8ae;
    margin-bottom: 8px
}

.home-stories .home-story h3 {
    padding: 0 28px 0 0;
    margin: 0;
    font-family: Georgia, serif;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: 15px;
    line-height: 1.25;
    color: #f2efe8
}

/* ============== HEADER CSS ============== */
.site-header .navlinks a {
    position: relative;
    border-bottom: 0
}

.site-header .navlinks a::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    bottom: 12px;
    height: 1px;
    background: var(--gold);
    transform: scaleX(0);
    transition: transform .2s
}

.site-header .navlinks a:hover,
.site-header .navlinks a.active {
    color: var(--gold)
}

.site-header .navlinks a:hover::after,
.site-header .navlinks a.active::after {
    transform: scaleX(1)
}

/* ============== ABOUT CSS ============== */
.hero.about-hero {
 background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(8, 9, 8, .97) 0%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .82) 29%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .18) 57%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .06) 100%), var(--sec-bg);
    background-position: center, 68% center;
    background-size: cover, cover;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    padding-bottom: 24px;
}

.page-about .section.about-role {
    background-color: #0b0c0b;
    background-image: linear-gradient(270deg, rgba(8, 9, 8, .97) 0%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .85) 38%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .25) 70%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .1) 100%), url('../images/dummy-images.png');
    background-position: center, 35% center;
    background-size: cover, cover;
    background-repeat: no-repeat
}

.page-about .about-role .feature-photo {
    background: none
}

/* ============== WHAT WE DO CSS ============== */
.hero.what-hero {
background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(8, 9, 8, .97) 0%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .82) 29%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .18) 57%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .06) 100%), var(--sec-bg);
    background-position: center, 68% center;
    background-size: cover, cover;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    padding-bottom: 24px;
}

.hero.what-hero:before {
    display: block
}

/* ============== SECTORS CSS ============== */
.sx-head {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 20px;
    margin-bottom: 16px
}

.sx-head .eyebrow {
    margin-bottom: 0
}

.sx-head-note {
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #bdb8ae
}

.page-sectors .sx-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
    gap: 16px
}

.sx-card {
    position: relative;
    min-height: 205px;
    overflow: hidden;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    background: #111
}

.sx-card > img {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    filter: sepia(.35) grayscale(.45) contrast(1.05);
    transition: transform .4s
}

.sx-card:hover > img {
    transform: scale(1.04)
}

.sx-card::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(8, 9, 8, .95) 0%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .85) 30%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .5) 52%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .1) 70%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .6) 100%);
    pointer-events: none
}

.sx-body {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    padding: 14px 14px 40px
}

.sx-num {
    font-family: Georgia, serif;
    color: var(--gold);
    font-size: 16px;
    margin-bottom: 2px
}

.sx-body h3 {
    margin: 0 0 6px;
    font-family: Georgia, serif;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: 19px;
    line-height: 1.15;
    color: #f2efe8
}

.sx-body p {
    margin: 0;
    max-width: 190px;
    font-size: 11px;
    /* line-height: 1.4;
    color: #e1dfda */
}

.sx-link {
    position: absolute;
    z-index: 2;
    left: 14px;
    bottom: 12px;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    font-size: 9px;
    letter-spacing: 1.8px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--gold)
}

.page-sectors .sq-layout {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.3fr 1fr .8fr;
    gap: 0;
    align-items: center
}

.sq-layout h2 {
    margin: 0;
    padding-right: 10px;
    line-height: 1.05
}

.sq-list {
    list-style: none;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 4px 40px;
    border-left: 1px solid var(--gold)
}

.sq-list li {
    font-size: 12px;
    line-height: 1.4;
    color: var(--muted);
    /* margin: 0 0 8px */
}

.sq-list li:last-child {
    margin-bottom: 0
}

.sq-note {
    padding: 14px 0 14px 40px;
    border-left: 1px solid var(--line)
}

.page-sectors .sq-note p {
    margin: 0;
    max-width: 200px;
    /* color: #e1dfda */
}

/* ============== COMMON TYPOGRAPHY CSS ============== */
h4,
h5,
h6 {
    font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
    font-weight: 400;
    margin: 0;
    line-height: 1.15
}

h1 { font-size: clamp(42px, 4.6vw, 60px) }
h2 { font-size: clamp(26px, 2.7vw, 36px) }
h3 { font-size: 18px }
h4 { font-size: 16px }
h5 { font-size: 14px }
h6 { font-size: 12px }

/* ============== SECTORS CSS ============== */
.page-sectors .st-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(8, 1fr);
    gap: 0;
    margin-top: 6px
}

.page-sectors .st-grid .st-item {
    padding: 4px 14px;
    border-right: 1px solid var(--line)
}

.page-sectors .st-grid .st-item:first-child {
    padding-left: 0
}

.page-sectors .st-grid .st-item:last-child {
    border-right: 0;
    padding-right: 0
}

.st-head {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    min-height: 42px;
    margin-bottom: 14px
}

.st-head .icon {
    flex: 0 0 auto;
    width: 30px;
    height: 30px;
    margin: 0
}

.page-sectors .st-head h3 {
    margin: 0;
    font-size: 13px;
    line-height: 1.25
}

.st-list {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0
}

.st-list li {
    font-size: 11px;
    line-height: 1.5;
    color: var(--muted)
}

.page-sectors .section.sc-section {
    padding: 0 !important;
    background-color: #0b0c0b;
    background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(8, 9, 8, .1) 0%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .3) 28%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .88) 45%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .97) 62%), url('../images/dummy-images.png');
    background-position: center, 20% center;
    background-size: cover, cover;
    background-repeat: no-repeat
}

.page-sectors .sc-layout {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 33% 25% 1fr;
    gap: 24px;
    align-items: center;
    min-height: 170px;
    padding-top: 26px;
    padding-bottom: 26px
}

.sc-title h2 {
    margin: 0;
    line-height: 1.05
}

.sc-title h2::after {
    content: '';
    display: block;
    width: 70px;
    height: 1px;
    margin-top: 16px;
    background: var(--gold)
}

.page-sectors .sc-text p {
    margin: 0;
    /* color: #e1dfda */
}

.page-sectors .sc-text .sc-gold {
    margin-top: 14px;
    color: var(--gold);
    font-weight: 700
}

.si-section {
    background: #0b0c0b
}

.si-layout {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 25% 1fr;
    gap: 32px;
    align-items: stretch
}

.si-copy {
    align-self: center
}

.si-copy h2 {
    margin: 0 0 14px;
    line-height: 1.05
}

.page-sectors .si-copy p {
    margin: 0 0 22px;
    /* color: #e1dfda */
}

.si-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr);
    gap: 16px
}

.si-card {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    background: #0d0e0d;
    color: #f2efe8;
    overflow: hidden
}

.si-card > img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 105px;
    object-fit: cover;
    filter: sepia(.35) grayscale(.45) contrast(1.05);
    transition: transform .4s
}

.si-card:hover > img {
    transform: scale(1.04)
}

.si-body {
    position: relative;
    flex: 1;
    padding: 12px 12px 16px
}

.si-cat {
    font-size: 8px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 1.6px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--gold);
    margin-bottom: 6px
}

.page-sectors .si-body h3 {
    margin: 0;
    font-family: Georgia, serif;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 1.25;
    color: #f2efe8
}

.page-sectors .band.sectors-close {
    background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(8, 9, 8, .95) 0%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .8) 35%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .25) 70%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .1) 100%), var(--sec-bg, url('../images/dummy-images.png')) !important;
    background-size: cover, cover !important;
    background-position: center, 68% center !important;
    background-repeat: no-repeat
}

/* ============== MARKETS CSS ============== */
.hero.markets-hero {
background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(8, 9, 8, .97) 0%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .82) 29%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .18) 57%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .06) 100%), var(--sec-bg);
    background-position: center, 68% center;
    background-size: cover, cover;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    padding-bottom: 24px;
}

.hero.markets-hero:before {
    display: block
}

.mf-head {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.1fr 1fr .8fr;
    gap: 32px;
    align-items: center;
    margin-bottom: 22px
}

.mf-title h2 {
    margin: 0
}

.page-markets .mf-desc {
    margin: 0;
    max-width: 300px;
    /* color: #e1dfda */
}

.mf-note {
    padding-left: 20px;
    border-left: 1px solid var(--gold);
    font-size: 9px;
    letter-spacing: 1.8px;
    line-height: 1.9;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #bdb8ae
}

.mf-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(7, 1fr);
    gap: 10px
}

.mf-card {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    background: #0d0e0d;
    overflow: hidden
}

.mf-card > img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 125px;
    object-fit: cover;
    filter: sepia(.35) grayscale(.45) contrast(1.05)
}

.mf-body {
    flex: 1;
    padding: 12px 12px 14px
}

.page-markets .mf-body h3 {
    margin: 0 0 10px;
    font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 1.4px;
    line-height: 1.35;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--gold)
}

.page-markets .mf-body p {
    margin: 0;
    font-size: 11px;
    line-height: 1.45;
    /* color: #e1dfda */
}

.mf-rule {
    display: block;
    width: 18px;
    height: 1px;
    margin: 10px 0;
    background: #bdb8ae
}

.mf-more {
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, #121311, #0b0c0b)
}

.mf-map {
    height: 125px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    padding: 14px
}

.mf-map svg {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 120px;
    filter: drop-shadow(0 0 4px rgba(216, 173, 89, .45))
}

.page-markets .mf-more .mf-body p {
    font-size: 10px;
    line-height: 1.45
}

.mw-section {
    background: #0b0c0b
}

.mw-layout {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 60% 40%;
    align-items: stretch
}

.mw-why {
    padding-right: 32px
}

.mw-why h2,
.mw-out h2 {
    margin: 0 0 14px;
    line-height: 1.05
}

.page-markets .mw-sub {
    margin: 0 0 26px;
    /* color: #e1dfda */
}

.mw-forces {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr)
}

.mw-force {
    padding: 0 14px;
    border-right: 1px solid var(--line)
}

.mw-force:first-child {
    padding-left: 0
}

.mw-force:last-child {
    border-right: 0;
    padding-right: 0
}

.mw-icon {
    width: 32px;
    height: 32px;
    margin-bottom: 16px
}

.page-markets .mw-force h3 {
    margin: 0 0 8px;
    font-family: Georgia, serif;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 13px;
    color: #f2efe8
}

.page-markets .mw-force p {
    margin: 0;
    font-size: 11px;
    line-height: 1.5;
    /* color: #e1dfda */
}

.mw-out {
    position: relative;
    padding: 0 0 0 32px;
    border-left: 1px solid var(--gold);
    background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(11, 12, 11, 1) 0%, rgba(11, 12, 11, .92) 45%, rgba(11, 12, 11, .45) 75%, rgba(11, 12, 11, .2) 100%), var(--sec-bg, url('../images/dummy-images.png'));
    background-position: center, right center;
    background-size: cover, cover;
    background-repeat: no-repeat
}

.page-markets .mw-out p {
    margin: 0 0 12px;
    max-width: 330px;
    /* color: #e1dfda */
}

.mw-route {
    position: relative;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    max-width: 330px;
    margin: 26px 0 0;
    padding: 18px 24px 0 0;
    list-style: none
}

.mw-route::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 4px;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    height: 1px;
    background: var(--gold)
}

.mw-route::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    right: 0;
    width: 8px;
    height: 8px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--gold);
    border-right: 1px solid var(--gold);
    transform: rotate(45deg)
}

.mw-route li {
    position: relative;
    font-size: 10px;
    color: #e1dfda
}

.mw-route li::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: -18px;
    left: 50%;
    width: 7px;
    height: 7px;
    margin-left: -3.5px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--gold)
}

.si-grid.si-grid-4 {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr)
}

.page-markets .si-copy p {
    margin: 0 0 22px;
    /* color: #e1dfda */
}

.page-markets .si-body h3 {
    margin: 0;
    font-family: Georgia, serif;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 1.25;
    color: #f2efe8
}

.page-markets .si-layout {
    grid-template-columns: 30% 1fr
}

.fw-section {
    background: #0b0c0b
}

.fw-layout {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 32% 1fr;
    align-items: center
}

.fw-copy {
    padding-right: 28px
}

.fw-copy h2 {
    margin: 0;
    line-height: 1.05
}

.fw-steps {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
    border-left: 1px solid var(--gold)
}

.fw-step {
    position: relative;
    padding: 4px 22px;
    border-right: 1px solid var(--line)
}

.fw-step:last-child {
    border-right: 0
}

.fw-top {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 14px;
    margin-bottom: 14px
}

.fw-num {
    width: 26px;
    height: 26px;
    border: 1px solid var(--gold);
    border-radius: 50%;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    font-size: 10px;
    color: var(--gold)
}

.fw-icon {
    width: 28px;
    height: 28px
}

.fw-text {
    padding-left: 40px
}

.page-markets .fw-text h3 {
    margin: 0 0 6px;
    font-family: Georgia, serif;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 14px;
    color: #f2efe8
}

.page-markets .fw-text p {
    margin: 0;
    font-size: 10px;
    line-height: 1.45;
    /* color: #e1dfda */
}

.mc-section {
    position: relative;
    padding: 34px 0;
    background-color: #0b0c0b;
    background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(8, 9, 8, .92) 0%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .55) 30%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .45) 55%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .8) 100%), url('../images/dummy-images.png');
    background-position: center, center;
    background-size: cover, cover;
    background-repeat: no-repeat
}

.mc-layout {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 40px;
    align-items: center
}

.mc-copy h2 {
    margin: 0 0 14px;
    line-height: 1.02
}

.page-markets .mc-copy p {
    margin: 0;
    max-width: 230px;
    /* color: #e1dfda */
}

.mc-side {
    padding-left: 36px;
    border-left: 1px solid var(--gold)
}

.mc-row {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
    gap: 40px;
    align-items: center;
    margin-bottom: 22px
}

.page-markets .mc-text {
    margin: 0;
    max-width: 290px;
    /* color: #e1dfda */
}

.mc-note {
    padding-left: 28px;
    border-left: 1px solid var(--gold);
    font-size: 9px;
    letter-spacing: 1.8px;
    line-height: 1.9;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #e1dfda
}

.mc-btns {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 30px
}

/* ============== COMMON SIGN-OFF BAND (ABOUT + 404) CSS ============== */
.site-signoff {
    padding: 28px 0 0;
    background: #0b0c0b
}

.site-signoff-inner {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr;
    align-items: center
}

.site-signoff-inner::after {
    content: '';
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
    height: 1px;
    margin-top: 26px;
    background: rgba(216, 173, 89, .45)
}

.site-signoff-brand img {
    width: auto;
    height: 56px
}

.site-signoff-quote {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 14px 0 14px 44px;
    border-left: 1px solid var(--line);
    font-family: Georgia, serif;
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: 22px;
    line-height: 1.4;
    color: var(--gold)
}

.site-signoff-note {
    justify-self: end;
    padding: 10px 0 10px 44px;
    border-left: 1px solid var(--line);
    font-size: 9px;
    letter-spacing: 1.8px;
    line-height: 1.7;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #e1dfda
}

.site-signoff-note::after {
    content: '';
    display: block;
    width: 34px;
    height: 1px;
    margin-top: 14px;
    background: var(--gold)
}

/* ============== HOME CSS ============== */
.ht-section {
    background: #0b0c0b
}

.ht-layout {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 27% 1fr auto;
    gap: 34px;
    align-items: center
}

.ht-copy h2 {
    margin: 0 0 14px;
    line-height: 1.02
}

.ht-copy p {
    margin: 0 0 20px;
    /* color: #e1dfda */
}

.ht-cards {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 16px;
    align-items: stretch
}

.ht-card {
    position: relative;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    min-height: 220px;
    overflow: hidden;
    border: 1px solid #1f201d;
    background: #121311
}

.ht-photo {
    width: 100%;
    height: 120px;
    object-fit: cover;
    filter: sepia(.35) grayscale(.45) contrast(1.05);
    -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 55%, transparent 100%);
    mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 55%, transparent 100%)
}

.ht-body {
    position: relative;
    padding: 0 12px 16px
}

.ht-icon {
    width: 22px;
    height: 22px;
    margin-bottom: 6px
}

.ht-body h3 {
    margin: 0 0 10px;
    font-size: 17px;
    color: #f2efe8
}

.ht-body p {
    margin: 0;
    font-size: 11px;
    line-height: 1.5;
    /* color: #e1dfda */
}

.ht-note {
    align-self: stretch;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
    padding-left: 30px;
    border-left: 1px solid var(--line);
    font-size: 9px;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    line-height: 1.9;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #e1dfda
}

.ht-note::after {
    content: '';
    display: block;
    width: 34px;
    height: 1px;
    margin-top: 26px;
    background: var(--gold)
}

.home-close-copy {
    flex: 1 1 auto;
    max-width: 580px
}

.home-close-copy p {
    margin: 12px 0 0;
    /* color: #e1dfda */
}

.home-close .btn {
    flex: 0 0 auto
}

/* ============== COMMON BANNER BACKGROUNDS CSS ============== */
body .hero.home-hero,
body .hero.about-hero,
body .hero.what-hero,
body .hero.sectors-hero,
body .hero.markets-hero,
body .hero.intel-hero {
    background-color: #0b0c0b;
    background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(8, 9, 8, .97) 0%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .82) 29%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .18) 57%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .06) 100%), var(--sec-bg, url('../images/dummy-images.png')) !important;
    background-position: center, 68% center !important;
    background-size: cover, cover !important;
    background-repeat: no-repeat !important
}

body.page-about .section.about-role {
    background-color: #0b0c0b;
    background-image: linear-gradient(270deg, rgba(8, 9, 8, .97) 0%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .82) 29%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .18) 57%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .06) 100%), var(--sec-bg, url('../images/dummy-images.png')) !important;
    background-position: center, 32% center !important;
    background-size: cover, cover !important;
    background-repeat: no-repeat !important
}

body .section.contact-hero {
    background-color: #0b0c0b;
    background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(8, 9, 8, .97) 0%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .82) 29%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .18) 57%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .06) 100%), var(--sec-bg, url('../images/contact-hero-site-consultant.webp')) !important;
    background-position: center, 68% center !important;
    background-size: cover, cover !important;
    background-repeat: no-repeat !important
}

body .hero.home-hero:before,
body .hero.about-hero:before,
body .hero.what-hero:before,
body .hero.sectors-hero:before,
body .hero.markets-hero:before,
body .hero.intel-hero:before {
    display: none !important
}

body .band.home-close,
body .band.what-close,
body .band.sectors-close,
body .band.intel-close,
body .mc-section,
body .contact-close {
    background-color: #0b0c0b;
    background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(8, 9, 8, .88), rgba(8, 9, 8, .2)), var(--sec-bg, url('../images/dummy-images.png')) !important;
    background-position: center, center !important;
    background-size: cover, cover !important;
    background-repeat: no-repeat !important
}

body .band.home-close,
body .hero.about-hero {
    background-position: top !important;
}

body .section.home-markets {
    background-color: #0b0c0b !important;
    background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(8, 9, 8, .97) 0%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .85) 30%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .45) 60%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .3) 100%), var(--sec-bg, url('../images/dummy-images.png')) !important;
    background-position: center, center !important;
    background-size: cover, cover !important;
    background-repeat: no-repeat !important
}

body .section.sc-section {
    background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(8, 9, 8, .1) 0%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .3) 28%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .88) 45%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .97) 62%), var(--sec-bg, url('../images/dummy-images.png')) !important;
    background-position: center, 20% center !important;
    background-size: cover, cover !important;
    background-repeat: no-repeat !important
}

body .section.contact-approach {
    background-color: #0b0c0b;
    background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(11, 12, 11, .05) 0%, rgba(11, 12, 11, .3) 35%, rgba(11, 12, 11, .95) 52%, #0b0c0b 60%), var(--sec-bg, url('../images/contact-approach-site-visit.webp')) !important;
    background-position: center, 10% center !important;
    background-size: cover, cover !important;
    background-repeat: no-repeat !important
}

body .section.contact-where {
    background-color: #0b0c0b;
    background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, #0b0c0b 0%, #0b0c0b 40%, rgba(11, 12, 11, .5) 58%, rgba(11, 12, 11, .1) 100%), var(--sec-bg, url('../images/contact-where-we-work.webp')) !important;
    background-position: center, right center !important;
    background-size: cover, cover !important;
    background-repeat: no-repeat !important
}

body .mc-section {
    background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(8, 9, 8, .92) 0%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .55) 30%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .45) 55%, rgba(8, 9, 8, .8) 100%), var(--sec-bg, url('../images/dummy-images.png')) !important
}

/* ============== MOBILE MENU CSS ============== */

/* ============== SECTION DESCRIPTION CSS ============== */
p.sec-desc {
    font-size: var(--desc-size);
    line-height: 1.55;
    color: var(--muted)
}

/* ============== CONTENT / LEGAL PAGES CSS (privacy, terms, sitemap) ============== */
.tc-page {
    /* keeps the footer at the bottom on short pages (sitemap) */
    min-height: calc(100vh - 110px);
    padding: 130px 0 70px;
    background: radial-gradient(ellipse at top left, rgba(216, 173, 89, .07), transparent 55%), var(--bg);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line)
}

/* narrower, centred column than the other pages */
.tc-page > .wrap {
    max-width: 900px
}

.tc-title {
    margin: 0 0 32px;
    font-size: clamp(38px, 5vw, 56px);
    line-height: 1
}

.tc-title::after {
    content: '';
    display: block;
    width: 60px;
    height: 1px;
    margin-top: 22px;
    background: var(--gold)
}

.tc-content {
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 1.75;
    color: var(--muted)
}

.tc-content p {
    margin: 0 0 14px
}

.tc-content h2,
.tc-content h3,
.tc-content h4 {
    margin: 38px 0 12px;
    font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 1.25;
    color: var(--ivory)
}

.tc-content h2 {
    font-size: 26px
}

.tc-content h3 {
    font-size: 21px
}

.tc-content h4 {
    font-size: 17px
}

/* thin divider before each section heading */
.tc-content h2,
.tc-content h3 {
    padding-top: 30px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line)
}

/* first line under the title (e.g. "Privacy Policy") reads as a subtitle */
.tc-content > h3:first-child {
    margin-top: 0;
    padding-top: 0;
    border-top: 0;
    font-size: 13px;
    font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
    letter-spacing: 3px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--gold)
}

.tc-meta {
    display: inline-block;
    margin-bottom: 8px !important;
    padding: 6px 12px;
    font-size: 12px;
    letter-spacing: .5px;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    color: #d8d4cc
}

.tc-content ul,
.tc-content ol {
    margin: 0 0 18px;
    padding-left: 0;
    list-style: none
}

.tc-content ol {
    counter-reset: tc
}

.tc-content li {
    position: relative;
    margin: 0 0 10px;
    padding-left: 24px
}

.tc-content ul li::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    left: 2px;
    top: .7em;
    width: 7px;
    height: 7px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--gold)
}

.tc-content ol li {
    counter-increment: tc
}

.tc-content ol li::before {
    content: counter(tc) '.';
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    color: var(--gold)
}

.tc-content a {
    color: var(--gold);
    text-decoration: underline;
    text-decoration-color: rgba(216, 173, 89, .4);
    text-underline-offset: 3px;
    transition: text-decoration-color .2s, color .2s
}

.tc-content a:hover {
    color: #e6bd70;
    text-decoration-color: currentColor
}

.tc-content strong,
.tc-content b {
    color: var(--ivory);
    font-weight: 700
}

/* sitemap: CMS adds its own h1; the page title already shows it */
.tc-content .wrap-data > h1 {
    display: none
}

.tc-content .html-sitemap li {
    padding: 12px 0 12px 24px;
    margin: 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line)
}

.tc-content .html-sitemap li::before {
    top: 1.35em
}

.tc-content .html-sitemap a {
    text-decoration: none;
    font-size: 15px
}

/* ============== CARD HOVER CSS ============== */
.card,
.ht-card,
.home-stories .home-story,
.step,
.bts-card,
.mini-sector,
.sx-card,
.si-card,
.mf-card,
.page-intelligence .intel-card {
    transition: transform .3s ease, border-color .3s ease, box-shadow .3s ease
}

.card:hover,
.ht-card:hover,
.home-stories .home-story:hover,
.step:hover,
.bts-card:hover,
.mini-sector:hover,
.sx-card:hover,
.si-card:hover,
.mf-card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-4px);
    border-color: rgba(216, 173, 89, .55);
    box-shadow: 0 14px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, .45)
}

.page-intelligence .intel-card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-4px);
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px rgba(216, 173, 89, .55), 0 14px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, .45)
}

.bts-card,
.page-intelligence .intel-card {
    overflow: hidden
}

.card-photo img,
.ht-photo,
.bts-card > img,
.mf-card > img,
.page-intelligence .intel-card > img {
    transition: transform .5s ease
}

.card:hover .card-photo img,
.ht-card:hover .ht-photo,
.bts-card:hover > img,
.mf-card:hover > img,
.page-intelligence .intel-card:hover > img {
    transform: scale(1.05)
}

.step:hover .step-icon {
    transform: scale(1.08);
    transition: transform .3s ease
}

/* ============== BUTTON HOVER CSS ============== */
.btn:hover {
    /* transform: translateY(-2px); */
    box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, .4)
}

/* outline buttons fill with gold */
.btn:not(.fill):hover {
    background: var(--gold);
    border-color: var(--gold);
    color: #090909
}

/* gold buttons turn lighter gold */
.btn.fill:hover {
    background: #e6bd70;
    border-color: #e6bd70;
    color: #090909
}

.bold-text{
    font-size: 42px;
}

/* ==========================================================
   RESPONSIVE (desktop first: wide → narrow)
   ========================================================== */

/* ============== MIN-WIDTH 901PX ============== */
@media (min-width: 901px) {
    /* HOME */
    body:not(.error-page) .hero.home-hero {
        /* min-height: 480px */
    }

    /* COMMON BANNER BACKGROUNDS */
    body:not(.error-page) .hero {
        min-height: 480px
    }
}

/* ============== MAX-WIDTH 1100PX ============== */
@media (max-width: 1100px) {
    /* CONTACT */
    .contact-quote {
        display: none
    }

    /* WHAT WE DO */
    .mini-sector-row {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr)
    }

    .what-thinking-layout {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 18px
    }

    .what-thinking-layout .btn {
        justify-self: start
    }

    /* FOOTER */
    .footer-row {
        flex-wrap: wrap;
        justify-content: center;
        gap: 24px
    }

    .footer-nav {
        flex-basis: 100%;
        order: 3
    }

    .footer-nav {
        gap: 14px 22px
    }

    .footer-meta {
        order: 4;
        flex-basis: 100%;
        border-left: 0;
        border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
        padding: 16px 0 0
    }

    /* SECTORS */
    .page-sectors .st-grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
        row-gap: 24px
    }

    .page-sectors .st-grid .st-item:nth-child(4n) {
        border-right: 0
    }

    .page-sectors .st-grid .st-item:nth-child(4n+1) {
        padding-left: 0
    }

    .si-layout {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr
    }

    .si-grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr)
    }

    /* MARKETS */
    .mf-head {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr
    }

    .mf-note {
        grid-column: 1 / -1
    }

    .mf-grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr)
    }

    .mw-layout {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 36px
    }

    .mw-why {
        padding-right: 0
    }

    .mw-out {
        padding: 28px 0 28px 24px
    }

    .page-markets .si-layout {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr
    }

    .si-grid.si-grid-4 {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr)
    }

    .fw-layout {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 26px
    }

    .fw-steps {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
        row-gap: 24px
    }

    .fw-step:nth-child(2) {
        border-right: 0
    }

    /* HOME */
    .sector-grid.cards8 {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr)
    }

    .home-side-cards.cards4,
    .home-stories {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr)
    }

    .ht-layout {
        grid-template-columns: 27% 1fr
    }

    .ht-note {
        grid-column: 1 / -1;
        padding: 18px 0 0;
        border-left: 0;
        border-top: 1px solid var(--line)
    }

    /* WHAT WE DO */
    .sector-expertise {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 24px
    }

    .sector-expertise-copy {
        grid-row: auto
    }

    .sector-expertise > .btn {
        grid-column: auto;
        justify-self: start
    }

    /* INTELLIGENCE */
    .page-intelligence .intel-grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr)
    }
}

/* ============== MAX-WIDTH 1000PX ============== */
@media (max-width: 1000px) {
    /* WHAT WE DO */
    .what-role-head {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 18px
    }

    .what-role-note {
        justify-self: start
    }

    .process {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr)
    }

    .aud-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr
    }

    .aud-panel {
        min-height: 0
    }

    .aud-panel .aud-bts {
        margin-top: 26px
    }
}

/* ============== MAX-WIDTH 900PX ============== */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
    /* CONTENT / LEGAL PAGES */
    .tc-page {
        padding: 44px 0 50px
    }

    /* WHAT WE DO */

    .navlinks,
    .talk {
        display: none
    }

    .menu {
        display: block;
        margin-left: auto;
        background: none;
        border: 1px solid var(--line);
        color: #fff;
        padding: 8px
    }

    .cards8,
.cards4,
.intel-grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr)
    }

    .story-grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr)
    }

    .criteria {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr)
    }

    .split,
.contact-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr
    }

    .process {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr
    }

    .hero {
        min-height: 500px
    }

    .hero:before {
        background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(9, 10, 9, .95), rgba(9, 10, 9, .5))
    }

    .section-head {
        display: block
    }

    .band .wrap {
        display: block
    }

    .band {
        padding: 34px 0
    }

    .band .btn {
        margin-top: 20px
    }

    .cards8 {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr)
    }

    .home-side-layout,
    .home-markets-inner {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr
    }

    .home-stories {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr)
    }

    .wrap {
        width: min(100% - 32px, 1280px)
    }

    .site-header {
        position: relative;
        background: #080908 !important
    }

    .home-hero {
        padding-top: 0;
        min-height: 500px
    }

    .home-markets-inner {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr
    }

    .market-visual {
        margin-top: 12px
    }

    body:not(.error-page) .hero {
        padding-top: 0;
        min-height: 500px;
        background-size: cover !important
    }

    .about-beliefs {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr)
    }

    /* CONTACT */

    .page-contact .contact-info {
        padding-right: 0;
        border-right: 0
    }

    .page-contact .contact-form {
        margin: 30px 0 0
    }

    .contact-approach-layout,
    .contact-where-layout {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr
    }

    .contact-approach-space {
        min-height: 180px
    }

    .contact-approach-copy {
        padding: 24px 0
    }

    .page-contact .contact-approach,
    .page-contact .contact-where {
        background-image: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(11, 12, 11, .3), #0b0c0b 70%), url('../images/dummy-images.png') !important
    }

    .contact-where-note {
        justify-self: start;
        text-align: left;
        margin-top: 24px
    }

    .contact-where-note::after {
        margin-left: 0
    }

    .contact-close-inner {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: flex-start
    }

    /* INTELLIGENCE */
    .intel-tagline {
        display: none
    }

    .page-intelligence .intel-head {
        display: block
    }

    .intel-head-link {
        display: inline-block;
        margin-top: 14px
    }

    .follow-layout {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 26px
    }

    .follow-copy {
        padding-right: 0
    }

    .page-intelligence .social-follow {
        gap: 28px;
        padding-left: 0;
        border-left: 0
    }

    /* 404 */
    .error-hero {
        min-height: 0;
        padding-top: 130px;
        background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, #090a09 0%, rgba(9, 10, 9, .8) 60%, rgba(9, 10, 9, .4) 100%), linear-gradient(0deg, #090a09 0%, rgba(9, 10, 9, 0) 18%), url('../images/404-scene-clean.jpg')
    }

    .error-hero > .wrap {
        min-height: 0
    }

    .error-num {
        font-size: 100px
    }

    .error-copy h1 {
        font-size: 46px !important
    }

    .error-tag {
        margin-top: 80px
    }

    .page-sectors .sectors-grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr)
    }

    .page-sectors .connected-layout,
    .sector-expertise {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr
    }

    .bts-flow {
        gap: 14px
    }

    .bts-card > img {
        height: 170px
    }

    .mini-sector-row {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr)
    }

    .page-contact .contact-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr !important
    }

    .page-contact .contact-form {
        max-width: none
    }

    /* HOME */
    .sectors-head-side {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: flex-start;
        gap: 16px;
        margin-top: 16px
    }

    /* SECTORS */
    .page-sectors .sx-grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr)
    }

    .sx-head {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: flex-start;
        gap: 8px
    }

    .page-sectors .sq-layout {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 24px
    }

    .sq-layout h2 {
        padding-right: 0
    }

    .sq-list,
    .sq-note {
        padding-left: 20px
    }

    .page-sectors .section.sc-section {
        background-image: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(8, 9, 8, .5), rgba(8, 9, 8, .95)), url('../images/dummy-images.png')
    }

    .page-sectors .sc-layout {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr
    }

    .sc-spacer {
        min-height: 120px
    }

    /* MARKETS */
    .mc-layout {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 26px
    }

    .mc-side {
        padding-left: 20px
    }

    .mc-row {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 18px
    }

    .mc-btns {
        gap: 14px
    }

    /* COMMON SIGN-OFF BAND (ABOUT + 404) */
    .site-signoff-inner {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 22px
    }

    .site-signoff-quote,
    .site-signoff-note {
        justify-self: start;
        padding-left: 0;
        border-left: 0
    }

    /* COMMON BANNER BACKGROUNDS */
    body.page-about .section.about-role {
        background-image: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(8, 9, 8, .3), rgba(8, 9, 8, .95) 70%), var(--sec-bg, url('../images/dummy-images.png')) !important;
        background-position: center, center !important
    }

    body .section.sc-section {
        background-image: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(8, 9, 8, .5), rgba(8, 9, 8, .95)), var(--sec-bg, url('../images/dummy-images.png')) !important;
        background-position: center, center !important
    }

    body .section.contact-approach {
        background-image: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(11, 12, 11, .3), #0b0c0b 70%), var(--sec-bg, url('../images/contact-approach-site-visit.webp')) !important;
        background-position: center, center top !important
    }

    body .section.contact-where {
        background-image: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(11, 12, 11, .3), #0b0c0b 70%), var(--sec-bg, url('../images/contact-where-we-work.webp')) !important;
        background-position: center, center top !important
    }

    /* HOME */
    .sector-grid.cards8 {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr)
    }

    .sector-grid {
        padding-inline: calc(16px + var(--container-padding))
    }

    .ht-layout {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr
    }

    /* ABOUT */
    .page-about .about-purpose {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 18px
    }

    .page-about .about-beliefs {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
        row-gap: 32px
    }

    .page-about .belief:nth-child(2n) {
        padding-right: 0;
        border-right: 0
    }

    .page-about .about-role .feature-photo {
        min-height: 180px
    }

    /* INTELLIGENCE */
    .page-intelligence .intel-grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr)
    }

    /* MOBILE MENU */
    .site-header .menu {
        position: relative;
        z-index: 2;
        width: 40px;
        height: 36px;
        cursor: pointer;
        font-size: 18px;
        line-height: 1
    }

    .site-header.menu-open .menu {
        border-color: var(--gold);
        color: var(--gold)
    }

    .site-header .navlinks {
        position: absolute;
        top: 100%;
        left: 0;
        right: 0;
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        gap: 0;
        margin: 0;
        --menu-x: calc(16px + var(--container-padding));
        padding: 0 var(--menu-x);
        background: #080908;
        border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
        max-height: 0;
        overflow: hidden;
        visibility: hidden;
        transition: max-height .35s ease, padding .35s ease, visibility 0s linear .35s
    }

    .site-header.menu-open .navlinks {
        max-height: 480px;
        padding: 8px var(--menu-x) 16px;
        visibility: visible;
        transition: max-height .35s ease, padding .35s ease
    }

    .site-header .navlinks li {
        border-bottom: 1px solid #1f201d
    }

    .site-header .navlinks li:last-child {
        border-bottom: 0
    }

    .site-header .navlinks a {
        display: block;
        padding: 14px 0
    }

    .site-header .navlinks a::after {
        right: auto;
        bottom: 8px;
        width: 28px;
        transform-origin: left
    }
}

/* ============== MAX-WIDTH 700PX ============== */
@media (max-width: 700px) {
    /* MARKETS */
    .mw-forces {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
        row-gap: 22px
    }

    .mw-force,
    .mw-force:first-child,
    .mw-force:last-child {
        padding: 0 12px 0 0;
        border-right: 0
    }

    /* HOME */
    .ht-cards {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr
    }

    .ht-card {
        min-height: 0
    }
}

/* ============== MAX-WIDTH 560PX ============== */
@media (max-width: 560px) {
    /* WHAT WE DO */
    .process {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr
    }

    .cards8,
.cards4,
.intel-grid,
.story-grid,
.criteria,
.process {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr
    }

    .card-photo {
        height: 190px
    }

    .hero {
        min-height: 560px
    }

    .home-stories {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr
    }

    .cards8 {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr
    }

    .card-photo,
.perspective-photo {
        height: 190px
    }

    /* HEADER & FOOTER LOGO */
    .site-header .brand img {
        height: 60px
    }

    /* SECTORS */
    .page-sectors .sx-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr
    }

    /* COMMON TYPOGRAPHY */
    h1 { font-size: 38px }
    h2 { font-size: 28px }
    h3 { font-size: 17px }
    h4 { font-size: 15px }
    h5 { font-size: 13px }
    h6 { font-size: 12px }

    /* SECTORS */
    .page-sectors .st-grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr)
    }

    .page-sectors .st-grid .st-item:nth-child(4n) {
        border-right: 1px solid var(--line)
    }

    .page-sectors .st-grid .st-item:nth-child(2n) {
        border-right: 0
    }

    .page-sectors .st-grid .st-item:nth-child(2n+1) {
        padding-left: 0
    }

    .si-grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr)
    }

    /* MARKETS */
    .mf-head {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 16px
    }

    .mf-grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr)
    }

    .fw-steps {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr
    }

    .fw-step {
        border-right: 0
    }

    /* HOME */
    .sector-grid.cards8,
    .home-side-cards.cards4,
    .home-stories {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr
    }

    /* ABOUT */
    .page-about .about-beliefs {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr
    }

    .page-about .belief {
        padding-right: 0;
        border-right: 0
    }

    /* WHAT WE DO */
    .bts-flow {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr
    }

    .what-role-head h2 br,
    .what-close h2 br {
        display: none
    }

    /* SECTORS */
    .si-grid,
    .si-grid.si-grid-4 {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr
    }

    /* MARKETS */
    .mw-out {
        background-position: center, 20% center
    }

    .page-markets .si-copy .btn {
        text-align: center
    }

    /* INTELLIGENCE */
    .page-intelligence .intel-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr
    }
}