Environmental, Social and Governance

To address the challenges of a growing world population, changing climate, and resource scarcity, organisations need to move away from linear processes that use new supply to meet demand, toward the recycling, repairing, and reuse of raw materials.

Organisations today understand the need to tackle climate change. But keeping pace of the changing nature landscape and new regulation is not easy. Organisations need a range of expertise and partners to mitigate risk and capture new decarbonisation opportunities.

Organisations are under demand for greater transparency and accountability, with social impacts forming a key part of this. Businesses need to create consistency in measuring, managing, and reporting on diversity, inclusion and human rights in order to thrive and drive positive change.

The role of ESG in finance is growing with a major reorientation of capital toward sustainable investment underway. With sustainability issues now a priority for the investment community, organisations not fully invested in ESG change, risk being less able to access capital.

With sustainability high on the agendas of regulators, stakeholders, and customers, avoiding scrutiny and activism is one clear incentive for good practice. But organisations need to move beyond pure compliance by building a deep understanding of the regulatory landscape and embedding ESG into core practices.

Transparency creates trust. Businesses stand to build a more sustainable organisation, while reducing reputational risks, potential litigation, and shareholder activism. To do this effectively, organisations need to show greater accountability and exhibit strong compliance.