ESG

What is ESG ?

ESG Continues To Gain Prominence Globally

ESG refers to the assessment of businesses’ sustainability levels through the consideration of environment, social, and governance aspects. It helps evaluate how companies manage opportunities and risks arising from changes in environment, economic, and social systems. The ESG framework consists of three pillars, each with specific components:

Environment: This pillar evaluates how an organization’s operations affect the natural environment. It includes greenhouse gas emissions, energy and water usage, waste management, and responsible resource utilization. Additionally, it considers the company’s commitment to renewable energy, sustainable practices, biodiversity, and the adoption of eco-friendly technologies.

Social: This pillar examines the societal impact of an organization’s operations, encompassing labour practices, human rights, community engagement, and the promotion of diversity and inclusion.

Governance: The governance pillar focuses on the organization’s oversight, supervision, and controls, emphasizing transparency, accountability, ethical behaviour, and the alignment of management’s interests with those of shareholders and other stakeholders.

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Why the increasing interest in ESG?

Globally, investor groups and CEO alliances have acknowledged that ESG factors foresee & avoid critical business risks

Investors relying on holistic and ESG-relevant reporting on corporate ESG topics led to strong ESG disclosures gaining importance

As a trickle-down effect, large corporates belonging to heavily invested sectors are cleaning up their supply chain

Large corporates are looking for such business liaisons that are ESG-risk free

ESG Overview

Prominence of ESG Gloablly

Corporations, private equity, and investors are increasingly recognizing that it is no longer solely about the impact of a company’s operations on the environment, people, and communities where it operates. There is a growing understanding that ESG issues can significantly affect a company’s performance and overall value. The 2020 global health crisis, population growth, climate change, energy transition, evolving global social and community actions related to diversity and race, and the need to adapt to the “next normal” have created a heightened demand for transparency and action regarding ESG.

ESG criteria, regulations, and investments across all industries are rapidly evolving to support a more sustainable and equitable future. Companies are actively aligning their purpose, strategies, and practices to enhance the environment, promote social good, and create long-term value. Stakeholders, including investors, employees, customers, suppliers, regulators, asset managers, and legal professionals, are increasingly interested in a company’s ESG approach, track record, and credentials to form their engagement decisions.

HOW WE CAN SUPPORT YOU TO ACHIEVE YOUR ESG TARGETS

We Provide Holistic And Bespoke ESG Solutions To Improve An Organization’s ESG Performance

CONSULTING HAUS ESG SOLUTIONS
Assess
Assess

Materiality assessment

Identify and assess relevant ESG topics affecting the company's business performance and its stakeholders

Measure
Measure

Maturity analysis

Analyze gaps in terms of ESG performance, alignment with existing standards and preparedness for upcoming regulations. Also conduct GHG accounting for Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions

Strategize
Strategize

Strategy and roadmap development

Formulate an approach to improve ESG performance by setting goals and targets, development and refinement of ESG policies, developing initiatives to achieve the same and monitoring progress

Disclose
Disclose

Reporting and disclosures

Communicate ESG strategy, goals, initiatives and performance to relevant stakeholders. Compliant with global reporting standards and local frameworks such as QSE ESG Disclosure Guidance, GRI, SASB, TCFD, UN SDGs etc

Major Drivers Of ESG

76% of consumers say they will stop buying from companies that treat the environment, employees, or the community in which they operate poorly (PwC)

95% of stock exchanges globally use the GRI’s (Global Reporting Initiative) sustainability reporting framework as part of their ESG guidance (Statista)

Around 40% of companies now acknowledge the financial risks of climate change in their reporting (KPMG)

80% of companies worldwide now report on Sustainability (KPMG)