What You Need for Your ESG Toolkit
Assembling the data for a sustainability report is not easy. ESG directors are often tasked with managing hundreds of data points across multiple teams and sites across the globe. One company told Benchmark it has over 100 stakeholders when designing, implementing, and executing their ESG data collection processes and the sustainability performance management efforts they […]
Your ESG Strategy in 2022 (Part 2): Making the Leap From Compliance to ESG
In Part One of this series, we looked at how a robust ESG strategy drives profitability for companies. In Part Two, we look at who is responsible for leading the shift within companies to a more sustainable future. ESG is only one aspect of a broader sustainability transformation, but it has played an enormous role […]
Rapid Reaction: The U.S. SEC’s Proposal for Mandatory Corporate Climate Risk Disclosure Rules
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) proposal for mandatory corporate climate risk disclosure rules, announced this week, should create a tectonic shift in the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) information ecosystem. For years, companies, investors, and policymakers have decried the lack of standards governing companies’ measurement of their ESG performance or mandates that companies […]
Getting Started with ESG Reporting: How to Successfully Meet Stakeholder Demands
A strong Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) profile is now a must for established and aspiring market leaders. Stakeholders from across the spectrum—consumers, clients, suppliers, investors, lenders, and others—are increasingly basing their business and financial decisions on ESG performance. Skyrocketing demands for ESG performance data are leaving many companies struggling to respond, let alone ensure […]