ESG Benchmarking

Benchmarking

Sustainability and ESG cover a vast array of considerations. Benchmarking brings everything into focus and helps us to help you plan where to best invest your energies and resources for improvement.
Your ESG Benchmark Report will address everything from the depth and quality of your GHG carbon emissions reporting through to your HR and ESG policies and procedures.
We then design a detailed project plan which is mapped to the timescales, budgets, and resources available. 

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Benchmarking

While an ESG Benchmarking Audit can be a self-contained body of work, it is usually delivered as a part of a cohesive ESG strategy.

If you canโ€™t measure it, you canโ€™t fix it!

  • Identification of Policy Gaps: Uncovers gaps in existing ESG policies, allowing HR and management teams to develop strategies for change management and ensure alignment with evolving industry standards. 
  • Assessment of Environmental Impact: Provides detailed insights into your companyโ€™s environmental footprint, enabling operational teams to implement targeted sustainability initiatives to reduce emissions, waste, and resource consumption.
  • Social Responsibility Benchmarking: Highlights areas in social performance, such as employee welfare, diversity, and community engagement, guiding HR and leadership to refine practices and improve social responsibility.
  • Governance Practices Evaluation: Identifies weaknesses in corporate governance structures, offering insights for boards and senior management to enhance transparency, accountability, and ethical decision-making.
  • Regulatory Compliance Gaps: Detects potential areas where your organisation may fall short of current or upcoming regulations, allowing legal and compliance teams to take proactive steps to avoid non-compliance penalties.
  • Supply Chain Insights: Provides detailed analysis of how your suppliers measure up against industry ESG standards, enabling procurement teams to foster more sustainable and responsible supply chain practices.
  • Resource Efficiency Opportunities: Pinpoints inefficiencies in energy and water usage or other resource management practices in order to implement cost-saving and environmentally friendly improvements.
  • Employee and Stakeholder Engagement: Identifies strengths and weaknesses in internal communication and engagement, helping HR teams enhance employee involvement in ESG initiatives.
  • Investment and Financial Risk Identification: Highlights ESG-related risks within your financial portfolio, guiding financial teams and investors in re-evaluating investments and mitigating risks.
  • Preparation for Future Risk Identification: Anticipates emerging ESG trends, giving our clients a competitive edge in strategic planning and enabling the business to stay ahead of the market.
  • … and much more!