In partnership with my clients, I help them address sustainability risks and create opportunities by embedding environmental, social and governance best practices into corporate strategy, operations and reporting.
My approach is to understand my clients' sustainability challenges and identify opportunities for integrating and managing sustainability issues and risks to further sustainability performance and create value.
Using an approach that builds ownership for ongoing implementation, these services are delivered with a focus on client needs and realities, drawing on relevant best practice and engaging stakeholders. I collaborate with other technical experts and local support when needed to meet the diverse needs of my clients. Key practice areas are outlined below.
Sustainability and Environmental and Social Governance (ESG) Reviews and Strategies
Identifying sustainability and ESG risks and opportunities as part of corporate reviews and gap analyses against international and industry standards, and stock exchange, rating agencies and investor expectations.
Conducting sustainability assessments of operations to determine baselines and engaging management to set sustainability goals for strategy development, target setting and implementation.
Developing and implementing sustainability strategies to enhance performance and transparency, communicate with and engage stakeholders, and report results.
Risk Management, Environmental and Social Due Diligence
Identifying environmental and social risks and opportunities as part of reviews, gap analyses and due diligence processes against international and industry standards, and developing action plans, reports and covenants, as part of a review of a company and/or as part of investment processes.
Supporting investee/portfolio companies to meet required standards, improve performance and add value to their operation.
Designing, implementing and facilitating stakeholder engagement, consultation and consensus-building processes as part of due diligence and/or portfolio management.
Developing and providing training on Environmental, Social and Governance Management Systems (ESGMS) to the investment community, including private equity firms.
Training on risk management and due diligence, management systems, stakeholder engagement and sustainability assessment and reporting.
Sustainability/ESG Reporting and Assurance Services
Conducting gap analyses of baseline performance and information for reporting against industry and international standards (from the Global Reporting Initiative and IFRS Sustainability Standards/SASB to the Integrated Reporting Framework), ESG raters and local listing requirements.
Developing stakeholder and issue matrices, conducting stakeholder engagement and implementing materiality and risk assessments.
Engaging business leaders and management in visioning sessions to determine disclosure priorities, approaches and report content.
Developing sustainability/ESG content for corporate reporting and to meet listing and sustainability index requirements.
Conducting independent assurance of sustainability/ESG reports against international and relevant standards, in line with assurance standards such as AA1000.
Stakeholder Identification, Mapping and Engagement
Designing, implementing and facilitating stakeholder engagement, consultation and consensus-building processes as part of due diligence and/or portfolio management, and corporate strategy development and reporting processes.
Developing stakeholder and issue maps, conducting stakeholder engagement and developing materiality and risk assessments and matrices.
Training and Capacity Building
Developing content and delivering training on risk management and due diligence, management systems, stakeholder engagement, and sustainability assessment, strategy and reporting.
Conducting in-depth capacity building on sustainability and ESG issue and risk management, stakeholder engagement and reporting.