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Telling your ESG story beyond the sustainability report: ESG on the earnings call
What have investor relations teams done to promote their company’s ESG:
Example: Nestlé
Starting in February 2019: CEO Mark Schneider flagged that the global food firm would increase its focus on sustainability issues and creating shared value during earnings calls. ‘We will now make this a more regular feature of our investor calls because I think it is an element that's deeply embedded in our company and sets us apart,’ he said.
Since then: Nestlé has included regular updates on calls. For example, in April 2019 the company included a section on why capsules are actually an environmentally friendly way to consume coffee. The following quarter, Nestlé provided details on how its medical nutrition business is supporting cancer patients.
Specific ESG topics and the broader approach: During the full-year results for 2020, Schneider included several hundred words on why sustainability is key to value creation.
IR Magazine.
The Risk of US - EU Divergence on Sustainability Disclosure
The U.S. and the EU are pursuing different trajectories in regulating ESG investing and sustainability disclosures. The U.S. is following a laissez-faire approach with sustainable investing and disclosure being guided by voluntary, private-sector-led processes, protocols, and guidelines. Compliance is driven by peer pressure and the competitive drive to build an image as a sustainable, accountable business. In the absence of regulatory intervention, institutional investors that manage index funds—in particular BlackRock, Vanguard, and Mainstreet—have stepped in to take state-like roles by putting pressure on corporations to address systematic risks like climate change. The EU, on the other hand, is following a systematic and centralized approach toward climate transition and sustainability disclosure. Its regulatory regime is underpinned by the European Climate Law that legally endorses the EU’s commitment to meet the Paris agreement.
Brookings.
The ESG Reporting Landscape: Steps for effective reporting
First: put your target audience and the way your business works at the centre. Then
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Decide what perspective you want to report from
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Understand the internal perspective
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Understand the external perspective
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Map your content to top frameworks on the market
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Look to frameworks to guide you
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Structure your annual report around the mandatory requirements
KPMG.
PRI Launches Venture Capital Collaboration to strengthen ESG take-up
To capture current trends around ESG adoption in the industry, the PRI and VentureESG undertook a survey of VC firms in our respective communities. We wanted to understand who is driving the desire to incorporate ESG? What are funds already doing, and how are they developing further? What is holding them back, and where is support most needed? Detailed below are some findings from the survey that indicate the state of the industry:
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DEI is a focus area, but ESG overall is not well integrated with investment teams.
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High adoption of pre-investment screening,
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Asset Owners (LPs) are not a driving force behind ESG adoption
UN PRI.
ESG: The New Must-Have in the Due Diligence Process
An assessment of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors has become an integral part of the due diligence review of companies. Such assessment may provide a potential acquirer with a detailed analysis of a company’s ability to operate successfully in a corporate world with growing environmental awareness. This is especially important for companies looking at merger and acquisition targets and seeking new investments. It is also important for any company for its future planning.
JD Supra.
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