Private Sector
Faciltate Top-Line Growth
ESG Forward
Retain and gain customers from new sustainable products and services.
Increase access to resources through strong community and government relations.
Risk
Through the lens of ESG monitoring, material risks to business, market, and operations can be identified and mitigated.
Regulatory and Legal Interventions
Robust ESG strategy aligns with regulatory and legal strategy.
Added benefits can bee seen in the form of government subsidy and support.
Poor ESG strategy can incur legal and regulatory intervention.
Robust ESG strategy aligns with regulatory and legal strategy.
Added benefits can bee seen in the form of government subsidy and support.
Poor ESG strategy can incur legal and regulatory intervention.
Talent
Studies indicate an increase in motivation and productivity from a belief in mission and impact.
Attract and retain top talent through an increase in credibility and ESG ranking.
Increase rate of return through strategic investment, asset allocation, and sustainable capital expenditures.
Avoid costly mistakes from stranded assets and write-offs.
Investment and Asset Optimization
Reduce Costs
Energy & Water Intake
EX) Strong ESG strategies can reduce consumption of energy and water.
EX) Lack of ESG strategies can increase waste, increasing removal and mitgation costs.
Through ESG strategy and frameworks, lower costs through decreased consumption of inputs such as water and energy.
Cost Reduction
* Gunnar Friede et al., *ESG and financial performance: Aggregate evidence from more than 200 empirical studies." Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment, October 2015, Volume 5, Number 4, pp. 210-33; Deutche Asset & Wealth Management; McKinsey analysis.