SGS ESG Assurance Solutions
Helping our clients to improve business practices and meet customer, investor and stakeholder demands.
Meeting Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria has become an important goal for organisations. Customers and market demands are placing increased pressure on corporations to engage in more sustainable business practice, and investors are increasingly using ESG criteria to evaluate the companies in which they might want to invest.
Because ESG impacts all stakeholders in the corporate and investment sectors, our portfolio of ESG services aims to meet the needs of a variety of organisations, whatever their level of maturity, industry focus or need. SGS ESG Assurance Solutions provide a unique set of competencies that help our clients achieve specific targets and goals.
The Growing Demand to Meet ESG Criteria
Corporations
Increased scrutiny of company performance and disclosures
Information gap on ESG related issues
Lack of standardised approach to ESG management and disclosure
Rating Agencies
Credibility of data sources
Challenge of focusing on relevant/material issues
Inconsistent and incomparable assessments and ratings
Investors
Increasing focus on non-financial risks and ESG disclosure
Absence of standardised regulations and guidelines
Uncertainties about regulation frameworks
ESG Assurance Solutions
ESG Verified
Third party ESG risk evaluation, due diligence, data verification and report assurance to achieve high quality and assured results with external expertise and verification.
ESG Optimised
Advisory services for improved ESG disclosures or processes, management and performance with clear action plan solutions leading to ESG practice optimisation.
ESG Certified
Performance evaluation based on SGS criteria and certifications under environmental, social and governance categories, leading to the issuance of an ESG certificate.
Roadmap to Improved ESG Practices
Identify
Identify material ESG risks by evaluating sector, regional, internal and external information.
Analyse
Conduct analysis against a set of criteria, identifying potential gaps across all ESG areas. Provide competitive, data driven benchmarking across these areas.
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