FEATURE
Environment, social, and governance (ESG) issues were once seen by business leaders as a secondary concern. Now, they are a strong magnet for investment, especially among generations who will shortly be making those key decisions. Millennials and Generation Z are twice as likely to invest in funds that endorse companies with strong ESG principles, and 70% prefer to work for a company with a strong ESG footprint. As workforce issues like talent retention continue to climb up executives’ priorities, satisfying those sustainability expectations has become essential for business growth. Committing to sustainability goals is one thing, but delivering on them – and proving the results add value to the business – is a complex challenge. Organizations must choose between an abundance of frameworks like the Global Reporting Initiative and the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures and prepare to comply with emerging governmental regulations worldwide. It’s even more complex for suppliers, who may need to comply with different sustainability standards depending on their clients’ expectations. Success is built on three pillars: identifying the best strategy to tackle sustainability issues, devising meaningful ways to monitor, measure and report on the results, and empowering people across the organization to put those plans into practice. By addressing all three pillars, Fractal helps its clients frame the right problems to address and design the solutions. Question one is the same for every organization: what exactly is the ESG problem you want to tackle? The answers are very different. We all have ideas about reducing emissions and conserving natural resources, but how does it look in the context of your business and the industry in which it operates? By putting the issues in this frame, organizations can identify opportunities to make the impact they
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