ESG and CSR
What it is, why it matters and what you need to know.
Why You Should Care About ESG.
The world is moving in one direction: more sustainability, more accountability, more responsibility. This includes businesses who are under increasing pressure to be more ethical, sustainable, and climate-friendly.
Sustainability is more than simply ticking boxes or good intentions. It’s about creating a tangible, practical plan that achieves real results and making a difference – for your business and our world.
We have developed a package of ESG services that reflect the growing need for dedicated ESG support, which can help businesses prepare for the challenges and opportunities presented by the rapidly changing area.
More About The Three Pillars:
Environmental
Across the globe, how we produce, consume and discard has a significant adverse impact on the natural world. Climate change, emissions and energy efficiency are a few environmental factors.
Social
The social pillar addresses the relationships your company fosters with stakeholders such as suppliers, customers, employees, and local communities. Examples could include human rights, diversity and inclusion and equal pay.
Governance
While ESG issues are gaining traction the governance pillar is often overlooked. However, without governance there can be no environmental or social in a
business model. Examples could include bribery and corruption and anti-money laundering factors.
ESG Legal
Corporate Governance
We can help with corporate policy drafting such as:
- Environmental policies
- Human rights and other social policies
- Diversity and inclusion in the workplace policies
- Anti-bribery and corruption policies
- Whistleblowing policy and devising compliant internal reporting channels
Greenwashing
We can advise on how to avoid greenwashing, which is the giving or publishing of false information or representations to show that a business is environmentally friendly than it actually is.
Data Protection And Digital Transformation
Ethical considerations regarding the AI and other tech solutions to ensure compliance with applicable legal requirements.
Corporate Sustainability
Due diligence, including horizon-scanning, for example advising on the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D).
Sustainable Procurement And Contracting Advice
for example, we can help businesses draft sustainability friendly contract clauses.
ESG Strategic Advice
- Development and implementation of an ESG strategy for businesses.
- Help reducing businesses carbon footprint with sustainability measures.
- Helping businesse navigate complex ESG frameworks and reporting requirements.
- Reviewing internal governance structure, risk management and employment practices in respect of diversity, inclusion and employment.
- Data privacy and security advice.
- Supply chain due diligence.
- Employment practices and risk management advice.
- Data privacy and security advice.
- Undertake or advise busisnesses on materiality assessments.
B Corporation Status
- Demonstrate high social and environmental performance.
- Make a legal commitment by changing their corporate governance structure to be accountable to all stakeholders, not just shareholders.
- Exhibit transparency by allowing information about their performance measured to be publicly available on their B Corp profile.
B Corp certified allows businesses to use the B Corporation logo, which signifies that a business’s aims and purposes are aligned with ESG-focused values and benefit wider society and the environment.
How we can help with your B Corporation?
Why SME Comply?
- Free initial consultation
- Dual qualified legal and business lawyers
- Affordable service
- Scalable service – use us for as little or as long as you want
- Dedicated point of contact
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