Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)

Implement an integrated ESG strategy for a sustainable future.

Many organizations have a stated commitment to ESG, but few have created a holistic approach to generate measurable results for long-term success and organizational growth. The Advancing ESG Model, developed in partnership with Hackman Consulting Group, supports you in doing just that. Whether you’re taking your first steps on your ESG journey or you’ve started down the path and are looking for a better way, this model helps you maximize the impact of your ESG efforts.

The Advancing ESG Model

Transform siloed activities into multidimensional catalysts for business success. The Advancing ESG Model is a collaborative approach to identifying your organization’s unique opportunities in each ESG pillar and creating a tailored plan to incorporate them for enduring viability.

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The model incorporates four interconnected steps to build a launch pad for lasting results.

  • Identify your aspirations, evaluate current ESG performance, and map opportunities within and across the three pillars.

  • Help each pillar work at full capacity by enhancing what works, creating new interventions where needed, and removing what doesn’t.

  • By weaving together initiatives across pillars, we’ll multiply their impact through an integrated approach.

  • We help establish robust frameworks to support your ESG initiatives to evolve and grow for long-term success.

Establish ESG Excellence

Go beyond compliance to lead the way for the future of ESG.

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Create
Connections
for Lasting Change

When your ESG pillars work in harmony, they create exponential impact with durable results. The Advancing ESG Model supports you in surfacing connections and weaving your ESG work together.

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Foster
Future-Ready Leadership

The evolving demands of climate change, workforce diversity, and governance require agility and adaptability. The model prioritizes these qualities so you can nimbly navigate what comes next.

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Maximize
Measurable Impact

Developing a comprehensive ESG strategy inclusive of all pillars creates ripple-effect results. From improved retention to increased stakeholder trust, the Advancing ESG Model bolsters broad business success.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • The Advancing ESG Model takes a comprehensive view of the ESG pillars and doesn’t treat them in isolation. It recognizes their interconnected and intersectional nature to develop an inclusive strategy that leaves no stone unturned.

  • Using a deep understanding of the current and emerging business and socioeconomic climate across the globe, this approach uses practical, proven strategies to strengthen your responsiveness to evolving and increasingly complex stakeholder concerns.

  • Yes, the Advancing ESG Model accounts for your unique situation to enhance your current capabilities and take your ESG efforts to the next level.

  • Organizations typically see far-reaching results across the spectrum of key performance indicators. These include enhanced environmental performance, stronger workforce engagement and retention, more effective governance structures, and improved stakeholder relationships.

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This solution was developed in partnership with Hackman Consulting Group.