ESG for Start-Ups: Start Strong

ESG-factors describe the impact of a business on the environment, on social and governance issues. There is no such thing as a “one-size-fits-most”-approach when it comes to ESG. While some aspects may have a significant impact on one company or industry, chances are that it will only have limited relevance to others.

Key Results

We help you to understand why and how ESG factors (Environment, Social and Governance) are linked together and how they affect your business and your ability to create long term value. This section also covers how ESG can help to attract investors. 

Key Benefits

Clear overview on ESG factors that are relevant to your business, and how you can measure and manage them.

Identify how you can communicate your values, build trust and reputation along with an ESG strategy. This section is also about your customers and how they take ESG into the buying process. Customers will more likely buy products or services from brands they trust and are aligned with their viewpoints on environmental and social topics. There is a chance to establish and communicate a competitive edge over the competition based on that.

Key Results

The key results of this section are stakeholder engagement and materiality. Learn how to identify your key stakeholders and know more about their values, views and priorities. Stakeholder engagement helps to establish better communications and foster business. Stakeholder engagement is about employees, too. Creating a good alignment between the vision and mission of a company and the personal values of employees can lead to better productivity, better employee retention and finally to higher profitability.

Materiality is all about identifying the factors that may influence your business. Each industry is different and factors that may not be relevant today, may become relevant in the future. A materiality map can also help to identify areas of risk exposure.

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Stakeholder engagement and materiality mapping offers you valuable insights 

There is no “one-size-fits-most”-approach. A company in the food retailing business will have a different landscape than a company that is selling toys or sports equipment. So the implementation process will have different priorities based on the business model of a company.

Key Results

We provide a clear overview how to start, what to decide when it comes to reporting and what to avoid. This process helps you to kick-start your ESG journey by focusing on what is relevant to your business. 

Key Benefits

No need for spending time and resources on figuring out the best way to implement ESG.