ESG and sustainability reporting and disclosures
Sustainability Excellence is the leading provider of ESG and sustainability reporting and related disclosure services in the region.
We have supported nearly half of all companies regionally that have adopted sustainability reporting, leading the development of hundreds of sustainability reports. We support year-round, high value sustainability communications by Corporate Communications departments, Investor Relations departments, and for CEOs, CFOs, Board members, and other key representatives.
Our client successes include, but are not limited to
- Highest scoring regional companies ever on the MSCI ESG ratings, and consistently among the top ranked regional companies on MSCI ESG ratings
- Inclusion in the MSCI ESG Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Index and FTSE4Good index
- Consistently among the top ranked regional companies on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index
- Consistently among the top ranked regional companies by Sustainalytics
- Frequently win prestigious regional and international reporting awards
- First companies in the region to adopt sustainability reporting, total impact reporting, assured reporting, sector specific reporting leadership initiatives, sustainable finance reports, and leadership in the adoption of other guidelines and best practices.
Our services include
Annual ESG / sustainability reporting
Full annual sustainability / ESG report
Annual report insert
Integrated report (combining Annual Report with ESG Report)
ESG ratings submissions
Support for submissions of ESG data/disclosures to ESG ratings entities
Support for dialogue with ESG ratings entities to address inaccurate ratings
Investor Relations department ESG support
Quarterly or other frequency of Investor Relations ESG inserts
Ongoing support for Investor Relations departments in handling ESG queries from investors and other financial stakeholders
Year-round ESG/sustainability communications
Integration of ESG and sustainability messaging into year-round communications
Ongoing support for Corporate Communications departments in handling ESG queries from full range of stakeholders
Executive and Board readiness and presentations
Briefings and key messages for CEOs, CFOs, and Boards
Speeches and presentations by key corporate officials
Disclosures for special initiatives and sector-specific initiatives
Submissions to special initiatives or sector-specific initiatives, such as UN Global Compact, Principles for Responsible Investment, Principles for Responsible Banking, Equator Principles, and others
TCFD, TNFD, IPIECA, SBTIs, WEF Stakeholder Capitalism Metrics, CDP
Sustainable finance disclosures
Green bond/sukuk annual reporting
Sustainability-linked bond/sukuk annual reporting
Alignment with key guidelines, standards, and ESG ratings
Companies adopting sustainability reporting must navigate a large and growing range of ESG/sustainability reporting guidelines, standards, and ESG ratings. We assist our clients to first identify, and then adopt, the ESG reporting guidelines and standards that are most relevant for their companies, and that align with ESG ratings interests. Standards and guidelines we work with include, but are not limited to:
Focused on value creation
The potential complexities of ESG reporting can quickly overwhelm the original purpose. We keep the focus on value creation. ESG disclosures have direct and indirect financial and other benefits. We work with clients to target and maximize the benefits of reporting. The benefits of exceptional ESG/sustainability reporting include:
- Clear communication of sustainability strategy, objectives, and positioning in the market, providing a reputation advantage, and helping to attract and retain clients and talent
- Enhanced ESG ratings, and related financial and reputational benefits from better ESG ratings
- Improved Investor Relations communications
- More efficient and effective handling of increasing requests for ESG performance information
- Enhanced year-round corporate communications, drawing on ESG/sustainability reporting and underlying ESG data management
- Increased internal momentum for adopting sustainability within the company
- Improved tracking of key ESG data, such as carbon emissions, which facilitates additional performance improvements such as cost savings or new product innovations with environmental or social competitive advantages
- Enhanced benchmarking capability, driving performance ambitions and gains
