Description
Environmental Business Journal® Volume 34 Numbers 7/8: Q3 2021
Environmental Social Governance 2021
Environmental Business Journal reviews the rapidly emerging, and rapidly evolving, ESG movement as it impacts the investment & financial community, and then corporations and eventually all entities public and private. Clients for ESG Advisory Services exist all along this spectrum, and professional services firms are already billing projects, but are scrambling to fill their credentials with experts covering each of the many pillars within each of the ESG disciplines.
Summary tables and analysis of the EBJ 2021 Survey of ESG Advisory Services show how the environmental industry views practice development, client demand, and current standards and reporting requirements.
Activities of top management consultants and assurance firms are summarized and profiles of nine leaders and innovators in ESG services provide perspective on the ESG services market in 2021.
Table of Contents
Environmental Social Governance is sweeping the globe and shaking up due diligence, investment committees, board rooms, and communications departments. EBJ survey captures a 2021 profile of practices, client expectations, and emerging standards, and a variety of competitors line up to compete for C-level business 1-15
Opportunities in the Carbon Economy; Management Consultants & the Decade of ESG; Deloitte Says Climate is a Business Emergency and a Big Opportunity 16
Alvarez & Marsal ESG Practice Starts with Risk Mitigation and Aims to Support Investment in Measurable Long-Term Value in ESG Terms 23
Cardno Accelerates its Pursuit of Internal Sustainable Development Goals; Builds Global ESG Practice for Both Private and Public Sector Clients 26
Jacobs Stands Out in ESG Services, Pairing Strategic Advisory with Downstream Planning, Design and Delivery Solutions 31
Anthesis Commitment to Sustainability Bolsters Approach to ESG; Digital Tools are Key; Palatine Acquires a Significant Minority Share of Anthesis 37
WSP SECC & CRS Practices Evolve to Address Client Needs in ESG Strategy and Execution; Focus is on Innovation 42
Matrix Solutions Well Positioned in Sustainability & ESG as a Middle Market Consulting Firm in Canada 47
IDC ESG Advisory Practice Benefits from Client Demand for Metric-Driven Approach to Sustainability 50
Sustainability Strategy Consulting Firm Keramida Develops Integrated ESG Practice; Remains CDP Accredited; ESGeo Leads with Integrated Software Application for End-to-End Process of Corporate Sustainability 53
Exhibits Include:
Growth of UN Principles for Responsible Investment: 2006-2020
EBJ ESG Survey Respondent Profile
Vanguard’s Short List of Potential ESG Issues
Demand for ESG Advisory & Deployment in the Next Two Years: By Type of Company
ESG Services Most Frequently Performed for Clients in 2021
Clients Most Likely to Sponsor ESG Advisory & Deployment Work in the Next Two Years: By Sector
Sustainable Investment in the United States: 1996-2020
Proportion of Sustainable Investing Assets Relative To Total Managed Assets 2014-2020
The ESG Research Ecosystem According to CNBC
The Digital ESG Ecosystem According to ESGeo
ESG Ratings Landscape: Benchmarking of Approaches Used by Ratings Agencies
MSCI ESG Rating Framework and Process Overview
MSCI ESG Key Issue Hierarchy
Standards or Benchmarks Most Frequently Used When Conducting an ESG Advisory Engagement
Global Standards Driving Best Practices in ESG
Deloitte Survey on ESG Ratings Quality & Improvements
McKinsey Model on Quantity of Negative Emissions Required to Reach 1.5-Degree Global Warming Target
A&M ESG Service Offerings
Core Elements of Recommended Climate-Related Financial Disclosure by the TCFD
Environmental Firms: 2016-2026
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