In a world grappling with the escalating impacts of climate change, the role of businesses in mitigating their environmental footprint has become more crucial than ever. Companies are increasingly recognizing the urgency to address their carbon emissions and contribute to global efforts to limit global warming.

In recent years, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) considerations have evolved from concerns of conglomerates to central components of corporate strategy for companies of all sizes.

Are you one of the companies experiencing an inbound rush of ESG-related requests? Are you seeing new ESG questions as part of the RFPs you’re filling out?

On March 9, 2023, Eliza Erskine and Claire Veuthey hosted Kyra Ferber to talk about the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (“SEC”) proposed climate-related disclosures. The following is a summary of Kyra’s presentation and our discussion that followed.

The proliferation of corporate carbon footprints is steadily growing. The external benefits of these are clear. Namely, sharing environmental commitments, setting goals, and competitive advantage. But what are the other benefits for companies completing a carbon footprint?

Why your company should consider an ESG materiality assessment as part of your sustainability strategy.

It’s time for venture capital to start thinking about sustainability and find partners in the space, just as they would find and recommend other operational partners for portfolio companies. The opportunities related to sustainability are too significant to ignore.

Recent data from McKinsey shows companies with robust sustainability practices were more potent in these five areas: "top-line growth, lower costs, fewer legal and regulatory interventions, higher productivity, and optimized investment and asset utilization." For private companies, these sustainability outcomes are driven by and for the interest of employees and the executive team. But it's unwise to discount the role of private investors, advisors and other stakeholders in company growth, innovation and sustainability.

Are you budgeting for sustainability in 2021? If not, you’re missing out on a significant competitive advantage.

With all investments, company leadership focuses on ROI. Luckily with sustainability, there is significant data to show ROI in crucial areas like employee engagement, profitability and customer satisfaction. Let’s review some of the returns you can expect to see from a sustainability investment for 2021.