ESG Advisory Services
At Greenfield, our Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) services address broad-ranged holistic sustainability issues, providing sustainable metrics with which a business, activity, investment, or entity can be evaluated. The consideration of ESG factors has become critical to the success of businesses across all sectors.
Customers, employees, shareholders, lenders, rating agencies and regulators are demanding companies consider how their business impacts the world, their contribution to society and how they conduct themselves. As consumers, society and shareholders are increasingly demanding change, these ESG megatrends are set to shape the business landscape.
FACT: 88% of investors believe companies that prioritize ESG initiatives represent better investment opportunities for long-term returns than companies that do not.
(Source: Edelman Trust Barometer Special Report).
For an ESG strategy to have impact and create value, it needs to be authentic and part of the DNA of the business.
Sustainable Financing
At GSG, we consider sustainable finance for borrowers and lenders. We assist firms in building sustainable finance as a core part of their investment strategy. For Corporates, we can help businesses include ESG factors into debt facilities to access broader pools of capital and debt pricing benefits for delivering ESG impact. Financial services firms have a unique role to play in driving sustainability into the wider economy.
WHY ESG: Why should you act now?
Investor Pressure
Investors are increasingly recognizing that ESG risk equals long-term investment risk. This can reshape financing of fossil fuel and other high-carbon heavy businesses.
Risk Management and Regulations
The cost of climate change may reach 30% of world’s asset. Regulators are showing Interest in climate related financial disclosure
Transition to Low Carbon Economy
Current ways of generating power are
Unsustainable. Industries need to become more energy efficient and reduce their carbon footprint to achieve their commitment to Net Zero
Social Pressure and COVID-19
Social pressure impacts corporate activities and hold it accountable for not managing ESG risks. The pandemic has also placed greater scrutiny on the ethical performance of businesses.
Our ESG Offerings
Sustainable Financing for Funders
Funders and recipients must comply with upcoming ESG regulation and framework. Our ESG services provides regulatory assessment and operating model design, which can help kickstart the transformation to embed ESG into businesses and for regulatory compliance.
Ethical Supply Chain
We map every aspect of a business value chain, supply chain management, assess risk, and measure the ESG performance of operations, and prioritize key risks.
Sustainable Financing for Managers
We assist asset managers in complying with the surge of sustainability-related regulation concerning who they loan to, insure, or “invest in”. We also assist in the design of ESG financing products.
Climate Risk & Decarbonization
Businesses are not prepared to deal with the macroeconomic changes required to combat climate change. We provide strategies for mitigating risks and showcasing opportunities for businesses at the fore of the market in a climate resilient future.
ESG Risk Scoring
We can provide a unique perspective and understanding of the materiality of your ESG risk exposures on an ongoing basis, and help you formulate your ESG strategy and communicate your ESG appetite to external stakeholders and the wider market.
ESG Financing for Corporates
We can facilitate access to ESG linked capital by helping articulate ESG strategy and credentials. We can help corporates engage on ESG with shareholders and lenders, in attracting ESG Finance through instruments such as ESG-linked bonds and loans.
Corporate Reporting
We assist clients in understanding financial and non-financial, qualitative and quantitative, voluntary and mandatory ESG reporting requirements.
Our ESG Approach
1. Strategize
Establish a sustainable ESG strategy that positively impacts the environment and society whilst driving shareholder value
2. Evaluate
Examine current business and operating model through the lens of ESG, identifying threats and opportunities
3. Finance
Evaluate your funding sources and any lending activity against green financing solutions. Find the data and engage ESG rating providers to ensure your business is correctly rated
4. Transform
Define and design the desired future of your business and operating model and start the journey of transformation
5. Measure and Report
Align governance and remuneration to green transformation and relentlessly measure and report progress against ESG factors
Our working hours
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