Sustainability Leaders

Robust ESG reporting and governance without the guesswork

Ensure compliance, enhance transparency, and integrate sustainability into corporate strategy with structured ESG governance solutions

The Challenge

  • Addressing double materiality challenges

    Double materiality assessments examine financial and impact materiality, evaluating how ESG factors affect business performance and broader societal impact. Achieving this balance requires clear methodologies, strong data collection, and integration into decision-making. Poor alignment may lead to incomplete ESG disclosures that fail regulatory and stakeholder expectations.

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  • Strengthening stakeholder engagement

    Investors, regulators, and consumers expect clear sustainability leadership. Transparent ESG communication improves reputation and builds trust. ESG reports must meet compliance requirements while effectively conveying the impact and value of sustainability initiatives, ensuring alignment with stakeholder priorities.

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  • Building reliable controls over ESG data

    Strong internal controls enhance the accuracy and auditability of ESG disclosures. Governance frameworks help measure, verify, and report sustainability performance with confidence. Ensuring ESG data is traceable and withstands scrutiny reinforces credibility, regulatory compliance, and long-term resilience.

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  • Keeping up with reporting requirements

    Regulatory frameworks such as CSRD, ISSB, GRI, and TCFD evolve rapidly, requiring businesses to stay updated. Sustainability leaders must ensure reporting meets current standards while maintaining accuracy and transparency. Non-compliance risks financial penalties, reputational damage, and loss of investor trust. Understanding these changes is key to long-term success.

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  • Aligning governance with financial reporting

    Clear integration between ESG governance and financial reporting helps prevent greenwashing and ensures transparency. Organisations need to incorporate ESG metrics into financial processes to strengthen credibility. Collaboration between finance and sustainability teams ensures ESG data is embedded into strategy and oversight structures for consistency and reliability.

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  • Confused by the acronyms?

    (We can’t blame you if you are.)

    Download our helpful ESG glossary and quick reference guide to all things sustainability reporting and due diligence.

    Download ESG Glossary

  • Grappling with value chain ESG risks

    CSRD and CSDDD both require companies to map their upstream supply chain - but how do you manage supply chain risk if you don’t have visibility beyond the second tier?

    Download our Supply Chain Risk Management Guide for the answers.

    Download Supply Chain Risk Management Guide

  • Supporting profitable growth with integrity

    Sustainability budgets are increasingly under pressure - how do you communicate the intangible benefits in tangible terms?

    Download our ESG Profitability Framework to find out.

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Our Services

  • ESG reporting and compliance solutions

    We develop industry-specific ESG reporting processes aligned with global standards, ensuring businesses meet evolving disclosure requirements. Our approach helps organisations comply with CSRD, ISSB, and UK sustainability regulations while improving reporting accuracy. We also provide training to internal teams, equipping them with best practices for ESG compliance and governance.

  • Strengthening internal governance and controls

    Reliable internal controls are key to producing transparent and verifiable ESG reports. We help companies design governance frameworks that enhance data accuracy, establish board-level oversight for sustainability, and ensure that disclosures are auditable and regulatory compliant. Strengthening these processes supports better decision-making and long-term business resilience.

  • Enhancing stakeholder engagement and strategy

    Effective ESG reporting goes beyond compliance; it must align with investor and regulatory expectations while demonstrating sustainability leadership. We support businesses in developing strategies to engage stakeholders, build trust through transparent communication, and integrate ESG into corporate decision-making to drive long-term value.

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Strengthening internal controls and governance for an OEM

The UK arm of a global OEM and manufacturing conglomerate recognised the tsunami of sustainability reporting requirements on the way and invited our director, Tim Dee-McCullough, to assess its readiness for CSRD and UK SDS / ISSB reporting. UK business units tended to operate in silos, with limited cross-sharing of ESG best practices and methodologies, and variable understanding of sustainability matters.

Through a structured internal controls assessment, Tim mapped existing governance structures, sustainability data collection processes, and risk management frameworks. His review identified inconsistencies in ESG reporting approaches across business units and highlighted gaps in regulatory compliance readiness. By engaging key stakeholders, he developed a roadmap to enhance internal governance, integrate sustainability into decision-making, and align processes with emerging reporting standards.

The group implemented enhanced internal reporting controls, introduced governance structures that facilitated ESG oversight, and developed a more streamlined risk management approach. As a result, business units improved their ability to comply with evolving regulations while ensuring that sustainability reporting was consistent, verifiable, and embedded into core business operations.

Case Study: Manufacturing

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