Market Insight: Digital Functionalities To Manage ESG Risks

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Corporate Sustainability Leaders

Jessica Pransky

Kim Knickle

08 Nov, 2022

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Executive Summary

With corporates facing additional scrutiny over climate-related disclosures, and increased investor pressure, it has never been more important for corporates to understand and effectively manage their ESG-related risks. Data collected through a recent Verdantix global corporate survey indicate that, at most organizations, chief risk officers have a limited role to play in developing an ESG and sustainability strategy, with this responsibility often falling on the chief sustainability officer. Given the increasing amount of data that firms need to collect to manage their ESG risks, we expect a growing number to look for digital solutions. This report will assist software vendors in better understanding the needs of chief sustainability officers when it comes to managing ESG risk.

Table of contents

Effective ESG Risk Management Requires Collaboration Throughout An Organization
Pressure To Manage ESG Risks Is Growing
Management of ESG Risks Is A Shared Responsibility, Driven By The Chief Sustainability Officer
Sustainability Leaders Need Digital Solutions To Manage Ever-Increasing ESG Risks

Table of figures

Figure 1. Decision-Makers Responsible For Defining ESG Strategies
Figure 2. Technology Approaches To Managing ESG and Sustainability Use Cases

Organisations mentioned

Assent, Benchmark ESG, BlackRock, Cervest, Coller Capital, Datamaran, EU, International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), J.P. Morgan, Novisto, PwC, RepRisk, Risilience, Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), Terumo Medical Corporation, University of Cambridge, US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Wells Fargo Bank

About the Authors

Jessica Pransky

Principal Analyst

Jessica is a Principal Analyst at Verdantix, specializing in providing insights to sustainability leaders and analysing ESG and sustainability reporting software. She advises ...

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Kim Knickle

Research Director

Kim Knickle is a Research Director at Verdantix, bringing more than two decades of analyst experience to the evolving world of sustainability. Her current research spans ESG a...

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