Best Practices: Integrating ESG And Financial Reporting
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Executive Summary
Sustainability reporting is the first step for firms embarking on the ESG journey. As regulations evolve and stakeholder scrutiny intensifies, organizations are increasingly required to integrate ESG factors into financial decision-making. This report analyses reporting practices from Fortune 500 organizations recognized for their sustainability to help corporates better integrate ESG and financial disclosures to generate trust in their sustainability commitments.
Table of contents
Sustainability claims rely on the integration of ESG and financial disclosuresRegulatory pressure drives ESG-financial disclosures through materiality assessments
Integrated ESG and financial disclosures futureproof business resilience
Best practices to integrate ESG and financial reporting
Identify the material impact of business operations
Embed ESG and sustainability into the business
Embrace transparency as a core element of ESG and financial reporting
Table of figures
Figure 1. Update on regulations requiring materiality assessmentsFigure 2. Firms prioritize improvements in mandatory and voluntary ESG and sustainability reporting
Figure 3. Standout examples of ESG and financial reporting integration
Figure 4. Best practices to integrate ESG and financial reporting
Figure 5. Example metrics to strengthen the integration of ESG and financial reporting
Organisations mentioned
Alphabet Inc., AstraZeneca, BNP Paribas, Deloitte, ERM CVS, ESG Book, European Commission, European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG), EY, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), Iberdrola, Ideagen, International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), Novartis, Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), PwC, S&P Global, Samsung, Sanofi, Schneider Electric, Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Vestas, Yale School of ManagementAbout the authors
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