ESG Consulting and Management
Environmental, Social, Governance – ESG – stands for a holistic business practice that measures and evaluates not only economic parameters, but also the effects of economic activity on the environment, on society, and on corporate management. In this way, ESG minimizes future risks and creates incentives for successful long-term sustainable strategies. Drees & Sommer Switzerland is guided by the ESG regulations and helps customers introduce and comply with them.
WHAT DOES ESG STAND FOR?
ESG stands for Environmental, Social (and Corporate) Governance. It refers to a business practice that, in addition to economic success, also strives to make improvements in these three areas. Compliance with ESG principles results in the creation of sustainability-oriented industrial and financial products.
Many regulations and instruments with specific criteria and indicators have been published in recent years that allow developments and progress in these three areas to be measured and compared. The aim is for the areas E, S and G to be seen as opportunities for creating a sustainable future so that entrepreneurial activity can be aligned accordingly. Until recently, companies have undertaken the systematic assessment of opportunities and risks based on such economic factors as their capital resources or market value. In the future, sustainability and ESG principles will also be crucial elements of such assessments.
WHY IS ESG RELEVANT TO YOUR COMPANY?
- Increasingly, sustainability criteria are seen as an entrepreneurial duty and not simply an option.
- Keyword ‘divestment’: Investors and stakeholders evaluate their investments according to ESG criteria. Fulfillment of these criteria offers opportunities today, whereas non-fulfillment represents a future financial risk.
- Your customers and business partners expect transparency and disclosure, added to which the demand for genuinely environmentally and socially responsible products is steadily increasing.
- Buildings and infrastructure have the largest ecological footprint. From an investor’s point of view, real estate, as a long-term asset class, is particularly exposed to the risk of high loss of value – with the risk of turning into stranded assets.
- Sustainable business models will dominate the market in the medium to long term, so a sustainability strategy with clear objectives will give you a decisive competitive edge.
WHAT ESG STRATEGY ARE YOU PURSUING?
Compliance-oriented
Numerous regulations, many of them complex and far-reaching, have emerged for different market players following the Paris Climate Agreement and Agenda 2030 (Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs). It is important to stay abreast of evolving sustainability systems to ensure that your business activity remains lawful and compliant in the future, and to meet the EU’s ESG criteria. It is also essential to manage sustainability risks and be in a position to act with suitable tools and strategies. We can support you in these areas.
Future-oriented
The sustainability megatrend requires adapted or completely new business models. But it also opens up huge opportunities. Our future-oriented consulting undertakes a 360-degree view with you and supports you on your way to becoming a successful sustainability pioneer – with measures ranging from a Quick Check to developing and implementing an appropriate strategy and reporting.
Whether you want to establish legally compliant reporting or to establish your company as a sustainable pioneer in your sector, we can offer a custom-fit solution.
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Companies
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Real estate and portfolio
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Urban neighborhoods and industrial sites
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Infrastructure and mobility
OUR ESG SOLUTIONS
Whether it concerns the business model, product design, portfolio strategy, or property and infrastructure project, we work with you to gain an overview of the status quo. Before we support you on the path to a sustainable, ESG-compliant future, the starting point of the journey should be clearly defined.
How we can support you:
- Asset and portfolio analysis
- ESG risk analysis
- Materiality analysis
- 360° analysis
- Carbon footprint analysis
- Energy audit
- Green/ESG due diligence
- Climate risk analysis
On a short trip out into nature or a trip around the world, we show you the variety of solutions for a sustainable future and always keep your feet on the ground. Our experts know the challenges of your industry and are equipped with the right technical solution.
How we can support you:
- Sustainable finance consulting
- Circular economy consulting
- CO2 neutrality
- Green bond consulting
- Green building/green city consulting
- Mobility consulting
- Sustainability/climate strategy
We will not leave you unaccompanied. Rather, we implement the desired changes together with you. Whether new construction, refurbishment, or product development, successful projects are our USP. Our management expertise ensures that the budget, quality, and time frame of the project, in addition to the ESG criteria, are adhered to.
How we can support you:
- CO2 reduction pathway
- Project management office
- Green building certification (in accordance with DGNB, LEED, BREEAM, etc.)
- Organizational and process consulting
- Change and communication management
- Portfolio evaluation (in accordance with GRESB, EU Taxonomy, etc.)
Your CFO needs it and your customers want it: transparency on sustainability so that the green promise is not washed out. We help you find the right reporting for your stakeholders.
How we can support you:
- Corporate reporting (in accordance with GRI, etc.)
- Impact reporting
- Green building certification (in accordance with DGNB, LEED, BREEAM, etc.)
- Cradle-to-cradle certification
- Energy and environment management (in accordance with ISO 50.001, 14.001, etc.)
