10 ESG Factors Your Company Should Be Compliant To

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) are the three pillars in measuring the sustainability and ethical impact of an investment in a company.

To break it down, the environmental criteria considers how a company performs as a steward of nature. The social criteria examines how a company manages relationships with their employees, suppliers, customers and the communities where they operate. Lastly, governance deals with a company’s leadership, executive pay, audits, internal controls, and shareholder rights.

Although certain risks can affect different sectors and companies, we’ve compiled a list of the top 10 factors, according to MSCI, that are the key issues underlying the ESG landscape.

Environmental

1. Climate Change

• Carbon Emissions
• Product Carbon Footprint
• Financing Environmental Impact
• Climate Change Vulnerability

3. Pollution & Waste

• Toxic Emissions
• Toxic Waste
• Packaging Material & Waste
• Electronic Waste

2. Natural Resources

• Water Stress
• Biodiversity
• Land Use & Animal Welfare
• Raw Material Sourcing

4. Environmental Opportunities

• Clean Tech
• Green Building
• Renewable Energy

Social

5. Human Capital

• Labor Management
• Health & Safety
• Human Capital Development
• Supply Chain Labour Standards
• Diversity

7. Social Opportunities

• Accessto Communications
• Accessto Finance
• Accessto Health care
• Opportunitiesin Nutrition & Health

6. Product Liability

• Product Safety & Quality
• Chemical Safety
• Privacy & Data Security
• Investment Health
• Demographic Risk

8. Stakeholder Opposition

• ControversialSourcing

Governance

9. Corporate Governance

• Board
• Pay
• Ownership
• Accounting

10. Corporate Behaviour

• BusinessEthics
• Anti-CompetitivePractices
• TaxTransparency
  Corruption & Instability
• FinancialSystem Instability

ESG Compliance Attracts New Investors

You’re probably wondering, “Why should my company bother with ESG compliancy?”

The short answer is: investors care! Being ESG complaint is an increasingly important way for investors to evaluate companies for investment consideration. It allows investors to avoid companies that might pose a greater financial risk.

In fact, according to IR Magazine, investors believe ESG will become the norm in just five years. As well, in a survey by Natixis Investment Managers 46% of institutions who implement ESG say they believe this analysis is as important to their investment process as traditional fundamental analysis.

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