SUSTAINX Roundtable: Risk, Reward, and Responsibility: Diving into Sustainability Due Diligence
Sustainability due diligence is a crucial aspect of any company's sustainability strategy, enabling organisations to identify, assess and mitigate the risks and opportunities associated with sustainability issues.
Why is the sustainability due diligence crucial?
Sustainability due diligence is a crucial aspect of any company's sustainability strategy, enabling organisations to identify, assess and mitigate the risks and opportunities associated with sustainability issues. We will explore how companies can evaluate their operations and supply chains for sustainability risks, such as human rights violations, environmental impact, and compliance issues, and identify opportunities for improvement. We will also discuss how to prioritise risks and opportunities based on their significance to the business.
Key Highlights
In this roundtable our panellists shared their experiences and best practices for conducting sustainability due diligence, helping organisations to ensure that their operations and supply chains are socially responsible, environmentally sustainable, and financially viable.
In the complex world of mergers and acquisitions, where investors meticulously dissect every aspect of a potential transaction, a new value determinant has emerged: sustainability. The increasing weight of global challenges has turned the requirement for companies to prioritise and exhibit robust Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practises from a niche requirement to a standard investment criterion.
Despite its growing importance in M&A evaluations, businesses demonstrate varying levels of commitment, with many remaining unprepared or superficial in their ESG approach. This gap raises not only ethical concerns, but also financial and reputational risks in the eyes of potential investors. Effective ESG Due Diligence (ESG DD) is critical: ESG factors are increasingly influencing transactions. Targets with a strong ESG track record are commanding higher prices and ESG considerations are now firmly on the agenda of 4/5 dealmakers.
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