Why ESG Success Requires Effective Policy Management (Strategy, Systems and Processes)
GRC 20/20’s Michael Rasmussen will be speaking on the topic of this blog in the webinar: Got ESG? Show Me Your Policies!
ESG – environmental, social, governance – is pressuring organizations from various angles.
Corporate investors are making investment decisions based on ESG practices. Executives and board members are fired if they do not meet ESG metrics. Various regulations, some specific and some broad, require ESG compliance, reporting, and engagement. Employees and business partners decide who they work with based on shared values.
In this context, many organizations are starting ESG strategies and processes. The common question is: where do we start?
The answer is simple: you start with your existing policies . . .