Corporate Sustainability

Corporations, private equity and investors are recognizing that it is no longer only about how a company’s operations impact the environment, its people, and the communities in which it operates, but it's also increasingly about how sustainability issues can materially impact a company’s performance and ultimately, its value.

With the 2020 global health crisis, global population growth, climate change, energy transition, evolving and globally-organized social and community actions on issues such as diversity and race, and ultimately adaption to the next normal, the demand for greater transparency and action around sustainability has never been greater.

Overview

Corporate sustainability has rapidly evolved from a perceived nice-to-have proposition to a necessary focus area for most enterprises. The 2020 global health crisis has brought attention to corporate sustainability performance and values, with larger global corporations leading on ethical and positive social issues. As companies and funds adapt to the next normal, those with a stronger sustainability position are outperforming those without a clear strategy.

SLR has been highly active in the ESG space for over 15 years and offers a package of ESG advisory services developed and evolved through real, 'boots on the ground' experience, focused on what’s next for ESG. We drive value, meaningful impact and critically, quantifiable returns, while maintaining corporate governance, risk management and compliance. SLR’s approach focuses on value-driven risk management actions with quantifiable outcomes at mission-critical assets to fully leverage your ESG position.

No matter where you are on the ESG maturity curve, SLR’s pragmatic business-focused approach is aimed at quickly identifying value and impact, and developing programs that both exceed stakeholder expectations and drive quantifiable returns.

Our comprehensive ESG toolkit can be deployed to assist you at the corporate, fund and/or portfolio company/business unit level and at all stages of the investment cycle, each approach uniquely tailored to individual commercial needs and value actions.

SLR’s approach is focused on what’s next for ESG. The market is evolving from measurement and disclosure to driving quantifiable value and meaningful impact. Our approach is to identify where the ESG opportunities and potential exist and design a strategy around the ESG value proposition first, rather than the traditional approach of a lengthy benchmarking and measurement exercise at the start. This includes recognizing and capturing the ESG value already unlocked within your organization.

The result is a strategy aligned with your corporate values and investment goals, that will drive the results important to your business.

Corporate Sustainability Services

  • Our Corporate Sustainability tools cover:
    • Strategy and governance
    • Policy and framework
    • Management tools
    • Benchmarking and measurement
    • Actions and implementation
    • Reporting and disclosure
  • We can unlock sustainability value related to:
    • Access to/cost of capital
    • Brand and reputation enhancement
    • Growth opportunities, including new products, services, or markets
    • Margin enhancement, for example by cost reduction through improved operational efficiency
    • Improved safety performance and claims reduction
    • Reduction in ESG liabilities and mitigation of risks
    • Enterprise vulnerability and resilience
    • Improved supply chain resilience to risks such as climate change and acute economic stresses
    • A future-focused approach to reducing impact on ecosystem
    • Other benefits, such as diversity, employee retention, social licence to operate (e.g. community relations, NGOs or union/workforce/supplier actions)
    • Driving a higher valuation multiple at exit

Corporate Sustainability Projects

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    London and other global financial centres

    PE firms and investment funds

    Finance

    Pre-investment ESG assessments for financial sector clients


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    Global

    World Council on City Data

    Built Environment

    City resiliency - World Council on City Data (ISO 37120)


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    Korea and Japan

    Confidential

    Manufacturing & Industry

    Supply chain data collection: supply chain audits in the face of confidentiality


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    China, Japan, Korea, and Switzerland

    Confidential

    Manufacturing & Industry

    Traceability audit for recycled raw materials in a global electronics supply chain


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  • Project

    Multiple Locations Across Canada

    Multiple Refinery Clients

    Power, Renewables & Energy

    Federal VOC Reduction Program Audits


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    Global

    An automotive OEM

    Mining & Minerals

    Indonesia Nickel Supply Chain and Sector ESG Risk Assessment with a Field Trip for a Global Automotive OEM


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    Global

    Enel Green Power

    Mining & Minerals

    ESG Risk Analysis Across Supply Chains for Enel Green Power​


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    International

    International Manganese Institute

    Mining & Minerals

    ESG Risk Analysis for the International Manganese Institute


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    Ontario, Canada

    Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affair and Housing (MMAH), Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP)

    Built Environment

    Climate adaption for the Ontario Building Code


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    Global

    Various

    Power, Renewables & Energy

    Developing a principles toolkit for the energy sector


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    Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Confidential Health Care Company

    Healthcare

    Setting ambitious global sustainability goals and targets


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    Connecticut, USA

    Connecticut Water Company

    Infrastructure

    Killingworth Reservoir wetland mitigation


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  • Project

    USA

    Confidential

    Finance

    Private equity ESG program support


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    USA

    Private equity firm

    Finance

    ESG assessment of private equity investment


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    Multiple Locations, USA

    The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers

    Built Environment

    ASHRAE climate research project


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  • Project

    USA

    Confidential

    Power, Renewables & Energy

    Energy efficiency for upstream oil and gas


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  • Project

    Chile

    Collahuasi mine

    Mining & Minerals

    Socio-economic impact study for Chilean mining company


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    Chile

    Falabella

    Consumer Goods & Retail

    Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) submission and analysis


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    Chile

    Antofagasta PLC

    Mining & Minerals

    Climate scenario analysis and TCFD disclosure


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    Chile

    BCI

    Finance

    Assuring results to support credible reporting


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