Making the Connection

Making the Connection

by Peter Sammons
Released May 2024
Publisher(s): Business Expert Press
ISBN: 9781637425992

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Book description

The Finance-Investment Industry’s response to the UN’s Sustainable Development (“2030”) Agenda, ‘E’, ‘S’ and ‘G’, represent diverse tasks, where wise and prudent investment enables profound impact on Sustainability. But what does this mean for those of us who do not work in finance and investing? This book unpacks the practicalities.

ESG presents a series of practical challenges and tasks to transform business performance. Organizations must now take ownership and move ahead confidently to deliver meaningful and sustainable outcomes.

This book views ESG as interconnected challenges. It provides a usable and coherent ‘roadmap’ to make assured strides in meeting – and beating – these challenges. Uniquely, it highlights and explores the win-win opportunities within your organization’s economic value chain.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Description
  6. Contents
  7. Elevator Pitch—ESG
  8. PART 1 Setting the Scene
    1. Chapter 1 Extended Elevator Pitch
    2. Chapter 2 Review and Understand
    3. Chapter 3 The Challenge
    4. Chapter 4 Corporate Values and Mission
  9. PART 2 Strategy
    1. Chapter 5 Positioning ESG
    2. Chapter 6 Senior Manager Briefing
    3. Chapter 7 Executive Outputs
    4. Chapter 8 Executive-Level Roadmap—Notes
    5. Chapter 9 The Subcomponents
  10. PART 3 “E”
    1. Chapter 10 Environment—The Rationale
    2. Chapter 11 ESG High-Level Roadmap—Environmental
    3. Chapter 12 ESG High-Level Roadmap—Environmental—Explanatory Notes
  11. PART 4 “S”
    1. Chapter 13 Social—The Rationale
    2. Chapter 14 ESG High-Level Roadmap—Social
    3. Chapter 15 ESG High-Level Roadmap—Social—Explanatory Notes
  12. PART 5 “G”
    1. Chapter 16 Governance—The Rationale
    2. Chapter 17 ESG High-Level Roadmap—Governance
    3. Chapter 18 ESG High-Level Roadmap—Governance—Explanatory Notes
  13. PART 6 3PM
    1. Chapter 19 What Is Third-Party Management?
    2. Chapter 20 How Can Third Parties Help?
    3. Chapter 21 Opening the Conversation With Third Parties
    4. Chapter 22 Developing the Conversation With Third Parties
  14. PART 7 Data
    1. Chapter 23 The Data Challenge
    2. Chapter 24 Data Subcomponents
    3. Chapter 25 Good Practice Solutions
  15. Appendix 1—Key ESG Issues to Consider—A Listing
  16. Appendix 2—ESG-Related Acronyms
  17. Appendix 3—Scope 1, 2 and 3 Emissions
  18. Appendix 4—Taxonomy 1—Why?
  19. Appendix 5—Taxonomy 2—How?
  20. Appendix 6—The Business Case for ESG
  21. Appendix 7—The 39-Step ESG Roadmap
  22. About the Author
  23. Index
  24. Backcover

Product information

  • Title: Making the Connection
  • Author(s): Peter Sammons
  • Release date: May 2024
  • Publisher(s): Business Expert Press
  • ISBN: 9781637425992