May 2024
Intermediate to advanced
282 pages
6h 3m
English
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Developing the Conversation With Third Parties
It Is Good to Talk (3)
It should be relatively straightforward to establish whether, and how, we might work with third parties—at least in outline. If yours is a commercial organization and you trade in products known to entail material ESG challenges, especially of the “E” and “S” variety, and if you are heavily dependent on third-party suppliers or have a few very major distributors, then any “ESG due diligence” considerations applying to you will likely also apply to your major counterparties.
As regards the “E” and the “S” aspects1 of ESG, many organizations recognize that they can make little progress without the full participation of their suppliers. Absolutely essential to success ...