Sustainability must be at the heart of every organization. If your company does not implement an effective environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategy, its performance can be negatively impacted and it may miss out on significant opportunities, handing your competitors a market advantage.
Is your organization ready for a sustainable future built on ESG?
Through an effective sustainability and ESG approach, companies can:
From climate change and the journey to net zero to diversity, inclusion and other social factors, ESG is increasingly central to the decisions of corporate boards, investors, customers and other stakeholders.
How Mazars helps
Mazars has extensive experience helping clients navigate the complexities, risks and opportunities of sustainability and related regulations in a range of jurisdictions.
No matter where you are on the Sustainability & ESG journey, we can provide efficient services aligned with your unique ESG maturity level (starting, expanding or leading/front-runner), needs, and goals.
Mazars has a full suite of ESG services and solutions aimed at re-engineering trust in business, empowering people, and nurturing a collective responsibility.
Sustainability & ESG services
Strategy, implementation and transformation
We help develop and implement sustainability strategies and business models aligned with ESG best practices, backed by holistic organizational transformations that drive long-term value and resilience.
We provide quality non-financial reporting (voluntary or pursuant to regulatory requirements) for companies that increasingly need to respond to a range of stakeholders. For greater credibility, we also offer sustainability assurance.
ESG management is directly linked to superior financial performance; purpose and profit are not mutually exclusive.
Sustainability factors can have a significant impact on a company’s bottom line and reputation.
An effective strategy must evaluate how ESG factors affect an organization’s financial performance and how the organization itself impacts sustainable development (Double Materiality).
Many ESG indicators need to be carefully considered and addressed, including measurement and tracking (Materiality Assessment).
An increasing number of organizations are adopting sustainability strategies as part of their operations and overall strategic management, addressing various ESG factors.
Innovation in Sport for Sustainability (IS4S)
Sport is more than a game and an economic sector. It’s an innovative platform to advance sustainable development.
We help design and implement innovative and integrated sustainability and sport initiatives, aiming to have a robust, positive impact on society and the environment as well as producing economic benefits at the micro and macro levels.
The Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) published an amended, third set of climate scenarios on 6 September 2022. The key updates include incorporation of countries’ commitments to reach net-zero emissions, increased sectoral granularity and improved representation of physical risk, including acute risks.
Every business is different, whether that’s in size, ambition, or even geography. But all of them have a connected topic that needs to be addressed: sustainability.
How different countries mitigate climate risks in their financial sectors
Financial services organizations around the world are rethinking how they work in order to better embed sustainability into their business models. At the same time, climate stress tests are entering the mainstream in many jurisdictions. But even though regulation is fast developing, there is still a lack of consistency in the...
With societal expectations increasingly permeating corporate governance, companies need to evolve their business models to embrace lasting value creation that benefits not only the shareholders, but also internal and external stakeholders as well as wider society.
Documents
SEC Proposed Rule on Climate-Related Disclosures
New EU sustainability regulations
ESG and US asset management: THE FUTURE IS NOW
Responsible banking practices Benchmark study 2021
A practical guide for boards and leadership teams on sustainability November 2021
Mazars for good Sustainability report 2022
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Jerome Devillers
Partner, Energy & Infra and ESG Practices Leader
New York