Objective of the ESG Report: As an ESG Analyst you are advising your boss – 1. Are each of the assigned companies: • Sustainability/ESG Leaders • Sustainability/ESG Middle of the Pack • Sustainability/ESG Laggards 2. What recommendations do you have for improvement of each company’s ESG Ratings.
Step 2 – Are the Goals for Material Issues Credible?
Determine the Targets (Key Performance Indicators) and progress against the targets for the Material ESG Factors and evaluate, using the Embedding Project Goals Tool, whether each company is a Leader, Laggard or Middle of the Pack.
Environmental Material Issues (Climate Change)
Social Material Issues (of your Choosing)
Company A
Company Goal: Score: X/7 1. Are you doing your part? 2. Can your goal actually be assessed? 3. Do you explain how your goal links to your business strategy? 4. Do you explain how you set this goal? 5. Do you explain your plan to get there setting realistic interim targets? 6. Do you have a track-record of transparently reporting against interim targets? 7. Does your Goal outline what you will do to help others do their part? Source:
Company Goal: Score: X/7 1. Are you doing your part? 2. Can your goal actually be assessed? 3. Do you explain how your goal links to your business strategy? 4. Do you explain how you set this goal? 5. Do you explain your plan to get there setting realistic interim targets? 6. Do you have a track-record of transparently reporting against interim targets? 7. Does your Goal outline what you will do to help others do their part? Source:
Company B
Company Goal: Score: X/7 1. Are you doing your part? 2. Can your goal actually be assessed? 3. Do you explain how your goal links to your business strategy? 4. Do you explain how you set this goal? 5. Do you explain your plan to get there setting realistic interim targets? 6. Do you have a track-record of transparently reporting against interim targets? 7. Does your Goal outline what you will do to help others do their part? Source:
Company Goal: Score: X/7 1. Are you doing your part? 2. Can your goal actually be assessed? 3. Do you explain how your goal links to your business strategy? 4. Do you explain how you set this goal? 5. Do you explain your plan to get there setting realistic interim targets? 6. Do you have a track-record of transparently reporting against interim targets? 7. Does your Goal outline what you will do to help others do their part? Source:
Company C
Company Goal: Score: X/7 1. Are you doing your part? 2. Can your goal actually be assessed? 3. Do you explain how your goal links to your business strategy? 4. Do you explain how you set this goal? 5. Do you explain your plan to get there setting realistic interim targets? 6. Do you have a track-record of transparently reporting against interim targets? 7. Does your Goal outline what you will do to help others do their part? Source:
Company Goal: Score: X/7 1. Are you doing your part? 2. Can your goal actually be assessed? 3. Do you explain how your goal links to your business strategy? 4. Do you explain how you set this goal? 5. Do you explain your plan to get there setting realistic interim targets? 6. Do you have a track-record of transparently reporting against interim targets? 7. Does your Goal outline what you will do to help others do their part? Source:
Observations the Company’s Goal Setting Credibility
