Environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy and integration

Purposefully integrating ESG initiatives into your business strategy and operations can provide a positive impact on long-term performance and value creation, thereby helping your business meet increasing multi-stakeholder expectations.

Defining sustainability objectives helps determine resource requirements, build business resilience and ready the organization for integrated ESG reporting and sustainability reporting requirements.

The following resources provide insights for identifying material ESG factors, which will facilitate decision-making and will make way for integrating ESG in your organization’s strategy, risk management, financial planning, governance and more.

2022

• A4S essential guide to incentivizing action along the value chain

• CDPQ: Incentivizing action along the value chain case study

• City of Vancouver: Incentivizing action along the value chain case study

• The “S” in ESG: an increasing focus for organizations (and CPAs)

• Why ESG can provide immense opportunities for businesses

• Integrating ESGs to create long-term value: Guideline and case study

• Overseeing environmental, social and governance matters: A not-for-profit boards of directors framework

• Foresight S03E05: Now is the time for CPAs to become ESG-literate

• Sustainability: A call to action

• Foresight S03E01: Is sustainability a burden or an opportunity for CPAs?

• Navigating the sustainable debt market – Global Research Study

• Accounting for Sustainability: The Essential Guides

2021

• ESG momentum presents an opportunity for CPAs, experts say

• Overseeing environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters: A framework for boards

• How CPAs can lead ESG initiatives

• A4S essential guide to engaging the board and executive management

• Foresight S01E01: Can sustainability be a driving force for the Canadian economy?

• Supply chain security in uncertain times: Questions a board should ask

• The rise of the social pillar: The ‘S’ in ESG

2020

• A new mindset to RAISE the bar

2019

• The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB): Social and human capital accounting

• The Co-operators Group: Social and human capital accounting implementation

• Members of the Canadian Chapter of the A4S CFO Leadership Network

• Manulife: Social and human capital accounting

• On the radar: Directors’ series

• Brookfield: Social and human capital accounting implementation

2018

• A4S: Social and human capital accounting

• The business impact of environmental and social issues: Is it on your radar?

2017

• Accountancy profession contributes to sustainability development

• Sustainability and the future of the profession

• Accounting for Sustainability (A4S) CFO Leadership Network: Canadian Chapter

2016

• The 2030 agenda for sustainable development

2014

• Ten key elements to sustainable business practices in SMEs