ESG Reporting & Sustainability Reporting

1. ESG Framework Alignment We align your ESG reporting with globally recognized ESG frameworks, ensuring regulatory compliance and consistency. Our expertise includes:

• GRI Reporting (Global Reporting Initiative)
• SASB Reporting (Sustainability Accounting Standards Board)
• Integrated Reporting (IR)
• BRSR (Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting)
• CSRD (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive)

While ESG reporting and Sustainability Reporting are closely related, they have different focuses and use different frameworks.

ESG reporting is about risk management and financial impact, helping investors assess long-term business viability. Sustainability reporting highlights a company’s overall impact on people and the planet, showcasing corporate responsibility beyond financial outcomes. It is often aligned with Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and impact-driven initiatives.

Both approaches are crucial for transparency and long-term value creation, often finding similarities in methodologies and reporting standards

2. Materiality & Double Materiality Assessments Conducting Materiality Assessments is a key step in developing a strong ESG Strategy. We conduct Materiality and Double Materiality Assessments to identify the most significant ESG factors impacting your business and stakeholders. We evaluate your diverse stakeholder ecosystem thoroughly to accurately identify & extract key material issues & priorities, we align prioritized industry-specific material issues for sustainable value creation.

Our analysis helps prioritize sustainability issues that affect financial performance, regulatory compliance, and long-term ESG strategy. We deliver industry-specific materiality assessments, combining peer benchmarking, stakeholder analysis using advanced data collection tools to identify key ESG priorities. Our approach aligns with top ESG frameworks (GRI, SASB, ESRS, MSCI, TCFD), ensuring compliance and strategic impact. With actionable ESG recommendations, we help businesses drive sustainability and enhance stakeholder trust.

3. Organizational Carbon Footprint Analysis We are experts in GHG inventory preparation to calculate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, including direct & indirect emissions, across Scope 1, 2, and 3, enabling businesses to:

• Measure and report carbon footprints
• Identify decarbonization and net zero opportunities
• Align with various frameworks (SBTi, CDP, TCFD, UNPRI, DEFRA) for carbon reduction targets

4. Gap Analysis & Maturity Assessments In ESG and sustainability, gap analysis is used to assess a company’s alignment with frameworks like GRI, SASB, TCFD, and SBTi, identify compliance shortfalls, and guide strategy development for improved sustainability performance by providing a clear roadmap for cross-departmental ESG improvements.

• Evaluate their current ESG positioning
• Identify compliance shortfalls
• Define the desired ESG state & outline corrective actions
• Classify quick wins for immediate impact
• Develop a Gap Analysis Report and matrix

5. ESG Peer Benchmarking We assess your ESG performance against industry peers (locally & globally), providing competitive insights into:

• Identify Competitors and Peers in the region and internationally to use for ESG peer benchmarking
• Check the certifications (ISO), ESG policies and ratings of the peers across MSCI, CDP, SBTi, Ecovadis, Sustainalytics, S&P and other agencies
• Develop the Benchmarking Report to interpret the results of the assessments and comparisons

6. ESG Strategy & Roadmap Development We define the company’s short-term and long-term ESG strategy, aligning it with corporate goals while assessing impacts on operations, costs, and growth. We refine focus areas and set clear sustainability objectives. In collaboration with management, we develop a comprehensive strategy roadmap to drive ESG performance and long-term value.

7. Policy & Impact Assessmentsg We develop and update core ESG policies across Environmental, Social, and Governance pillars, ensuring alignment with the company’s sustainability strategy. Existing policies are refined and enhanced to integrate ESG and sustainability requirements, strengthening corporate responsibility. Our policy framework is applied across key departments, including Procurement, HR, Finance, Legal, Compliance, Facilities, Marketing, IT, and Corporate functions, ensuring a holistic and standardized ESG approach across the organization

We ensure your corporate ESG policies align with:

• ESG governance best practices
• Social impact metrics
• Sustainability risk management

8. KPIs, Target Setting & Action Plans We define Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and sustainability targets, ensuring businesses can:

• Track progress in ESG performance
• Meet sustainability reporting standards
• Enhance transparency and accountability

We develop targeted action plans to address each ESG target and KPI, emphasizing quick wins for immediate impact. Through a detailed analysis, we evaluate effective actions and implementations to achieve sustainability goals. Priority actions are identified and structured to maximize benefits and minimize risks across short, medium, and long-term horizons.

9. ESG Reporting & Sustainability Reporting We specialize in preparing corporate ESG reports and Annual Sustainability reports, ensuring alignment with:

• GRI, SASB, and Integrated Reporting frameworks
• Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting (BRSR)
• Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)
• Climate and ESG disclosures for investors

It is a powerful external document that formalizes a company’s ESG vision and actions for the market and stakeholders to see. As ESG maturity grows, clients seek assurance for annual reports or specific sections like carbon footprint. Typically, Limited Assurance is conducted by their auditor or an external party. This step enhances credibility, paving the way for ESG ratings and accreditations.

10. ESG Capacity Building & TrainingThis focuses on change management and capacity building, equipping teams to manage ESG requirements effectively. It familiarizes clients with the Clenergize Sustainability Platform, its use cases and insights, while establishing SOPs for ESG workflows, approvals, and decision-making.

We provide capacity-building initiatives to:

• Train internal teams on ESG best practices
• Enhance understanding of sustainability frameworks
• Establish SoPs for ESG workflows and reporting

BRSR – Business Responsibility & Sustainability Reporting We assist organizations in meeting BRSR requirements, ensuring compliance with regulatory guidelines for:

• Corporate governance structures
• Social responsibility disclosures
• Environmental performance reporting

CSRD – Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive For companies operating in the European Union, we provide full support for CSRD compliance, including:

• Stakeholder engagement and ESG materiality analysis
• Data collection for sustainability disclosures
• Alignment with EU sustainability reporting standards

In addition, we assist organizations in aligning with IFRS S1 & S2, ensuring transparent sustainability and climate-related disclosures. Our expertise covers GRI reporting for comprehensive ESG impact assessment, Integrated Reporting for a holistic view of financial and non-financial performance, and SASB reporting for industry-specific ESG disclosures, enabling businesses to meet global standards and investor expectations.

Expertise in ESG frameworks (GRI, SASB, BRSR, CSRD, SBTi)
Comprehensive sustainability reporting services aligned with global standards
Data-driven ESG strategy development and target-setting
Corporate ESG benchmarking for competitive advantage
End-to-end support for sustainability reporting complianceWith Clenergize, your organization gains a strategic ESG partner that helps you navigate complex sustainability regulations, enhance transparency, and achieve long-term ESG leadership.