Yes, take care of that low-hanging fruit. But then what?

So we’ve written a few blogs about starting small for those that don’t have the budget – or who aren’t quite sure how to get started with this ESG reporting stuff.

I’ve heard a lot of anecdotes about companies who had stories to tell, but didn’t realize that they indeed had those. They hadn’t captured all that “good” information. They hadn’t searched for it or didn’t realize it would count towards an ESG rating. See this “Bank Director” article for example. Nice tales to hear.

But where the “rubber meets the road” is what do you do next? So far, you’ve just reported out about activities that you already have been undertaking.

The big questions are: What is your ESG strategy? How is that strategy woven into your overall business strategy? How does implementation of all that look like? And how will you report out your success – and failures – as you go? This is where it all gets serious about ESG and not just what some might see is akin to window-dressing…