ESG

STRATEGIC SUPPORT

Bring Your ESG Strategy to Life

Does your company lack the time or resources to develop expertise in sustainable development? Are you looking to outsource or support your ESG department? Does your company need a better governance structure? Are you looking to provide ESG trainings to your employees?

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You’ve established an ESG roadmap; what’s next?

The ESG Strategic Support service assists responsible businesses in implementing sustainable actions. Our support includes the planning and implementation of identified actions to enhance the company’s unique sustainability objectives.

Most companies already have several environmental, social, or economic initiatives that align with ESG criteria but lack structure. Our approach to ESG enables companies to outline a clear framework and communicate their sustainable practices.

The guidance provided by Global Partner Solutions prioritizes the human aspect, ensuring that knowledge and know-how are integrated into the company’s culture. We focus on adapting the vocabulary specific to sustainable development, sharing relevant information, and guiding decision-making tailored to the business context, all at the company’s pace.

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The Importance of Having the right ESG Strategic Support

KEY BENEFITS & FEATURES

Ease of Implementation
Streamlines the execution of identified ESG efforts and actions, simplifying the implementation process.
Synergy
Establishes synergy between ESG initiatives and your organizational strategies, fostering alignment for greater overall impact.
Transparency
Guides you in acting transparently, promoting openness and clarity in your organization’s sustainable practices.
Continuity
Guarantees the ongoing integration of ESG measurement, ensuring a consistent approach to monitoring and assessing environmental, social, and governance factors.

WHY GPSI

Sustainability Expertise

Tailor-made solutions

Real time visibility on your deliverables

Abides by the latest ESG norms & standards

EcoVadis Approved Training Partner

WHY GPSI

Sustainability Expertise

Tailor-made solutions

Real time visibility on your deliverables

Abides by the latest ESG norms & standards

EcoVadis Approved Training Partner

Services

We assist companies in the implementation of key performance indicators (KPIs), establishing robust governance structures, and seamlessly integrating eco-responsible projects. Additionally, we play a vital role in facilitating internal communication among employees. Our multifaceted approach aims to enhance overall organizational effectiveness, ensuring that companies not only meet industry standards but also thrive in their commitment to sustainability and responsible business practices.

IMPLEMENTATION OF ECO-RESPONSIBLE MEASURES

Enabling the adoption of environmentally responsible measures is a pivotal aspect of your commitment to sustainability. We actively engage in the meticulous planning and execution of these initiatives based on a strategic prioritization framework. Leveraging our proficiency in project management, we ensure a comprehensive and timely implementation of each identified action. Our involvement extends beyond the implementation phase; we conduct rigorous follow-up assessments to track progress and address any emerging challenges. This end-to-end approach underscores our dedication to seamlessly integrating eco-responsible measures into the fabric of the organization’s sustainability strategy.

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GOVERNANCE & COMMUNICATION

Accountability, effective governance structures, and key performance indicators (KPIs) are integral aspects of ESG. Drawing upon our knowledge of governance and organizational strategy, we provide expert guidance in selecting the most suitable governance model tailored to your organization. Our commitment is to empower your organization with a robust governance and communication foundation that aligns with ESG principles.

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OUTSOURCING ESG SERVICES

The integration of a sustainable development resource into your business is a possibility. We can allocate a dedicated resource, be it on a full-time or part-time basis, to seamlessly integrate into your organization. This resource will oversee the meticulous follow-up of ongoing initiatives and play a role in establishing and implementing new sustainable development goals tailored to your organizational objectives.

Based on your unique requirements, we will define the allocated hours and the support framework. This tailored approach ensures that the sustainable development resource is not just a mere addition but a strategic asset, contributing effectively to your business’s commitment to sustainable practices.

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TRAINING AND WORKSHOPS

We address your specific requirements through comprehensive Sustainable Development training, keeping you up to date on the latest knowledge in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices and conducting interactive workshops on various sustainability topics. Whether you seek training sessions, updates on ESG principles, or engaging workshops, we tailor our support to meet your needs.

Training is a powerful way to raise awareness about the environment and how organizations can make an impact. We want to help you build a collective commitment to responsible and environmentally conscious actions in your organizational culture.

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“I want to take a moment to thank you. First, we really appreciated the approach of Global Partner Solutions. Your expertise in ESG has provided valuable information that has allowed us to reflect on and achieve specific objectives with our team!

You always think of new and different ways of approaching a challenge; your unique perspective is a tremendous asset to us. We know how important it is for our organizations to switch to ESG mode, but we didn’t know how to get there. Your approach has been valuable in charting the course to achieve our goals.

I will not hesitate to recommend your firm to those who want to excel in the new world of sustainable development.”

-Patrick Paradis, CEO at Giolong International

SERVICE FEATURES

Effective tools
Tailor made solutions
Tailor made solutions
Close support
Advisory services
Advisory services
ESG priority Integrator
Value chain creation
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Case Studies

Employee mobilization and commitment to sustainable development at Giolong International

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Bouchard Girard: A path to social responsibility through the successful integration of sustainable practices

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FAQs

What are the 3 pillars of ESG?

The 3 core pillars of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) are environmental sustainability, social responsibility, and ethical corporate governance. These pillars encourage organizations to go beyond financial factors and consider their impacts on the planet and people.

Environmental Sustainability

The “E” in ESG focuses on energy efficiency, waste and pollution reduction, natural resource conservation, and climate change mitigation. Companies assess their environmental footprints and set goals to minimize impacts. This includes tracking carbon emissions, water usage, and sustainable sourcing.

Social Responsibility

The “S” pillar encompasses business ethics, labor practices, talent management, data privacy, and community engagement. Leading companies implement fair pay, safe working conditions, diversity programs, and philanthropic initiatives to support their workers and society.

Ethical Governance

ESG governance deals with organizational leadership, auditing, risk management, transparency, and shareholder rights. Companies that take governance seriously have independent board oversight, ethical executives, robust cybersecurity, and zero-tolerance policies for misconduct. They’re clear and honest in disclosures too.

Who is responsible for ESG strategy?

The C-suite and board of directors have ultimate accountability for a company’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy. Specifically, the CEO and executive team drive ESG prioritization, while the board oversees ESG risk management.

The C-Suite Sets ESG Strategy

The CEO and C-suite lead the company’s overall strategic direction, which increasingly includes ESG initiatives. As the top decision makers, executives decide which ESG issues to prioritize and integrate in areas like operations, investments, and reporting based on relevance to financial performance, stakeholder concerns, and corporate values. For example, the CEO might launch emissions reduction targets while the CFO manages green investments.

The Board Oversees ESG Risks

Corporate boards are responsible for assessing major risks that could impact long-term company value, including ESG issues like climate change, human rights controversies, and diversity failures.

Boards guide and validate ESG strategy to ensure appropriate risk management. Many boards now form dedicated ESG committees to provide oversight and expertise in managing the ethical, operational, and financial implications of ESG programs.

Collaboration Drives Comprehensive ESG Progress

While executives create ESG strategy and boards provide guidance and oversight, collaboration across all business units and management levels is essential for successfully integrating ESG priorities into operations, culture, and financial planning. A joint effort aligns strategies and ensures comprehensive, enterprise-wide evolution.

What are the key elements of ESG strategy?

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategies have become increasingly important for businesses to implement. Integrating ESG policies and programs benefits companies by managing risks, meeting stakeholder expectations, attracting investments, enhancing reputations, and driving growth.

Defining An ESG Strategy

An ESG strategy is a comprehensive plan that outlines a company’s priorities and goals related to managing its environmental impact, social responsibilities to people and communities, and governance of ethical business policies and practices.

Key Elements Of An Impactful ESG Strategy

These vital components provide a framework for creating an actionable and meaningful ESG strategy:

Assessing Your ESG Risks and Opportunities

Conduct due diligence to identify areas most relevant to your business from an ESG perspective. Prioritize the risks that could financially or operationally affect your company. Also recognize ESG issues presenting opportunities for innovation and value creation.

Examples of risks include high emissions, unfair labor practices, lack of diversity in leadership. Opportunities could involve sustainable products, renewable energy, or community programs.

Setting Your ESG Vision, Targets and Timelines

Outline long-term ESG objectives you want your company to achieve. Define specific, measurable targets to track progress with timelines for completion.

Your vision could be “to lead our industry in sustainable manufacturing practices.” Targets might cover greenhouse gas emission reductions, renewable energy sourcing, recycled material usage and workforce diversity goals over 5-10 years.

ESG Area	Target	Timeline
Greenhouse Gas Emissions	30% reduction	By 2030
Renewable Energy Sourcing	60% of operations	By 2028
Recycled Material Use	10% of production input	By 2026
Workforce Diversity	Gender parity in leadership	By 2025

Developing Your ESG Policies, Programs and Governance

Create policies that codify your commitments and guidelines around priority ESG topics: outlining standards, accountabilities, and behaviors your organization will follow.

Define programs and initiatives to activate your policies and hit your targets, detailing resource allocation, implementation roadmaps, measurement systems and responsible parties across your business functions.

Build in governance structures that embed roles, responsibilities, and oversight mechanisms into operations — assigning ESG compliance duties and installing review procedures.

Tracking, Disclosing and Communicating ESG Progress

Monitor, quantify and analyze your ESG initiatives’ efficacy with clear KPIs. Disclose performance transparently through reporting following established ESG frameworks.

Communicate updates actively to demonstrate accountability to all stakeholders, including customers, investors, regulators, local communities, and employees.

How does ESG Strategic Support benefit a company?

ESG strategic support provides companies with numerous benefits that positively impact their business operations, financial performance, and societal role. Some of the key ways ESG strategy benefits companies include:

Risk Mitigation

Prioritizing ESG helps companies proactively address emerging risks in areas like climate change, resource constraints, technological disruptions, demographic shifts, and social tensions. It strengthens operational resilience, supply chain reliability, business continuity planning and disaster preparedness.

Reputation Management

Leading with purpose and practicing corporate social responsibility improves public perception, media coverage and stakeholder sentiments towards companies. Consumers and talent increasingly support brands that align with their values while lose trust in those contributing to social or environmental problems.

Investor Interest

Institutional investors now evaluate ESG metrics to determine which companies demonstrate long-term viability and responsibility. Strong ESG performance signals to shareholders, banks and asset managers that a company manages risks effectively and pursues sustainable growth opportunities.

Financial Returns

ESG helps cost savings through energy efficiency, resource optimization and waste reduction. Companies with leading ESG practices also benefit from revenue growth, profitability and shareholder returns that outpace ESG laggards in their industries. McKinsey research found top ESG performers deliver over 50% higher returns on equity.

Innovation Impetus

Pursuing sustainability goals spurs innovation within companies to develop systems, products, services, and business models that address social and ecological challenges profitably. This fuels R&D efforts into emerging technologies and local community engagement uncovers new market possibilities.

Regulatory Readiness

Proactively self-regulating ESG impact prepares companies for increasing government policies, mandatory disclosure requirements, emissions limits, ethical sourcing laws and other impending regulations. It demonstrates commitment to responsible transparency and accountability.

What are the key components of an effective ESG strategy?

An effective ESG (environmental, social, and governance) strategy should begin with commitment from leadership to integrate sustainability into the company’s core values and strategic priorities.

Companies should conduct thorough assessments to identify their most significant ESG risks, impacts, and opportunities across the value chain. An ESG strategy then establishes long-term visions, goals, metrics, and targets across priority ESG focus areas to actively manage, such as climate change, diversity and inclusion, human rights, and ethical business practices. Strategies should align with key ESG standards, frameworks, and reporting guidelines to facilitate robust disclosure and transparency.

Ongoing stakeholder engagement ensures the strategy addresses material issues in line with societal expectations and sustainable development priorities. Successful implementation requires formal governance mechanisms, dedicated resources and staffing, executive incentives, and embedding ESG considerations into risk management, operations, innovation, and decision-making processes company wide.

Regular reviews using verified ESG data enable adjustment of the strategy and approach over time for continual improvement on the most pertinent ESG matters. Leadership commitment to sustainability and regular communication on ESG progress establishes accountability.

How do you measure ESG performance?

Measuring ESG performance requires identifying key performance indicators (KPIs) across relevant environmental, social, and governance categories. Common examples include:

Environmental

Greenhouse gas emissions
Energy, water, and resource consumption
Waste generation
Biodiversity impacts

Social

Workforce diversity and inclusion
Pay equity
Employee engagement, development, health, safety
Product responsibility
Community relations and philanthropy

Governance

Board diversity and independence
Executive compensation alignment with ESG
Ethical business practices
Data privacy and security
Risk management

Data Collection and Benchmarking

A solid ESG measurement framework then establishes baselines and collects consistent, comparable data over time for these KPIs using best practice measurement methodologies. Both quantitative and qualitative data provide insights. External assurance adds credibility.

Benchmarking against science-based targets, industry peers, and regional or global averages contextualizes progress and highlights leaders and laggards. Robust analytics identify correlations, emerging trends and tackle issues like double materiality. Ongoing stakeholder dialogue ensures the right issues are tracked.

Driving Continuous Improvement

By setting targets, monitoring performance gaps, and tying ESG results to executive incentives, organizations can continually strengthen management of their most significant impacts, dependencies and opportunities. This builds resiliency while meeting societal, environmental and ethical expectations.

What challenges do companies face in implementing ESG initiatives?

The main challenges companies face in implementing ESG initiatives are costs, lack of expertise, disconnect with business objectives, and managing external perceptions.

Costs

Implementing ESG strategies like reducing carbon emissions or ensuring ethical sourcing typically requires significant upfront investments in things like clean energy infrastructure, responsible supply chain auditing, or improved worker wages. The returns are long-term, but budgets are often short-term.

Lack of Expertise

Many existing staff lack familiarity with material ESG issues relevant to the company and appropriate programs to address them. Companies must train teams or acquire new talent in sustainability roles requiring unique skills.

Disconnect from Business Objectives

ESG groups within organizations often operate in silos, failing to integrate sustainability into core operations. This can result in conflicts between existing business models and ESG initiatives. Leadership must align objectives.

Managing External Perceptions

There are growing demands from investors, regulators, customers and the public for visible ESG progress and verified impact. But standardizing measurement and reporting remains challenging.

Companies also face scrutiny when ambitious commitments publicly fail to generate expected results. Managing reputational risks requires strategic communications and building trust through authentic transparency.

How can a company integrate ESG principles into its business model?

Integrating ESG principles into business models requires a strategic approach that aligns sustainability initiatives with commercial success. This involves reframing value propositions, optimizing operations, innovating products and services, engaging stakeholders, and transforming culture and leadership.

Reframe Value Proposition and Brand Purpose

Companies should reevaluate their core value proposition through an ESG lens to identify unmet environmental or social needs they can viably address. This expands growth opportunities while benefiting society and the planet. Brand purpose, mission statements and marketing narratives should articulate the embedded ESG commitments.

Optimize Operations

Significant environmental and social impacts often exist within internal operations and supply chains. Companies can conduct life cycle assessments to pinpoint and address these through cleaner technologies, closed-loop production, lean processes, and responsible sourcing standards. Investing in employees through training, equitable compensation and ethical working conditions also demonstrates ESG principles.

Innovate Sustainable Products and Services

Incorporating environmental design principles and social considerations during R&D and new product launches allows companies to continually improve ESG performance. Offering solutions that tackle pressing issues like affordable clean energy access, nutritious foods, waste reduction, or inclusive finance better serves evolving societal needs.

Engage Stakeholders

Proactively engaging and collaborating with stakeholders such as communities, NGOs, policymakers, investors and customers on ESG helps embed sustainability more authentically while enhancing transparency and accountability. Their input helps strengthen strategies and build trusting partnerships.

Lead with Purpose

Executives should exemplify deep commitment to sustainability leadership. This entails establishing ESG-linked governance mechanisms, training managers, realigning incentives and KPIs, allocating dedicated resources, embedding ESG factors into decision making processes and risk management, procuring sustainably, pursuing certifications, disclosing ESG progress, and championing these principles externally.

What are the trends in ESG reporting and disclosure?

ESG reporting and disclosure has grown enormously over the past decade, driven by rising stakeholder expectations and new regulations. Key trends include standardized frameworks, integrated reporting, third-party assurance, and taskforce collaborations.

Standardized Frameworks

The leading ESG reporting frameworks are the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Standards, and the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) have accelerated voluntary corporate adoption of consistent key performance indicators and structured reporting methodologies.

Continual framework enhancements also reflect evolving stakeholder priorities and emerging risks like nature loss. Most large companies today issue annual sustainability reports organized under such globally accepted frameworks.

Integrated and Mainstream Reporting

Increasingly, companies are integrating material, audited ESG metrics and narrative discussions into annual reports and mandatory filings alongside traditional financial data to demonstrate a holistic approach toward value creation. This mainstreaming of non-financial factors signals leadership commitment toward long-term risk management and strategic governance on sustainability issues.

Third-Party Assurance

Stakeholders are demanding greater credibility of reported corporate ESG data through independent external assurance and audit. Verified performance data and observed internal processes yield trusted disclosures that enable benchmarking and progress tracking. Audit firms and agencies are rapidly developing specialist ESG assurance expertise.

Taskforce Collaboration

High profile taskforces like the World Economic Forum’s International Business Council, the Financial Stability Board’s Task Force on Nature-related Financial Disclosures and the IFRS Foundation’s International Sustainability Standards Board convene business, government, and civil society leaders to continue enhancing consistency, comparability and reliability of ESG disclosures globally across sectors.

What role does stakeholder engagement play in ESG strategy?

Robust stakeholder engagement enables companies to create enduring environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategies aligned with societal needs.

By continually consulting impacted groups including communities, supply chain partners, employees, NGOs, investors, policymakers and customers, companies gain crucial insights on material ESG topics relevant to strategy.

Collaboration allows setting ambitious yet realistic goals, tracking meaningful metrics reflective of progress, and communicating transparently on challenges and successes.

Authentic engagement, active partnership and earnest responsiveness to input creates necessary buy-in, trust and accountability for ambitious, transformative corporate sustainability leadership that serves both business resilience and positive ecological and human impact.

How can ESG Strategic Support drive competitive advantage in B2B relationships?

ESG strategic support builds trust and shared values between B2B partners while demonstrating innovation leadership, ultimately driving preference and loyalty. A robust ESG approach generates competitive advantage in business-to-business relationships in three key ways:

Enhanced Reputation and Trust

Partners increasingly depend on one another’s integrity and performance on material sustainability issues to mitigate shared risks across their network. Whether through third party ethical audits or applying sustainability criteria in vendor assessments, B2B preference consolidates around those exhibiting leadership.

Innovation and Thought Leadership

Proactively developing solutions to pressing environmental and social challenges allows companies to stand out. Collaborating with partners on field trials and pioneering proof of concepts translates into joint publications, conference keynotes and industry awards that establish status as an agenda-setting sustainability innovator.

Premium Positioning

As societal expectations and regulatory requirements for sustainability accelerate, companies that have embedded ESG capabilities and commitments can capitalize on first-mover advantage. They earn access to ethical consumers, motivated talent and patient green investors ahead of the curve, while competitors play catch up on regulation compliance.

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ESG

STRATEGIC SUPPORT

Does your company lack the time or resources to develop expertise in sustainable development? Are you looking to outsource or support your ESG department? Does your company need a better governance structure? Are you looking to provide ESG trainings to your employees?

Let us accompany you in your sustainable development process

The Importance of Having the right ESG Strategic Support

WHY GPSI

Sustainability Expertise

Tailor-made solutions

Real time visibility on your deliverables

Abides by the latest ESG norms & standards

EcoVadis Approved Training Partner

WHY GPSI

Sustainability Expertise

Tailor-made solutions

Real time visibility on your deliverables

Abides by the latest ESG norms & standards

EcoVadis Approved Training Partner

Services

IMPLEMENTATION OF ECO-RESPONSIBLE MEASURES

GOVERNANCE & COMMUNICATION

OUTSOURCING ESG SERVICES

TRAINING AND WORKSHOPS

SERVICE FEATURES

Effective tools

Tailor made solutions

Tailor made solutions

Close support

Advisory services

Advisory services

ESG priority Integrator

Value chain creation

Value chain creation

Case Studies

FAQs

Environmental Sustainability

Social Responsibility

Ethical Governance

The C-Suite Sets ESG Strategy

The Board Oversees ESG Risks

Collaboration Drives Comprehensive ESG Progress

Defining An ESG Strategy

Key Elements Of An Impactful ESG Strategy

Assessing Your ESG Risks and Opportunities

Setting Your ESG Vision, Targets and Timelines

Developing Your ESG Policies, Programs and Governance

Tracking, Disclosing and Communicating ESG Progress

Risk Mitigation

Reputation Management

Investor Interest

Financial Returns

Innovation Impetus

Regulatory Readiness

Environmental

Social

Governance

Data Collection and Benchmarking

Driving Continuous Improvement

Costs

Lack of Expertise

Disconnect from Business Objectives

Reframe Value Proposition and Brand Purpose

Optimize Operations

Innovate Sustainable Products and Services

Engage Stakeholders

Lead with Purpose

Standardized Frameworks

Integrated and Mainstream Reporting

Third-Party Assurance

Taskforce Collaboration

Enhanced Reputation and Trust

Innovation and Thought Leadership

Premium Positioning

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