Environmental, Social and Governance Comprehensive Solutions

1. ESG - Environmental, Social and Governance Building a sustainable suture through comprehensive ESG solutions Benefits With growing demand for ethical and sustainable practices, transparent ESG performance is crucial. Demonstrating your ESG credentials through established international standards and regulations can lead to significant benefits. Engage customers by prioritizing environmental and social issues. Optimize investment performance, capital costs, and organizational valuation. Improve ESG data quality for better evaluation and impact quantification. Empower your organization to communicate current status and future initiatives effectively. Identify relevant impacts and opportunities to reduce risk exposure. Alleviate regulatory and legal pressures. Increase efficiencies by conserving resources, reducing costs, and enhancing productivity. Generate positive outcomes throughout the value chain. Build trust with governing bodies for smoother market entry. Climate change, net zero goals, and the SDGs are vital to our operations. Stakeholders expect organizations to build climate resilience and minimize negative impacts. An enhanced ESG strategy and aligned disclosure help meet these expectations, adapt to challenges, and seize opportunities. Why ESG? As demand for ethical and sustainable practices grows among investors, clients, and society, the need for improved and transparent ESG performance has also increased. Meeting international and local ESG requirements can bring numerous benefits, including enhanced customer engagement, optimized investment performance, better data management, reduced risk exposure, and increased efficiency. ESG performance is crucial for building trust and gaining smoother entry into new markets. WhatisESG? ESG uses standard criteria to evaluate and demonstrate an organization's sustainability performance. Stakeholders today expect organizations to not only deliver financial performance but also contribute positively to society: How SGS helps? Environmental criteria: How an organization acts as a steward of nature. Social criteria: How an organization manages relationships with employees, suppliers, customers, and the communities it operates in. Governance criteria: How an organization handles leadership, executive pay, audits, internal controls, and shareholder rights. SGS is a leader in providing ESG services for over 30 years and an active participant in demonstrating best practices. Our ESG experts contribute to developing international standards, frameworks, and regulations such as the United Nations SDGs, the United Nations Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB) Assurance, and the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). For further enquiries cbe.marketing@sgs.com +91-8655 907 419/ +91-7045 780 756 +91 (0) 8069 388 888 SGS.COM