It’s safe to say that the era of ESG has finally arrived – 2021 was a record year for ESG, with an estimated $120 billion pouring into sustainable investments, having increased more than tenfold in the last few years.
Looking back to when I first started my career, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) – the frontrunner for the ‘S’ and ‘G’ of ESG – has migrated from a nice-to-have to a must-have, to what ultimately is now industry standards, legislation and a global framework.
Today, as we deal with the consequences of the first real energy crisis in nearly 50 years and focus more than ever on the climate crisis, sustainability means everything to everyone. We are very much in the must-have stage, where every company and investor needs to demonstrate their ESG commitment and credentials to a healthier, lower carbon future within the context of a better run – and fairer – organization.
However, as with CSR, the real challenge as we migrate from ‘talking’ about ESG to ‘doing’ ESG will be that it requires data to demonstrate compliance and progress.
That is why I feel so strongly about what we do at Metrikus. Our ESG solution is driven by data and leaves no room for greenwashing or grand gestures – we prove how a space is performing and provide insights to increase efficiency.
We’ve put this whitepaper together to reflect on how ESG has grown to date, explore the current state of play, and consider what is next for this ever-changing topic.
If you have any questions about this whitepaper or about ESG in general, please feel free to get in touch with me or the Metrikus team: our contact details are at the end.
Thank you,
Gary Cottle