Sustainability expectations are evolving rapidly. Whether driven by customers, legislation, investors or your own business ambitions, organisations are increasingly expected to demonstrate a structured approach to environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues.
Many businesses already have sustainability activities in place, but these have often developed in response to individual customer requests or emerging requirements. Our Sustainability Strategy & ESG Roadmap Service helps businesses take a step back, understand where they are today, identify what matters most, and develop a practical roadmap for the future.
Using UKFT's Sustainability Strategy Methodology, we help businesses move from reactive ESG management to a structured, commercially focused sustainability strategy that reflects their organisation, customers and long-term objectives.
Our structured eight-stage methodology provides a clear framework for developing a practical sustainability strategy that reflects your organisation, priorities and level of maturity.
Whats included:
Every project is tailored to your business, but typically includes:
For UKFT members
Stage 1: Business & Document Review
Services: Review your existing policies, reports, certifications, governance, public disclosures and current sustainability activities.
Outcome: Understand your current position.
Stage 2: External Drivers
Services: Identify the sustainability drivers shaping your business, including customer requirements, legislation, investor expectations and industry best practice.
Outcome: Clear understanding of the external sustainability drivers shaping your business.
Stage 3: Understanding Your Strategic Direction
Services: Complete our Strategic Direction Assessment to understand your business ambitions, sustainability priorities, ESG maturity and long-term objectives, ensuring your strategy is aligned with your commercial goals.
Outcome: Clear understanding of your business ambitions and long-term sustainability direction.
Stage 5: ESG Strategy Snapshot
Services: We undertake a structured gap analysis and ESG Maturity Assessment to identify your strengths, priority gaps and strategic priorities. You'll receive an ESG Strategy Snapshot, providing a clear benchmark of your current maturity and the priority actions to inform your sustainability strategy.
Outcome: An ESG Strategy Snapshot highlighting your current maturity, strengths, gaps and priority improvement areas.
Additional services offered as part of a consultancy package:
Stage 4: Discovery & Strategic Alignment
Services: Through a facilitated workshop, we validate the findings from the previous stages, review your sustainability governance, systems, capabilities and priorities, and identify any gaps before developing your sustainability strategy and roadmap.
Outcome: Shared understanding of your business priorities, capabilities and strategic challenges.
Stage 6: Sustainability Strategy Development
Services: We'll develop a tailored Sustainability Strategy and ESG Roadmap, providing strategic priorities, practical actions, governance recommendations, clear responsibilities, key milestones and implementation guidance to help you achieve your long-term sustainability objectives.
Outcome: A tailored Sustainability Strategy and ESG Roadmap with clear priorities, responsibilities, milestones and implementation actions.
Stage 7: Review & Refinement
Services: We'll review your draft Sustainability Strategy and ESG Roadmap together, refining recommendations, priorities and implementation actions to ensure the final roadmap is practical, proportionate and aligned with your business objectives.
Outcome: A refined strategy aligned with your business priorities, resources and long-term ambitions.
Stage 8: Supporting Implementation
Services: Following delivery of your Sustainability Strategy and ESG Roadmap, UKFT can provide ongoing consultancy, training and practical support to help implement your roadmap, build internal capability and embed sustainability across your business.
Outcome: Embedded sustainability through ongoing implementation support and continuous improvement.
The points above outlines the services available through UKFT membership and those offered as part of our tailored consultancy support. UKFT members receive a 15% discount on consultancy services.
To find out more about the Sustainability Strategy & ESG Roadmap Service, please contact: sustainability@ukft.org
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