Services

Sustainability strategy and governance

Help your business stand up to stakeholder scrutiny, meet regulatory demand and increase your resilience for the long-term.

With a wide range of sustainability issues to consider, it’s essential to focus on those that matter most. We help you come up with a strategic plan that incorporates risks, opportunities and stakeholder expectations.

As a responsible business, you’ll also need a clear strategy and a board, executive team and employee base that understands their role to deliver it.

With the support of our sustainability consulting services, we’ll help you to benchmark performance, develop your own ESG strategy and set new transformational goals. We will help you shift mindsets, change behaviours and wire-in resilience over time.
 

Our sustainability strategy services explained:

  • Sustainability strategy
    We will help you focus on the sustainability issues that matter most to your organisation, With our support, you can achieve regulatory compliance, lower risk, realise investor buy-in, and drive sales among your sustainability-conscious customers.
  • Integrated risk management
    Our sustainability strategy consulting ensures all sustainability risk factors are considered as part of your enterprise risk management processes.
  • Stakeholder engagement
    Changes to your business process strategies and sustainability initiatives affect all your stakeholders. We make sure they are all aware of and understand the reasoning behind your transformational goals.
  • Sustainability governance and board compliance
    ESG concerns are a focus for the boardroom. We will help you put the right sustainability governance and structures in place to ensure your sustainability strategy is adopted throughout your entire organisation.
  • Sustainability metrics and targets
    Adopting robust metrics and targets, including around carbon emissions, waste, and transparent procurement, is vital to an effective sustainability strategy.
  • Sustainability education and training
    Our sustainability strategy consulting teams will give your leadership and employees the knowledge and confidence to pursue your sustainability goals.

Key contacts

Mike Barber

Mike Barber

Partner

Mike is a senior Risk Advisory partner. He advises client on governance, risk and controls topics with a particular focus on ESG and leads Risk Advisory’s regional practice. He has been a partner sinc... More

Katherine Lampen

Katherine Lampen

Partner

Katherine leads the UK’s sustainability and climate change team. She has over twenty years’ experience developing strategic responses to sustainability matters and addressing associated governance, ri... More

Emily Cromwell

Emily Cromwell

Partner, Climate Change and Sustainability

Emily is a partner within Deloitte’s Risk Advisory team. She leads Responsible Business for the Consumer industry in the UK and advises clients on a range of sustainability issues, to include decarbon... More