ESG in the public sector

Even though the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) generally does not apply to public organizations, many are still engaged in sustainability reporting. Deloitte conducts annual research on the current state of affairs. This includes a discussion about ambitions and challenges with Harriette Laurijsen, Strategic Sustainability Advisor at Radboudumc, Roelien Ritsema van Eck, Board Member at housing corporation de Alliantie, and Melle Schol and Joey Hodde, Change Manager and Senior Sustainability Strategist at the City of Amsterdam, respectively.

For public organisations, the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) is not mandatory. Despite this, Oscar Ferrero Scholte and Leon Stokman, both Senior Managers at Deloitte Audit & Assurance, assert that dual materiality analysis is an effective tool for organizations to understand their sustainability impacts, opportunities, and risks.

At some point, every public institution will have to deal with requirements regarding sustainability and transparency. That’s why Deloitte created an ESG Quickscan and analyzed how 60 major public sector organizations report their sustainability efforts. Juwi Liu, Senior Manager Audit Advisory and Patrick Jussen, Partner Audit Advisory, both working as consultants in the public sector, provide insights.

Alongside the Integral Care Agreement (IZA) and Green Deal 3.0 for healthcare, efforts have also been made at the European level to mandate organizations to get started with sustainability.

The power of an integrated strategy that balances finances, people and the environment. Sustainability is the new norm. Many organisations have already incorporated sustainability into their strategy. But how do you ensure that youdevelop an integrated strategy and establish accurate accountability?