It is a service area that provides strategic guidance and support to businesses on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. ESG consultants help companies achieve their sustainability goals, ensure legal compliance and create long-term value.

Benefits of ESG Consulting Services

  • Mitigating Risks: Identifying and managing ESG-related risks reduces the company’s future operational and financial risks.
  • Competitive Advantage: Companies with high ESG performance gain a competitive advantage in the market and attract investors.
  • Long-Term Sustainability: ESG consulting helps the company implement long-term sustainable growth strategies and minimize its environmental and social impacts in the process.
  • Regulatory Compliance: ESG consulting makes it easier for companies to comply with current and future legal regulations.

ESG consulting plays an important role in the modern business world and provides critical support for companies to achieve their sustainability goals. Gaining competence in this field offers a great opportunity for professionals who want to make a positive impact in the business world, both socially and environmentally.

Scope of ESG Consulting;

  1. Environmental Consulting:
    • Environmental Impact Assessment: Analyzes the environmental impacts of companies’ activities and develops strategies to reduce or eliminate these impacts.
    • Carbon Footprint and Climate Change Strategies: Calculates the carbon footprint of companies, makes reduction plans and supports them to achieve net zero targets.
    • Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy: Provides guidance on reducing energy consumption, integrating renewable energy sources and improving energy efficiency.
    • Waste Management and Circular Economy: Provides strategies that minimize waste generation, promote recycling and develop circular economy models.
  1. Social Counseling:
    • Employee Welfare and Occupational Health: Helps companies develop programs to improve employee health and safety in the workplace.
    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI): Supports the development and implementation of diversity, equality and inclusion policies.
    • Social Contribution and Social Responsibility: Helps companies develop social responsibility projects and initiatives to increase their contribution to society.
    • Supply Chain Responsibility: Oversees the implementation of social responsibility standards and compliance with human rights in the supply chain.
  1. Governance Consulting:
    • Corporate Governance Structure: It helps companies strengthen their board structures, decision-making processes and transparency policies.
    • Ethics and Compliance Programs: Provides guidance for developing internal codes of ethics, implementing legal compliance programs and managing risks in this area.
    • Risk Management: Provides consultancy on identifying and assessing ESG risks and creating strategic plans against these risks.
    • Stakeholder Communication: Develops strategies to enable companies to communicate effectively with stakeholders and provides guidance to ensure the continuity of this communication.

Our Activities within the Scope of ESG Consultancy;

1. Preliminary Assessment and Situation Analysis

  • Information Gathering: In the first step, consultants gather the information necessary to assess the company’s current ESG performance. This includes reviewing documents such as existing policies, processes, performance data and previous reports.
  • Stakeholder Interviews: Interviews are conducted with internal and external stakeholders to determine current perceptions, expectations and needs regarding ESG issues.
  • Situation Analysis: In line with the collected data and feedback, the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT analysis) in the company’s ESG performance are analyzed.

2. ESG Strategy Development

  • Goal Setting: The company’s long-term sustainability goals are determined. These goals cover issues such as reducing environmental impacts, fulfilling social responsibilities and improving governance processes.
  • Prioritization: The most critical ESG issues for the company are identified and strategic priorities are established for these areas.
  • Action Plan Development: A detailed action plan is prepared to achieve the identified objectives. This plan includes short-, medium- and long-term steps and covers allocation of responsibilities, timelines and performance indicators.

3. Implementation and Integration

  • Policy Development: New policies and procedures are created in line with ESG strategies. These policies are integrated into all business processes.
  • Training and Capacity Building: The company’s employees and managers are trained on new ESG policies and processes. This ensures that the necessary knowledge and skills are developed to achieve ESG goals.
  • Operational Changes: Necessary changes are made in operational processes to implement ESG strategies. For example, energy efficiency projects are initiated, supply chain responsibility is increased, or diversity and inclusion programs are implemented.

4. Performance Monitoring and Evaluation

  • KPI Monitoring: ESG performance indicators (KPIs) are identified and monitored regularly. This allows to measure how close the company is to its ESG goals.
  • Data Collection and Analysis: Data on ESG performance is collected and analyzed. This provides data-driven insights for both operational and strategic decision-making.
  • Internal Audit: Regular internal audits are conducted to assess the effectiveness of ESG policies and processes. Audit results are used to identify areas for improvement and optimize processes.

5. Reporting and Communication

  • ESG Report Preparation: Annual ESG reports are prepared to transparently share the company’s ESG performance, achievements and challenges with stakeholders. These reports are usually prepared in accordance with international standards (e.g. GRI, SASB).
  • Stakeholder Communication: ESG performance developments and strategies are regularly communicated to internal and external stakeholders. This includes channels such as investor relations, customer communications and public relations.
  • Receiving Feedback: Feedback is collected from stakeholders and used for continuous improvement of ESG strategies and processes.

6. Continuous Improvement

  • Performance Assessment: ESG performance is periodically reassessed and updated. This is done to improve the effectiveness of strategies and practices.
  • Benchmarking: The ESG performance of the company is compared with other companies in the sector and these comparisons serve as a guide for strategic improvements.
  • Innovative Solutions: New technologies, practices and trends emerging in the ESG field are tracked and integrated into the company’s ESG strategies.