ESG considerations for IT
Earlier, we looked at six drivers for a sustainable corporate agenda; let us look at some ESG considerations for IT. The five key areas – financial value, non-financial value, risks (physical and transition risks), employee engagement, and readiness – are illustrated in Figure 2.9:
Figure 2.9 – ESG considerations for IT
When assessing these five areas and assessing your own sustainable IT plan, there are several key questions that you should consider.
Financial value
Ensuring long-term value creation is critical to ensuring a corporation’s financial value. There are financial value opportunities in working with the top line, your revenue, and the bottom line from a cost perspective. As an example, Unilever, the British multinational consumer goods company, has proven through their Unilever Sustainable Living Plan (USLP) that they can be better socially and environmentally but at the same time perform...
