ESG disclosure trends Roger Cowe My perspective Working

My perspective Ø Working in ESG since mid-1990 s Ø Now working with major

5 Key trends Ø Enthusiasm for communicating on ES(G) Ø Experimentation, diversity, communication Ø

Formal reports – 5 themes Move to multiple versions More data, hard targets Limited

Conclusions Ø Clear value in disclosure for large companies Ø Smaller companies focus on

Formal reports - numbers 8 out of 10 global leaders More than 1500 reports

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ESG disclosure trends Roger Cowe

My perspective Ø Working in ESG since mid-1990 s Ø Now working with major companies on ESG communications Astra. Zeneca BAA BAE Systems BSky. B BT Capita Caterpillar CEMEX Firmenich HSBC Interface. Flor ITV Kimberly-Clark Land Rover Mc. Graw-Hill Motorola Nokia Siemens Networks Novartis Pitney Bowes Roche RSA Standard Chartered Syngenta Sun Microsystems Tesco Unilever United Technologies Vodafone WPP Xstrata

ESG disclosures

5 Key trends Ø Enthusiasm for communicating on ES(G) Ø Experimentation, diversity, communication Ø More attention upstream and downstream Ø Increasing focus on positive contribution Ø Formal reports still the major vehicle

Formal reports – 5 themes Move to multiple versions More data, hard targets Limited assurance Interest in integration Acknowledgement of GRI, not adherence

Conclusions Ø Clear value in disclosure for large companies Ø Smaller companies focus on customers Ø Multiple audiences, differing priorities Ø Quality as well as quantity

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Formal reports - numbers 8 out of 10 global leaders More than 1500 reports in Europe Source: KPMG, Corporate Register