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A gap between genuine performance and how that performance is perceived externally can materially affect a company&#8217;s ESG rating outcomes, regardless of the underlying strength of its practices.<\/p>\n<p>This case study relates to a manufacturing company that has been expanding its sustainability focus and communicating its progress through annual ESG disclosures. With ESG ratings increasingly influencing stakeholder perception, the company sought to enhance the quality and robustness of its reporting to address gaps identified in previous assessment cycles. The scope of work covered preparation of the company&#8217;s Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report (BRSR) in accordance with applicable ESG frameworks and emerging ESG best practices.<\/p>\n<h2>The Challenge<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The company&#8217;s ESG rating stood lower than industry benchmarks, despite genuine sustainability efforts being undertaken internally<\/li>\n<li>Key sustainability initiatives and governance mechanisms were not fully reflected in earlier reporting cycles, resulting in underrepresentation of the company&#8217;s actual performance and efforts<\/li>\n<li>Limited alignment between the company&#8217;s disclosures and the methodologies used by rating agencies created a gap between its actual ESG maturity and its perceived performance<\/li>\n<li>Cross-functional data collection and consolidation, spanning multiple internal teams, required a more systematic approach to ensure completeness and accuracy of reported information<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Our Approach<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Conducted a study of peer disclosures, both global and Indian, along with industry norms and emerging ESG best practices, to benchmark the company&#8217;s reporting against comparable organizations<\/li>\n<li>Reviewed the company&#8217;s existing disclosures against the criteria and methodologies used by rating agencies and other relevant ESG frameworks, identifying gaps, additional disclosures required, and areas where existing disclosures could be articulated more effectively, with supporting evidence<\/li>\n<li>Advised the company to report against all leadership indicators under the BRSR, despite these being voluntary in nature, to strengthen the depth and credibility of its disclosures<\/li>\n<li>Assisted the company in drafting new policies and processes in areas where these were required, and supported it in implementing them in practice<\/li>\n<li>Introduced structured data management and validation workflows to strengthen the reliability and transparency of reported information<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Results Delivered<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Enabled the company to present a more complete and accurate picture of its sustainability initiatives and governance mechanisms in its ESG disclosures<\/li>\n<li>Improved alignment between the company&#8217;s actual ESG maturity and its ESG disclosures, narrowing the gap between performance and perception<\/li>\n<li>Strengthened the company&#8217;s reporting against leadership indicators, going beyond mandatory requirements to demonstrate a higher level of ESG maturity<\/li>\n<li>Established more systematic, cross-functional data management and validation processes, supporting the completeness and accuracy of reported information in future reporting cycles<\/li>\n<li>Supported the company in achieving a significant enhancement in its ESG score, reflecting stronger sustainability performance to external stakeholders<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Impact<\/h2>\n<p>The engagement reflects a challenge increasingly faced by companies whose genuine sustainability efforts are not fully captured by their external ESG ratings: a gap between actual ESG maturity and how that maturity is perceived by rating agencies and other stakeholders. By benchmarking the company&#8217;s disclosures against global and Indian peers, strengthening both the narrative and data underlying its ESG disclosures, and aligning its reporting with the criteria used by rating agencies, the company was able to present a more complete and credible account of its sustainability performance. Combined with new policies, structured data validation workflows, and more comprehensive reporting against leadership indicators, this resulted in a significant improvement in the company&#8217;s ESG score, reinforcing stakeholder confidence in its sustainability journey going forward.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Client Snapshot As ESG ratings increasingly shape how investors, customers, and other stakeholders perceive a company&#8217;s sustainability performance, organizations are placing greater emphasis on ensuring that their disclosures accurately and fully reflect their actual ESG maturity. 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