Lav Goyal
Partner & Head
Business Advisory Services
Business Advisory Services
Overview
Over the past few years, there has been a significant increase in the number of organisations reporting on sustainability. Two key enablers include:
- The growing recognition of the linkages between ESG and financial performance. Considering this, investors and other stakeholders are seeking greater transparency on ESG performance and associated material financial impacts.
- Emerging laws and regulations are mandating disclosures from organisations. External validation of these disclosures increases the confidence of the stakeholders in the data and information presented and provides a competitive advantage.
Our multi-disciplinary team provides review and assurance for non-financial disclosures, including sustainability reports, integrated reports (ESG-related information), corporate responsibility reports, greenhouse gas emissions, etc., using recognised standards. We transcend beyond the verification of data to evaluate the way organisations manage sustainability and reflect that management and resulting performance in our assurance statements. We focus on improving data management systems as well.
We also conduct comprehensive ESG due diligence for investments and transactions, both on the buy-side and the sell-side, focusing on identifying ESG-related risks, liabilities and opportunities.
