Sustainability services
Sustainability and ESG: A competitive advantage for middle market businesses
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives are a business imperative. Investors, customers and employees alike demand transparency and a commitment to sustainability. Creating a sustainability strategy that meets those demands is an iterative process that evolves as companies learn from their performance, adjust to changes in their operating environment and respond to emerging sustainability trends and stakeholder expectations.
RSM tailors sustainability and ESG-related services to help you navigate the stages of ESG adoption and maturity. We facilitate your comprehensive and seamless ESG journey—from strategy development, to ESG assessment and planning, and on through implementation, supply chain redesign, ESG data analysis, climate risk modeling and voluntary or required ESG data reporting.
We support that journey with sustainability due diligence, ESG technology implementations, internal audit, tax credits and incentives, and limited and reasonable assurance across the global regulatory reporting environment.
Our tailored ESG solutions help you meet regulatory requirements, build stronger relationships with stakeholders, enhance your brand reputation and strengthen long-term business resilience. You can turn your ESG commitments into meaningful, measurable outcomes that support sustainable growth and innovation.
Sustainability services help organizations assess, manage and validate ESG practices by combining advisory support, tax strategy and independent assurance to support regulatory compliance, align sustainability outcomes with business and growth objectives and strengthen the credibility of ESG data and stakeholder trust.
RSM’s experienced team of advisors provides several targeted solutions to create your successful ESG and sustainability approach, including:
RSM’s sustainability advisors help private and public companies with every step of their ESG journey. This includes assessing current practices, developing strategies, implementing solutions, calculating impacts, reporting results and integrating ESG metrics into corporate decisions. These efforts—which account for industry and consumer nuances, as well as the complex domestic and global regulatory landscapes—aim to enhance long-term performance and create positive societal outcomes.
Integrate ESG resources into your business. RSM's experienced professionals assist you with regulatory compliance, materiality and risk assessments, greenhouse gas modeling and calculations, voluntary and mandatory reporting, supplier surveys, stakeholder communications, and training.
Leverage ESG clean energy tax incentives from the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, align workforce planning with ESG strategies, navigate ESG reporting and compliance, and manage ESG tax risks. Our team provides tailored strategies that align with your business objectives, supported by global insights and local knowledge from our presence in over 120 countries.
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With various sustainability mandates in effect to some extent around the world, comprehensive ESG assurance is critical for maintaining stakeholder trust and confidence. RSM’s high-quality, industry-tailored assurance services verify your ESG reporting, helping to mitigate risk and providing you with peace of mind that your company is prepared for reporting requirements.
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Compliance with global and domestic regulations, such as the European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and California Senate Bills 253 and 261, is essential for companies, as these regulations mandate the disclosure of various sustainability topics, including greenhouse gas emissions and climate-related financial risks. RSM's internal audits support accurate ESG data collection, controls and reporting systems to meet these requirements. Additionally, by standardizing ESG data collection processes and providing independent reviews, RSM’s internal audits enhance the accuracy and reliability of ESG data, reducing the risk of noncompliance.
RSM helps public companies and those planning to go public navigate the complexities of SOX compliance. Our SOX advisors use a modern, risk-based approach and advanced technologies like data analytics and automation to improve efficiency and reduce the burden on internal teams. This helps ensure accurate financial and nonfinancial reporting, mitigating the risk of noncompliance.
In addition to traditional SOX compliance, RSM’s ESG and sustainability-related services focus on regulatory compliance, data accuracy and meeting international standards. This manages your risks, enhances ESG data integrity and helps you stay ahead of evolving ESG requirements, providing comprehensive support for your sustainability strategy.
Navigating the complexities of sustainability and ESG data, approvals, calculations, regulatory reporting, risk management and systems integration can be challenging. RSM offers specialized knowledge along with many ESG software solutions designed to simplify and automate this journey. We help you achieve your unique sustainability objectives and meet your reporting requirements with a comprehensive approach to identifying and optimizing your data and technology architecture.
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Greater visibility into potential vendor/supplier risk is no longer simply nice to have—it’s imperative. The global supply chain is subject to a growing number of laws and regulations requiring rigorous sustainability and ESG due diligence and compliance. The concerns they address include safety, traceability, labor and human rights, deforestation, conflict minerals, and extreme weather event risk. RSM's supply chain professionals help you address these concerns while building resilient operations that optimize cost and mitigate risk. Leveraging our strategic relationship with the artificial intelligence-driven Equifax Supplier Risk Solution further enhances the effectiveness of your efforts.
RSM’s climate risk modeling specialists help you quantify and report climate, extreme weather, and catastrophic risks, analyzing your portfolio of assets and alternative portfolio structures and identifying measures to reduce risks. This is enabled using DIVA, our proprietary risk modeling software, with our proprietary Environmental Risk Score (E-Score).
Sustainability and ESG services
Consulting
At RSM, we guide companies through every step of their ESG journey, from assessing current practices to integrating ESG metrics into corporate decisions. We offer ESG services, including regulatory compliance, risk assessments, and reporting. Additionally, we provide internal audits to help ensure accurate ESG data collection and compliance with global regulations.
Learn more about each of our unique sustainability and ESG consulting services:
Tax
As companies develop their ESG profiles, they often find that ESG and sustainability outcomes align with broader business objectives. Tax benefits can connect business growth with positive ESG outcomes.
Our ESG tax professionals can help you align your ESG and growth goals with tailored strategies. With a presence in over 120 countries, we offer global resources and local specialization to support your sustainability strategy and create long-term value for your stakeholders.
Assurance
As stakeholder demand for ESG information has intensified, business responsibility has become imperative, driven by increased scrutiny and regulation. Verified data by independent assurance specialists strengthens credibility and supports strategic decision-making, while avoiding fines and reputational damage.
RSM understands how companies align with societal and regulatory shifts toward sustainability and accountability.