Accelerating Impact

The events of the past year only add to the urgency for action. We must accelerate our impact through leveraging technology, driving innovation and collaborating with others in leading change.

Executive summary

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Sustainability Report 2022

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"Sustainability continues to redefine business strategy and decision-making"

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TOM REICHERT

Group CEO, ERM

Supported
+100GW
of newly installed renewable energy capacity

8
new acquisitions strengthening capabilities
across new energies,
sustainability and digital

Launched
first-of-
its-kind
ESG ratings
platform for
private markets

80%
in downloads of
SustainAbility
Institute
publications

Impacts of 2022

Measuring our impact

ERM's greatest impacts are through the work we do for our clients. Over a number of years we have evolved our methodology for measuring and communicating our impact with clients. It is a complex task, and we are committed to refining our methodology over time.

Page 90 of the full 2022 Report

Impacts of 2022

New acquisitions strengthen capabilities

Aquisitions provide ERM with enhanced skills and capabilities to support our clients. In FY22, we made significant investments to build out the depth and breadth of our services through targeted acquisitions of eight firms.

Page 62 of the full 2022 Report

ERM launches first-of-its-kind ESG ratings platform for private markets

ESG Fusion is an AI-enabled, on-demand, custom rating platform designed to provide reliable, consistent and comprehensive environmental, social and governance (ESG) data and insights to investors focused on privately owned companies.

Page 98 of the full 2022 Report

The SustainAbility Institute by ERM

The Institute decodes complexities, sparks conversation and accelerates ERM's commitment to shape a sustainable future with the world's leading organizations. Its purpose is to define, accelerate and scale sustainability performance by developing actionable insights for business.

Learn more about the SustainAbility Institute reports here.

Page 79 in the full 2022 Report

ERM Foundation

The ERM Foundation was established in 1995 to enable ERM and our employees to provide funding and professional support for nonprofit organizations and social enterprises that share our commitment to creating a more sustainable and equitable world. We work in partnership with smaller organizations for whom our level of funding and targeted pro bono technical support is most impactful.

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Downloads

We provide downloadable files of our sustainability data and several key elements of ERM's Sustainability Report.

TCFD Disclosure

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Using the TCFD framework, we have reviewed our physical and transition risks in relation to our future business strategy. Learn more about ERM’s climate-related governance, strategy, risk management, and targets and metrics in our TCFD disclosure.

ERM’s contribution to the SDGs

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The SDG goals and targets provide a framework for ERM to measure our progress in supporting the global sustainable development agenda. Learn more about the ways we contributed to the SDGs during FY22.

Our performance data

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We track and report on our performance against our targets, goals and related sustainability key performance indicators. Download a summary of our FY22 performance here.

Modern Slavery Statement

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Our FY22 Statement on Modern Slavery reflects our commitment to international efforts to abolish all forms of modern slavery and sets out the measures to ensure there is no slavery and human trafficking in our business operations and supply chain.

Global Reporting Initiative Index

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As required by the GRI Standards, we provide an index that specifies each of the GRI Standards used and lists all disclosures included in the report. As part of ERM's efforts to advance sustainability reporting, we support the activities of GRI as a Community Member.

UN Global Compact Index

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This report serves as our Communication on Progress, an annual disclosure to stakeholders on progress made in implementing the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact in the areas of human rights, labor, environment and anti corruption.

TCFD Index

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TCFD was established to enhance information to investors, lenders and insurers so that the risk, and opportunity, is recognized, assessed and priced in. This index provides links to ERM’s disclosures on climate-related risks and opportunities as recommended by the TCFD.

Principles based assurance

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ERM’s external assurance of the Sustainability Report 2022 is built on internationally recognized methodologies including AA1000AS. We engaged with an external assurance provider to conduct an independent assessment.

GHG data assurance

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ERM has commissioned external assurance of GHG emissions data, and we are
doing so as part of our preparation for new regulatory and reporting requirements in the key jurisdictions in which we operate.