Three ways to work with Grant Fides
Companies come to Grant Fides at different points in their sustainability journey. Some need to establish their first structured approach. Others are preparing for investor scrutiny or need additional capacity to strengthen an existing programme.
Each engagement is tailored to the company’s starting point, internal capacity and priorities. Grant Fides can advise management, work alongside internal teams or take responsibility for defined workstreams.
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Reporting Foundations
Build a commercially relevant foundation for your first sustainability report
Investor questions often arrive before a business has developed a clear view of which sustainability issues matter or how to report them. Sustainability Reporting Foundations helps management establish that first structured approach without trying to solve everything in year one.
The objective is not simply to publish a report. It is to understand which sustainability risks and opportunities matter, establish clear priorities and create reporting that supports better management and decision-making.
A typical project may include
Financial materiality assessment
Identification of priority sustainability risks and opportunities
Governance and ownership recommendations
Year-one reporting structure
Reporting principles and basis of reporting
Drafting, development or review of report content
Practical improvement roadmap
The value
Focus resources on the issues most relevant to performance and resilience
Give investors and the board a clearer account of the company’s position
Improve internal ownership and decision-making
Establish a credible foundation that can mature over time
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Readiness for Investment & Transactions
Prepare before sustainability questions become a transaction issue
Investment, refinancing, sale and IPO processes can expose sustainability gaps at the point when management has the least time to address them. Grant Fides helps management understand the questions that may arise, the evidence available to support its position and the improvements that should be prioritised before scrutiny increases.
The work can be tailored to investment, refinancing, sale, IPO, acquisition or another significant capital event.
A typical project may include
Review of existing policies, claims, evidence and reporting
Assessment of financially material sustainability risks and opportunities
Identification of likely investor, lender or buyer questions
Review of governance, data, controls and management ownership
Assessment of existing transaction or disclosure materials
Prioritised readiness plan
Management or board briefing
Support implementing priority improvements
The value
Identify weaknesses before diligence or disclosure begins
Give management greater confidence in its sustainability narrative
Improve the quality and consistency of evidence
Focus action on issues most likely to affect investor or lender confidence
Reduce the risk of late surprises or unsupported claims
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Ongoing Support
Add senior capacity and accelerate progress
Many companies understand the broad direction of travel but do not have enough specialist or senior capacity to move every priority forward. Grant Fides provides ongoing advice and practical support to strengthen sustainability risk management, governance, evidence and reporting.
Support is structured around agreed priorities and capacity. It can combine an annual improvement programme with flexible access to senior advice and delivery support.
Support may include
Financial or impact materiality assessments
Sustainability risk and opportunity management
Metrics and target development
Governance and committee support
Policies and management frameworks
Data quality, reporting controls and basis-of-reporting documentation
Scope 3 methodology and technical support
Reporting structure, drafting and review
Greenwashing and claims review
Operating model and ownership improvements
Investor, lender and board questions
Regulatory and reporting developments
Coordination with specialist partners where required
The value
Move priority work forward despite limited internal capacity
Access senior advice without building a full in-house team
Strengthen management processes and reporting over time
Respond more effectively when new questions or requirements arise
Maintain momentum between annual reporting cycles
See the approach in practice
See how Grant Fides helped AMP develop a proportionate first-year sustainability report and establish its approach to Scope 3 reporting.
Discuss your priorities
Whether you are establishing your reporting foundations, preparing for investor or transaction scrutiny or need additional capacity to move existing work forward, an introductory conversation can help clarify the most useful next step.